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Easter BunnyFarmingdale, NY – Join us for the American Airpower Museum’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 23rd, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.  Can you find the Easter Egg?  Be sure to bring your own basket for the Egg Hunts.  Young and old alike will enjoy the Museum’s Easter Tram Rides around Hangar 3.  Have your photographs taken with AAM’s Easter Bunny!  Visit our “Bunny Patch” and adopt your very own bunny or chick!  (Plush toys, not live animals.  Limit one “pet” bunny or chick per child.)…

Preservation Long Island“Voices and Votes: Democracy in America” on View at the Preservation Long Island Exhibition Gallery in Cold Spring Harbor, New York

March 22, 2024 – May 3, 2024

Cold Spring Harbor, NY (February, 23, 2024) — “Voices and Votes: Democracy in America” presented by the Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street, in cooperation with the Museum Association of New York (MANY), examines the nearly 250-year-old American experiment of a government “of, by and for the people,” and how each generation since continues to question how to form “a more perfect union.” Opening at the Preservation Long Island Exhibition Gallery in Cold Spring Harbor, New York on March 22, 2024, “Voices and Votes” will be on view through May 3, 2024. …

Hallockville Museum FarmRiverhead, NY (Feb. 16, 2024) --- East End agricultural, natural and cultural history will be the focus of four guided walking tours to be offered this spring at Hallockville Museum Farm, a 28-acre preserved North Fork farm homestead in Riverhead. The tours will cover a range of topics including barn architecture from the 18th to the 20th centuries, local tree species, antique farm equipment and medicinal uses of plants.

Joan and Reynold RuffinsMuseum Will Open For a Special Day with New Exhibitions

Stony Brook, NY (February 6, 2024) - Love is in the air at the Long Island Museum (LIM) this Valentine's Day as we invite art enthusiasts, couples, and the community to join us for a special day filled with creativity and romance. On February 14th the museum will open its doors to showcase captivating exhibitions: The Power of Two: Artists Couples of Long Island and Painting Partnership: Reynold and Joan Ruffins.

AAM's North American P-51D Mustang JacquelineTuskegee Airmen & 555 “Triple Nickels” Airborne Remembered

Farmingdale, NY (February 4, 2024) -- On Saturday, February 24, 2024, at 11:00 a.m., American Airpower Museum at Republic Airport in Farmingdale, will celebrate Black History Month by honoring the memory of the Tuskegee Airmen and the men of the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion, also known as the “Triple Nickels.”  On February 18, 1944, 16 soldiers from the 555th graduated training to become the first Black paratroopers.  On February 24th, AAM will dedicate a new exhibit honoring the “Triple Nickels.”…

Long Island MuseumReopening on February 8, 2024

Stony Brook, NY (January 29, 2024) - The Long Island Museum (LIM) a Smithsonian affiliate dedicated to American history and art with a Long Island connection announced today it will reopen to the public on February 8, 2024 after a seasonal closure. Each year, the LIM closes the Museum to in-person visitation over the holidays and early winter while they install new exhibitions.  The LIM will feature a spectacular lineup of exhibitions that showcase the vibrant culture and artistic heritage of Long Island.

BOCES InternsFarmingdale, NY (January 8, 2024) - American Airpower Museum is partnering with the Nassau BOCES Joseph M. Barry Career and Technical Education (CTE) Center, offering internships for local high school students pursuing various careers in aviation.  One example is the current internship program for Aviation Operations Teacher Evan Damadeo's afternoon classes of graduating seniors.

Santa ClausFarmingdale, NY – The American Airpower Museum (AAM) will hold its annual Winter Hangar Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, December 17, 2023, from 9:00 until 11:00 a.m.  Come and participate in a fun community event for the entire family.  Hangar 3 will be decked out with Christmas decorations, plus they’ll be photo ops with Santa and Mrs. Claus all day, so bring your cameras!  Enjoy hot pancakes with butter, maple syrup, sausages and beverages. …

BIlly Joel - My Life ExhibitFans from near and far react to ‘Billy Joel: My Life, A Piano Man’s Journey’

Stony Brook, NY—The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame (LIMEHOF) has officially opened its long-anticipated exhibit—'Billy Joel: My Life, A Piano Man’s Journey.’ This exhibit is the first of its kind, as it is dedicated exclusively to a LIMEHOF inductee. The attraction opened to the public on November 24th and had a strong opening weekend with eager visitors who flocked to visit the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame, located at 97 Main Street in Stony Brook, NY.

Navy Cadets deliver roses to a vintage AT-6 Texan Warbird at AAMFarmingdale, N.Y. - On Thursday, December 7, 2023, American Airpower Museum hosts the annual “Dropping of the Roses” Pearl Harbor Memorial Ceremony conducted by the Long Island Air Force Association (LIAFA).  The American Airpower Museum (AAM) has provided space for this event each year ever since the Museum opened its doors in 2000.  December 7, 2023 is the 82nd Anniversary of the Japanese attack on the U.S. Navy Fleet based at Pearl Harbor. …

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