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
Celebrate everything folk at the American Folk Art Museum’s Summer Saturday—an all-day FREE event of live music, artist demos, guided tours, and family fun.
July 21, 2018
Free
Contemporary artist Ellen Gallagher will discuss her ongoing Watery Ecstatic series, featuring painted, carved, and collaged marine specimens that fit within an Afrofuturist narrative, while exploring how they relate to the scientific illustrations on view in the exhibition Charting the Divine Plan: The Art of Orra White Hitchcock (1796–1863).
July 25, 2018
$5 members, students, seniors; $8 general public
47-29 32nd Place
Long Island City, Queens
Highlights from the American Folk Art Museum’s permanent collection are always on view in changing exhibitions. Open Monday through Thursday, 11 am to 5 pm. Admission is free.
"Handstitched Worlds: The Cartography of Quilts" explores the relationship between quiltmaking and map-making.
A message from the acting executive director
Members provide vital support for the museum's exhibitions and educational programs. Click to learn more about becoming a member of the American Folk Art Museum.
The American Folk Art Museum mourns the loss of Glee Fox Krueger, a scholar and collector of American schoolgirl needlework.
Members provide vital support for the museum's exhibitions and educational programs. Click to learn more about becoming a member of the American Folk Art Museum.
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Monday July 16 11:58 pm
This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services #MA-10-0181-13.