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
Join us for an evening with Dr. Cheryl Finley to discuss her 2018 book titled Committed to Memory: The Art of the Slave Ship Icon (Princeton University Press). In an illustrated presentation, Finley will address how an eighteenth-century engraving of a slave ship became a cultural icon of black resistance, identity, and remembrance.
February 22, 2019
$5 non-member tickets; free for members, students, and artists
Through a guided tour, participants will consider how our city has evolved over the past 200 years and create an artwork that reflects their own borough: then and now.
March 30, 2019
Free; registration required
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.
The museum announces the acquisition of a major double-page religious text by Pennsylvania German fraktur artist Johannes Ernst Spangenberg.
February 4, 2019
The Board of Trustees of the American Folk Art Museum is pleased to announce that it has added two new members.
December 27, 2018
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.
Our exhibitions John Dunkley: Neither Day nor Night and Paa Joe: Gates of No Return close in less than a week! Expe… https://t.co/HLAqPwj9eG
Tuesday February 19 4:00 pm
This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services #MA-10-0181-13.