Opening from On This Site - Native Long Island

Long Island Museum

Enduring Heart brings Native history and contemporary art to Stony Brook, August 20–December 20, 2026. Explore the museum’s connections to Shinnecock decoy carving, Native storytelling, and living cultural traditions. The story of a decoy changes when its maker is named. Research on the Herrick decoys connects museum objects with Shinnecock artist Charles Sumner Bunn, while Enduring Heart gives contemporary Native artists room to tell their own stories. Together, these histories invite visitors to look at both the object and the person whose knowledge shaped it. August 20–December 20, 2026 · LIM Art Museum Enduring Heart brings historical objects and contemporary Native art into conversation. Developed with an advisory panel of Native community members and scholars, it features work by Tecumseh Ceaser, Jeremy Dennis , David Bunn Martine, Lydia Ann Wallace-Chavez, and other artists. [1]...