Virtual Museum Day 2021

Virtual Museum Day 2021

10:00am – Sweetbriar Nature Center
For all ages. Take a peek at some of the wildlife and learn about Sweetbriar’s mission in this pre-recorded video. View the video on our Facebook.

12:00pm – Southampton Historical Museum: Gulliver’s Travels
For adults. Live on Zoom. Tune in for a fascinating lecture about the history of Jonathan Swift’s classic satire Gulliver’s Travels. Click here to join the Zoom session.

2:00pm – Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge
For all ages. Take a virtual tour of the exhibits in the Long Island National Wildlife Refuge, located in Shirley NY. View the video on our Facebook.

4:15pm – Long Island Museum: Fun & games at the Nassakeag Schoolhouse
For children in grades K-3. Live on Zoom. Registration is required for this interactive Take & Make program. Learn about the games played by children in the Nassakeag one-room schoolhouse, and make your own cup and ball toy. Click here to join the Zoom session.

5:00pm – Nature & Art Virtual Tour of Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center
For all ages. Live on Zoom, tour the East Hampton studio and home of Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner. Following the tour, an Education Coordinator and Artist-Author will demonstrate how you can capture the beauty of nature using abstract art. Click here to join the Zoom session.

7:00pm – New York Marine Rescue Center
For all ages. Live on Zoom, education liaison Sadie Logozio will give a live presentation that highlights NY Marine Rescue’s mission, daily operations, the types of animals that they rescue/respond to, and how to get involved. Click here to join the Zoom session.

At the Art Museum
For children 3 – 5 years old. Listen to a story about visiting an art museum then create your own fancy art frame. Registration required, view on MCPL.tv

Dogs & Dinosaurs
For children in K – 2nd grade. Go on a field trip to a natural history museum with this storytime, then become an archeologist with a dinosaur dig activity. Registration required, view on MCPL.tv

Long Island Museum: Fun & Games at the Nassakeag Schoolhouse
For children in K-3rd grade. Tune in to the live Zoom session at 4:15pm to learn about the games played by children in the Nassakeag one-room schoolhouse, and make your own cup and ball toy. Registration required.

Spies & Secret Codes
For children in 3rd – 5th grade. Our Long Island history had spies! Make your own spy decoder to figure out the puzzles or write your own secret messages. Registration required, view on MCPL.tv

Paint Like Pollock
For teens in 6th – 12th grade. Learn about the famous artist Jackson Pollock, then create a stencil for your own splatter painting. Registration required, view on MCPL.tv

Terracotta Lighthouse
For adults. Join in the Museum Day festivities with this take and make program to celebrate Long Island’s historic lighthouses! Registration required, view on MCPL.tv