Summer 2025 Lectures
June to August Series
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463
463. SHAKESPEARE’S KING LEAR
.Regular price $160.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per -
478
478. The “ROMANTIC TRINITY”: BYRON, SHELLEY, AND KEATS
.Regular price $75.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per -
476
476. LIVE “BARDTALK,” LUTZ & JOSYPH: SHAKESPEARE’S THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
.Regular price $50.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per -
459
459. AHAB’S LEG: DISABILITY & THE AMERICAN IMAGINATION...MELVILLE’S MOBY DICK
.Regular price $160.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per -
470
470. MATISSE AND PICASSO - THE RIVALRY OF A CENTURY
.Regular price $80.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per -
461
461. WRITING ABOUT CHILDHOOD
.Regular price $200.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per -
477
477. THE NUDE: ART HISTORY’S MOST ENDURING AND “PROBLEMATIC” SUBJECT
.Regular price $80.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per -
475
475. PICASSO, REBEL WITH A CAUSE
.Regular price $15.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per -
467
467. VELAZQUEZ AND HIS INFLUENCE
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466
466. HAVE YOU READ? THREE NEW BOOKS FOR SUMMER 2025
.Regular price $100.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per -
465
465. THE SUPREME COURT ON FILM: MOHAMMED ALI’S GREATEST FIGHT
.Regular price $50.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per -
464
464. DAUGHTERS OF EVE: REDISCOVERING...WOMEN OF THE BIBLE
.Regular price $125.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per -
480
480. EXPLORATIONS OF MIND ON FILM: EXPERIMENTER
.Regular price $50.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per -
479
479. EXPLORATIONS OF MIND ON FILM: A DANGEROUS METHOD
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474
474. THE SUPREME COURT ON FILM: SEPARATE BUT EQUAL
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484
484. THE GENIUS OF COMEDY ON FILM: THE ODD COUPLE
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481
481. THE AMAZING MARX BROTHERS: A PERSONAL HISTORY
.Regular price $25.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per -
469
469. THE SUPREME COURT ON FILM: GIDEON’S TRUMPET
.Regular price $50.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per -
468
468. NEOLIBERALISM, FREE SPEECH, AND THE AMERICAN COLLEGE CAMPUS
.Regular price $30.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per -
460
460. “ENOUGH IS A FEAST”: THE KEY TO HAPPINESS
.Regular price $25.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per -
486
486. THE GENIUS OF COMEDY ON FILM: BIG DEAL ON MADONNA STREET
.Regular price $50.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per -
485
485. THE GENIUS OF COMEDY ON FILM: LOCAL HERO
.Regular price $50.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per -
483
483. FRENCH 19TH CENTURY PAINTING
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482
482. EXPLORATIONS OF MIND ON FILM: INTIMATE STRANGERS
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473
473. A BRIEF HISTORY OF AN ALL-TIME FAVORITE
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Location
The Frick Estate Lectures are held on the grounds of the Nassau County Museum of Art.
All lectures are held in the Mansion unless otherwise indicated
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🚙 By Car
Nassau/Suffolk Counties: Take Wantagh or Meadowbrook Parkway north to the Northern State Parkway west.
Brooklyn/Queens: Cross Island Parkway to Northern State Parkway east Via Long Island Expressway or Northern State Parkway exit at Glen Cove Road (#39 on LIE, #31 on Northern). Drive north to the intersection with Route 25A/Northern Boulevard. Turn left (westbound). Continue to the second traffic light where the Museum entrance is on the right.
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🚂 By Train
Take the Long Island Railroad Oyster Bay line to the Roslyn station or the Port Washington line to the Manhasset station. The museum is a short taxi or Uber/Lyft ride from either station.
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🚌 By Bus
Nassau County’s N20H bus stops on Northern Boulevard at the entrance to the Museum.
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Our Mission
The Frick Estate Lectures was established in 2019 to provide mature adults with outstanding enrichment in the liberal arts and sciences. These lectures are intended to appeal to those who appreciate carefully curated and thoughtfully presented courses delivered by experts in the various fields of literature, history, music, art, philosophy, economics, psychology, and political science. The Frick Estate Lectures is incorporated under its own name and was designed to cooperate with and support its venue at the Nassau County Museum of Art.
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What we do
The Frick Estate Lectures provides personal enrichment for mature adults who appreciate literature, art, music, history, philosophy, economics, psychology, and politics science. Our liberal arts disciplines deliberately exclude vocational or “how-to” subjects. These courses cater to all who are interested in non-credit enrichment taught year-round by outstanding experts in their fields. Students who attend the lectures enjoy an aesthetic experience at our elegant venue and a diverse learning opportunity that invigorates and
inspires them.