Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Jake Gorst, presents Andrew Geller: Deconstructed, a talk at Nassau County Museum of Art offered in conjunction with the museum’s current exhibitions called “The Moderns,” on Saturday, Sept. 26 at 3 p.m.
Gorst is the grandson of Geller (1924-2011), the iconic architect who designed many of Long Island’s modernist beach houses, and is the author of the newly published book, “Andrew Geller: Deconstructed.”
In addition to his talk, Gorst will have on display some of Geller’s architectural models as well as some of the artist’s paintings and drawings.
There will be a signing of Gorst’s book about his famous grandfather. The book will be available for sale in the Museum Store.
Gorst presently lives in the Northport home occupied for more than 50 years by Andrew Geller.
Admission is $15, $5 for member, and includes museum admission. Register at nassaumuseum.org/events.
Nassau County Museum of Art is located at One Museum Drive in Roslyn Harbor, just off Northern Boulevard, Route 25A, two traffic lights west of Glen Cove Road.
The museum is open Tuesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-4:45 p.m. Docent-led tours of the exhibition are offered at 2 p.m. each day; tours of the mansion are offered each Saturday at 1 p.m. Tours are free with museum admission.
Family art activities and family tours are offered Sundays from 1 pm; free with museum admission. Call (516) 484-9338, ext. 12 to inquire about group tours.
Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors (62 and above) and $4 for students and children (4 to12). Members are admitted free.
The Museum Store is open Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Call (516) 484-9337 for current exhibitions, events, days/times and directions or log onto nassaumuseum.org.
