American Folk Art Museum
2 Lincoln Square Columbus Ave. between 65th and 66th Sts New York City
166th street-lincoln center
American Folk Art Museum
2 Lincoln Square Columbus Ave. between 65th and 66th Sts New York City
166th street-lincoln center
PLEASE NOTE: This exhibition is on view by appointment in Long Island City at the museum’s Collections and Education Center.
The American Folk Art Museum is proud to participate in New York Textile Month, an inaugural event of The New School: Parsons School of Design and Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
Grandma Moses: American Modern, a catalog that accompanied a major exhibition, looks at the artist’s compelling biography and her paintings to elucidate her role in the development of a culture of modernist art at mid-century. Several scholars examine Moses’s name, public persona, painted world, and place in American popular culture; address the myth of the self-taught artist; and contextualize her work alongside the art world of her day.
The annual Fall Benefit Gala provides a primary source of funding for the institution and its acclaimed educational programs. The 2016 benefit honors Lucy and Mike Danziger, The Ford Foundation, and Thornton Dial.
Wednesday, October 26
The American Folk Art Museum gave its annual Visionary Award to the Souls Grown Deep Foundation.
For individuals with Alzheimer's and related dementias
Thursday, November 3
Free
Members provide vital support for the museum's exhibitions and educational programs.
The recent sad events in cities across the country cannot pass without comment from this museum.
Coming to the Tampa Museum of Art on October 1, 2016.
Members provide vital support for the museum's exhibitions and educational programs.
Did you know that our arts education programs serve more than eight thousand New York City schoolchildren each year?
Thursday September 22 4:30 pm
This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services #MA-10-0181-13.