Long Island Museum Curator Joshua Ruff to Deliver 15th Annual Fall Art Lecture at Adelphi

Adelphi University is pleased to host Long Island Museum Curator Joshua Ruff to deliver the Friends of the Library 15th annual fall lecture. End Quote

New York, NY (1888PressRelease) October 21, 2010 - Adelphi University is pleased to host Joshua Ruff, Curator at the Long Island Museum, who will speak on "The Long Island Museum's Carriage Collection: A National Treasure in Your Backyard." The event will take place on Sunday, November 7, 2010, at 3:00 p.m. in the Ruth S. Harley University Center's Thomas Dixon Lovely Ballroom, 1 South Avenue, Garden City, NY. The event, sponsored by the Friends of the Adelphi University Library, is free and open to the public.

In addition to his position as curator at the Long Island Museum, Joshua Ruff serves as senior lecturer at St. Joseph's College and associate editor of the Long Island History Journal.

Mr. Ruff will speak on the Long Island Museum's unique collection of the Carriage Museum. The Long Island Museum, an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, is located in Stony Brook, the largest privately supported museum on Long Island. The Carriage Museum houses an authentic carriage making shop as well as two new galleries, A Gentleman's Coach House and the European Vehicles Gallery, which were introduced in 2010. The collection comprises of nearly 200 historic carriages, from which Mr. Ruff will feature highlights in his lecture.

This will be the 15th Annual Fall Art Lecture sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Following the lecture, there will be a drawing for family passes to the museum as well as drawings for the Friends' annual raffles of gifts and restaurant meals.

For more information about this and other events on campus, please visit adelphi.edu, or call the Cultural Events Hotline at (516) 877-4555.

About Adelphi University:
Adelphi University, chartered in 1896, was the first institution of higher education for the liberal arts and sciences on Long Island. Through its schools and programs-The College of Arts and Sciences, Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, Honors College, Ruth S. Ammon School of Education, University College, and the Schools of Business, Nursing, and Social Work-the co-educational university offers undergraduate and graduate degrees as well as professional and educational programs for adults. Adelphi University currently enrolls nearly 8,000 students from 41 states and 60 foreign countries. With its main campus in Garden City and centers in Manhattan, Hauppauge, and Poughkeepsie, the University maintains a commitment to liberal studies in tandem with rigorous professional preparation and active citizenship.

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