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
This gallery tour will focus on the current exhibitions John Dunkley: Neither Day nor Night and Paa Joe: Gates of No Return, through a close investigation of selected works by artists who use coded iconography and architecture to reveal layered individual and collective memories.
January 29, 2019
Free; no reservation required
This panel discussion will expand on the historical and political context of exhibition artist John Dunkley’s lifetime in pre-independence Jamaica, including intersections with Marcus Garvey and Pan-Africanism.
February 7, 2019
$10 members, students, artists, and seniors; $12 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.
The Board of Trustees of the American Folk Art Museum is pleased to announce that it has added two new members.
December 27, 2018
A message from the director, Jason T. Busch
December 11, 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.
The American Folk Art Museum gave its annual Visionary Award to Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art in a ceremony last evening.
November 16, 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.
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Monday January 21 3:40 pm
This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services #MA-10-0181-13.