American Folk Art Museum
2 Lincoln Square Columbus Ave. between 65th and 66th Sts New York City
166th street-lincoln center
The Museum is open Wednesday to Sunday from 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM. Click here to reserve a free admission ticket. Drop-ins are welcome.
The Museum has announced the gift of a major artwork by Bill Traylor (c. 1853 – 1949), one of the most important American artists of the twentieth century. Learn more about this painting, which was once owned by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Lanford Wilson.
Red and White Quilts: Infinite Variety offers a detailed look into the history of red and white American quilts. A new reprint of this celebrated publication is available at the Museum Shop.
Material Witness: Folk and Self-Taught Artists at Work explores how artists learn with and through engagement with diverse and varied materials.
Click here to purchase tickets for a benefit concert for the American Folk Art Museum featuring Lonnie Holley’s Universe of Friends.
Support the museum’s mission to present self-taught art across time and place.
This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services #MA-10-0181-13.