Families and Folk Art: Playing with Design: Design Your Own Board Game!

Join us at the Museum to explore the handmade game boards in the exhibition Playing with Design: Gameboards, Art and Culture and then create your own! Using new and upcycled materials, families will work together to make one-of-a-kind games to bring home.

Closer-Look Tour

Join us for a public tour of the current exhibitions, Anything but Simple: Gift Drawings and the Shaker Aesthetic and Playing with Design: Gameboards, Art, and Culture, led by Gallery Guides.

Virtual Closer-Look Tour

Join us for a virtual tour of the exhibition, Anything but Simple: Gift Drawings and the Shaker Aesthetic, led by Senior Educator Nicole Haroutunian. A Zoom link will be provided upon registration.

Virtual Verbal Description

On November 19th, from 10:30 am-12 noon, individuals who are blind or have low vision are invited to explore the current exhibitions, virtually.

Closer-Look Tour

Join us for a public tour of the current exhibitions, Anything but Simple: Gift Drawings and the Shaker Aesthetic and Playing with Design: Gameboards, Art, and Culture, led by Gallery Guides.

Closer-Look Tour

Join us for a public tour of the current exhibitions, Anything but Simple: Gift Drawings and the Shaker Aesthetic and Playing with Design: Gameboards, Art, and Culture, led by Gallery Guides.

Closer-Look Tour

Join us for a public tour of the current exhibitions, Anything but Simple: Gift Drawings and the Shaker Aesthetic and Playing with Design: Gameboards, Art, and Culture, led by Gallery Guides.

Virtual Closer-Look Tour

Join us for a virtual tour of the exhibition, Playing with Design: Gameboards, Art, and Culture, led by Senior Educator Nicole Haroutunian. A Zoom link will be provided upon registration.

Closer-Look Tour

Join us for a public tour of the current exhibitions, Anything but Simple: Gift Drawings and the Shaker Aesthetic and Playing with Design: Gameboards, Art, and Culture, led by Gallery Guides.

Virtual Folk Art Reflections

A multi-faceted, interactive, and discussion-based program for individuals with Alzheimer’s and their family members or caregivers brings the world of folk art to life through conversation.

Closer-Look Tour

Join us for a public tour of the current exhibitions, Anything but Simple: Gift Drawings and the Shaker Aesthetic and Playing with Design: Gameboards, Art, and Culture, led by Gallery Guides.

Verbal Description and Touch Tour

On December 10th, at 11 am, individuals who are blind or have low vision are invited into the Museum galleries to explore the current exhibitions in an interactive, onsite tour.

Jazz + Wednesdays

Enjoy jazz standards from the American Songbook with jazz guitarist Bill Wurtzel and guests live at the Museum.

Closer-Look Tour

Join us for a public tour of the current exhibitions, Anything but Simple: Gift Drawings and the Shaker Aesthetic and Playing with Design: Gameboards, Art, and Culture, led by Gallery Guides.

Free Music Fridays: Facebook Live

This month, Free Music Fridays features Yurby, Jeremy Aaron and Ryan DeGroot. Yurby photo by Christian Reyes.

Virtual Closer-Look Tour

Join us for a virtual tour of the exhibition, Anything but Simple: Gift Drawings and the Shaker Aesthetic, led by Senior Educator Nicole Haroutunian. A Zoom link will be provided upon registration.

Closer-Look Tour

Join us for a public tour of the current exhibitions, Anything but Simple: Gift Drawings and the Shaker Aesthetic and Playing with Design: Gameboards, Art, and Culture, led by Gallery Guides.

A Beautiful Stillness: Artists Mariam Ghani, Erin Ellen Kelly, Maria Molteni and Cauleen Smith in Conversation

Join artists Mariam Ghani, Erin Ellen Kelly, Maria Molteni and Cauleen Smith for a conversation about the Shaker influence on American culture and imagination.

Virtual; free with registration

Closer-Look Tour

Join us for a public tour of the current exhibitions, Anything but Simple: Gift Drawings and the Shaker Aesthetic and Playing with Design: Gameboards, Art, and Culture, led by Gallery Guides.

Folk Art Reflections

Folk Art Reflections is a free, interactive program designed for adults living with Alzheimer’s and other dementias to enjoy with their care partners in an inclusive and welcoming environment.

Closer-Look Tour

Join us for a public tour of the current exhibitions, Anything but Simple: Gift Drawings and the Shaker Aesthetic and Playing with Design: Gameboards, Art, and Culture, led by Gallery Guides.

Virtual Closer-Look Tour

Join us for a virtual tour of the exhibition, Playing with Design: Gameboards, Art, and Culture, led by Senior Educator Nicole Haroutunian. A Zoom link will be provided upon registration.

Closer-Look Tour

Join us for a public tour of the current exhibitions, Anything but Simple: Gift Drawings and the Shaker Aesthetic and Playing with Design: Gameboards, Art, and Culture, led by Gallery Guides.

Gallery Tour for Art Therapists

Join New York Art Therapy Association member and American Folk Art Museum Access Specialist Elizabeth Gronke on a guided tour of current exhibitions: Anything but Simple: Gift Drawings and the Shaker Aesthetic, Somewhere to Roost, and Playing with Design: Gameboards, Art, and Culture.

Closer-Look Tour

Join us for a public tour of the current exhibitions, Anything but Simple: Gift Drawings and the Shaker Aesthetic and Playing with Design: Gameboards, Art, and Culture, led by Gallery Guides.

Mystical Abstraction: Women, Spiritualism, and the Arts

Join Jennifer Higgie and Hilma’s Ghost for a conversation about Shaker gift drawings, spiritual abstraction, and women artists.