UPCOMING EVENTS

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Fine Art Workshops with Howard Rose: Framing a Scene with your Phone

Saturday, March 8 from 10am to 1pm

The Nathaniel Rogers House

2539 Montauk Hwy., BH., NY 11932

$20 per person

In this third and final class Howard will teach you how to use two tools you use every day to help you make better paintings. Your eyes and your smartphone!

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presented by AIA Peconic

use the discount code MUSEUM to attend for Free!

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An Authentic St. Patrick’s Day Dinner with Brian Collins

Friday, March 14 from 6 to 7:30pm

The Nathaniel Rogers House

2539 Montauk Hwy., BH., NY 11932

$20 per person

Enjoy a sampling of a traditional St. Patrick’s day meal.

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Watercolor Painting…Make a Splash with Instructor Dr. Quincy Egginton

Thursdays, March 20 to April 24

from 10 to 12:30pm

The Nathaniel Rogers House

2539 Montauk Hwy., BH., NY 11932

$120 per person for all six classes

Six classes exploring the luminous and fluid watercolor medium and experience how the transparency of the overlays produce subtle variations of color and tone.

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All That Remains with Steve Wick at the Hampton Library

Saturday, March 29 from 2 to 3pm

The Hampton Library

2478 Main Street., BH., NY 11932

Free Admission

All are invited to a discussion about the book, All That Remains, a first person account by journalist Steve Wick that chronicles the lives of the people in the last migrant labor camp in Cutchogue, NY.

Co-sponsored by the Bridgehampton Museum and Bridgehampton Childcare and Recreational Center.

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Agent of Change: Kurt Vonnegut, the Civic-Minded, Darkly-Comic Writer with Suzanne McConnell

Saturday, April 12 from 5 to 6pm

The Nathaniel Rogers House

2539 Montauk Hwy., BH., NY 11932

Free Admission

Soon after Slaughterhouse-Five became a best seller, an interviewer asked Vonnegut why he wrote. He answered, “My motives are political. I agree with Stalin and Hitler and Mussolini that the writer should serve his society. I differ with dictators as to how writers should serve.”

Co-sponsored by Canio’s.

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Ghost Hunting at the Nathaniel Rogers House

Saturday, April 12 from 8 to 10:30pm

The Nathaniel Rogers House

2539 Montauk Hwy., BH., NY 11932

$40 per person

Join the crew of the Long Island Paranormal Investigators and explore the museum at night. Learn the ins and outs of being a ghost hunter, hear some local stories and maybe find out what goes bump in the night.

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Our Island’s Story: The Natural History of Long Island with Tara Rider, Ph.D.

Saturday, April 19 from 5 to 6pm

The Nathaniel Rogers House

2539 Montauk Hwy., BH., NY 11932

Free Admission

What’s intriguing about Long Island and our surrounding waters is that so much of the story happened in the last 12,000 years, when humans were here. This talk will discuss the features that make Long Island’s geology distinctive and have shaped the peoples who have inhabited this island.

Co-Sponsored by the Southfork Natural History Museum and Nature Center.

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Growing Up Literary: George Plimpton’s Son Reflects with Taylor Plimpton

Saturday, May 10 from 5 to 6pm

The Nathaniel Rogers House

2539 Montauk Hwy., BH., NY 11932

Free Admission

Author and essayist Taylor Plimpton, son of Paris Review founding editor George Plimpton, reminisces on growing up among giants of the written word like Peter Matthiessen and next-door neighbor Kurt Vonnegut in Sagaponack, one of the most remarkable literary hamlets in the world.

Co-sponsored by Canio’s.

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Searching for a Better Life: Looking Back at the African American Migration to Bridgehampton with Pat Turner Ph.D.

Saturday, May 17 from 5 to 6pm

The Nathaniel Rogers House

2539 Montauk Hwy., BH., NY 11932

Free Admission

UCLA research professor Patricia A. Turner, PhD, whose family migrated to “the Turnpike” in 1930, will share stories of the people and institutions that forged Bridgehampton’s resilient black community.

Co-sponsored by Canio’s and the Eastville Community Historical Society.

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Encaustic Workshop with Bonnie Rychlak

Monday through Friday, 9am to 12pm

July 21- 25 | August 18 -22

The Corwith House

2368 Montauk Hwy., BH., NY 11932

$150 Per week long class

Learn the ancient technique of encaustic painting which dates to the Greeks. Students will be led by teacher and artist Bonnie Rychlak to learn the basics of this ancient craft that involves using hot wax and pigments to create something of a mixture between painting and sculpting. Through demonstrations, discussion and exploration, students will discover its endless possibilities for making art.

There is a class size limit of 10 students and students will be expected to come to all five classes. All materials will be supplied for this class.

Our 2024 Annual Report is now live on our website! This last year has been exciting creating all new exhibits, programs and educational opportunities for our community. Please enjoy these highlights of the hard work we have done this past year.

Click Here for the Annual Report

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Sit down with a staff member of the Bridgehampton Museum for an hour to tell your story. Share details about you or your family’s history here in Bridgehampton and the surrounding areas. We are looking to collect stories about major world events, family get togethers, immigration stories, local legends and more!

All of these sessions will be recorded with video and audio and will be made publicly available on our YouTube Channel and will be added to our Archive for future generations. All participants will be required to sign a video and audio release form.

Click here to share Your Story

Volunteers and Intern Opportunities

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We are in need of your help! We are looking for volunteers who would like to act as tour guides at the Nathaniel Rogers House this summer season. Right now our open hours are Fridays and Saturdays from 11am to 3pm. We are looking for warm and welcoming people to join us at the museum during those open hours.

Click here for our Volunteer Application

Want to know how you can support BHM?

The Bridgehampton Museum

PO Box 977

Bridgehampton, NY 11932

BHmuseum.org

(631) 537-1088

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