Spring 2025 Lectures
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427
427. HAVE YOU READ? BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY ACCORDING TO THE NEW YORK TIMES
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428. NOTES, BEATS, AND RESTS: WRITING ABOUT MUSIC
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429. TRUMAN CAPOTEโS A TREE OF NIGHT AND OTHER STORIES AND THE GRASS HARP: GOTHIC HORRORS AND MODERN FAIRY TALES
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430. GREAT CINEMA ADAPTATIONS: A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS
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432
432. VISIONS OF NEW YORK
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433
433. THE UNDERGROUND MAN AND HIS LEGACY, PART I
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434. GREAT CINEMA ADAPTATIONS: AMADEUS
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435. The Long, Dark History of Native American Boarding Schools
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436
436. GREAT CINEMA ADAPTATIONS: BLOW-UP
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437. LONG ISLAND AND THE LEGACY OF EUGENICS: STATION OF INTOLERANCE
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438. LUCILLE BALL: FROM โWASHED-UPโ ACTRESS TO T.V. TRAILBLAZER
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439. LONG ISLAND MIGRANT LABOR CAMPS: DUST FOR BLOOD
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440. The 1964 Freedom Summer Project in Mississippi
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441. GREAT CINEMA ADAPTATIONS: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
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442. GREAT CINEMA ADAPTATIONS: ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOOโS NEST
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443. VAN GOGH: EVERYTHING IS A SELF-PORTRAIT
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445
445. GREAT CINEMA ADAPTATIONS: THE AGE OF INNOCENCE
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446. The Black Panthers and Revolutionary Struggle, 1966-82
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447
447. THE UNDERGROUND MAN AND HIS LEGACY, PART II
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448. GREAT CINEMA ADAPTATIONS: TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY
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449. VERDI AT THE MET 2024-2025
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451
451. GREAT CINEMA ADAPTATIONS: FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD
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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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๐ 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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๐ 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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๐ By Bus
Nassau Countyโs 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 โhow-toโ 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.ย