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Great Escape: Take a Free Museum Trip Courtesy Rogers Library

It's time for your Great Escape, whether it's on your own, with your significant other, or with a few of your equally-stressed pals. Check back here each week, as we'll tell you about one great idea to give you a much deserved break.

This week's Great Escape is one of artistic pursuits, more specifically those available at the Guggenheim Museum and American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan.

What better escape for an art conneisseur than to spend the day at either of these magnificent destinations? And what better way to attend than practically free?

Reserve your free pass to either the Guggenheim or the American Museum of Natural History compliments of Rogers Memorial Library's Friends of the Library, hop on the Long Island Rail Road or , and you're well on your way to a Great Escape full of beautiful, inspiring artwork and exhibits.

Current special exhibitions at the Guggenheim include The Great Upheaval: Modern Art from the Guggenheim Collection 1910-1918; The Deutsche Bank Series at the Guggenheim: Found in Translation; and Kandinsky at the Bauhaus, 1922-1933, while the American Museum of Natural History is featuring Brain: The Inside Story, and IMAX: Sea Rex: Journey to a Prehistoric World, among other exhibits.

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To get more information, stop by the 's reference desk or give them a quick call at 631-283-0774 x505 to reserve your pass, and start packing your daybag for your artistic Great Escape.

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