Fall 2025 Lectures
September to December
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487
487. WILLIAM FAULKNER’S LIGHT IN AUGUST
.Regular price $150.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per -
488
488. THE WOMEN OF FITZGERALD AND HEMINGWAY: READING LITERARY BIOGRAPHY...
.Regular price $165.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per -
489
489. WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART: THE EVOLVING ART OF GENIUS
.Regular price $60.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per -
490
490. THE GENIUS OF COMEDY ON FILM: SEINFELD
.Regular price $40.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per -
491
491. AHAB’S LEG: DISABILITY AND THE AMERICAN IMAGINATION IN HERMAN MELVILLE’S MOBY DICK, PART II
.Regular price $160.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per -
492
492. THE TWIN TOWERS ON FILM: MAN ON WIRE
.Regular price $40.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per -
494
494. FASCISM vs. fascism: MUSSOLINI’S REGIME AND ITS LEGACIES
.Regular price $30.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per -
493
493. HAVE YOU READ? SELECTIONS FROM THE "BEST OF" LISTS
.Regular price $120.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per -
495
495. BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP: ORIGINS, HISTORY, AND DEBATE
.Regular price $30.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per -
496
496. OUTSIDERS ON FILM: THE STRAIGHT STORY
.Regular price $40.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per -
497
497. CONSCIENCE ON FILM: GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK
.Regular price $40.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per -
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498. WRITTEN ON THE BODY: THE TATOOED BODY IN PLATH, O'CONNOR, MCCRACKEN
.Regular price $60.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per -
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499. GNOTHI SAUTON (KNOW THYSELF): THE KEY TO GENUINE LEADERSHIP
.Regular price $50.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per -
500
500. ART HISTORY’S GREATEST LANDSCAPES
.Regular price $80.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per -
501
501. DANCE ON FILM: IN BALANCHINE'S CLASSROOM
.Regular price $40.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per -
502
502. BEL CANTO AT THE MET 2025
.Regular price $80.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per -
503
503. THE PHILOSOPHY OF CARING
.Regular price $200.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per -
504
504. HISTORY RE-IMAGED: AN ARTIST’S EXPLORATIONS THROUGH PHOTOMONTAGE
.Regular price $0.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per -
505
505. OUTSIDERS ON FILM: THE STATION AGENT
.Regular price $40.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per -
506
506. THE ENDURING FAILURE OF RECONSTRUCTION, 1877 TO TODAY
.Regular price $30.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per -
507
507. MICHELANGELO AND BERNINI: ACHIEVEMENTS IN MARBLE SCULPTURE
.Regular price $80.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per -
508
508. CONSCIENCE ON FILM: LA PROMESSE
.Regular price $40.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per -
509
509. SOCIAL WELFARE IN AMERICA: THE NEW DEAL
.Regular price $30.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per -
510
510.THE GENIUS OF COMEDY ON FILM: CHARLIE CHAPLIN'S THE GOLD RUSH
.Regular price $40.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per -
511
511. BERNARDO KASTRUP ON MATERIALISM, NON-DUALITY, AND THE FUTURE OF A GOOD LIFE
.Regular price $25.00 USDRegular priceUnit price per

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.