Closer-Look Tour

A tour of War and Pieced: The Annette Gero Collection of Quilts from Military Fabrics, led by museum gallery guides.

Jazz+Wednesdays

Each Wednesday, from 2 to 3 pm, the Bill Wurtzel Trio play standards from the American Songbook.

SOLD OUT - Dialogue + Studio: Intarsia Patterning

Examining the relationship between marquetry and quilting, this workshop offers an introduction to intarsia patterning.

Closer-Look Tour

A tour of War and Pieced: The Annette Gero Collection of Quilts from Military Fabrics, led by museum gallery guides.

Free Music Fridays

Rust Dust, Caves&Clouds, and Meaghan Burke. Meaghan Burke photo by Garfield Trummer.

Day of the Dead Celebration

Celebrate Día de los Muertos at the American Folk Art Museum! Shop goods from La Sirena Mexican Folk Art, enjoy a piece of pan de muerto (“bread of the dead”), and learn how to create paper marigolds.

Jazz+Wednesdays

Each Wednesday, from 2 to 3 pm, the Bill Wurtzel Trio play standards from the American Songbook.

Folk Art Reflections

For individuals with Alzheimer’s and related dementias

Closer-Look Tour

A tour of War and Pieced: The Annette Gero Collection of Quilts from Military Fabrics, led by museum gallery guides.

Free Music Fridays

Jalopy Theatre Presents at the American Folk Art Museum: Piedmont Bluz

Families and Folk Art: Inspiring Intarsia

Participants will learn about a range of quilting techniques, including intarsia—a method of piecing wool to create highly detailed pictorial scenes. After a guided gallery discussion, families will create their own narrative designs, using a modified intarsia technique.

Jazz+Wednesdays

Each Wednesday, from 2 to 3 pm, the Bill Wurtzel Trio play standards from the American Songbook.

Closer-Look Tour

A tour of War and Pieced: The Annette Gero Collection of Quilts from Military Fabrics, led by museum gallery guides.

Free Music Fridays

Dmitri Zisl Slepovitch, Juan Soria, and Maude Gun. Juan Soria by German Saez.

Veterans Day Celebration

Join the American Folk Art Museum in celebrating Veterans Day!

Jazz+Wednesdays

Each Wednesday, from 2 to 3 pm, the Bill Wurtzel Trio play standards from the American Songbook.

Fall 2017 Benefit Gala

The annual Fall Benefit Gala provides a primary source of funding for the American Folk Art Museum and its acclaimed educational programs. The 2017 benefit honors Elizabeth and Irwin Warren, Jill Soltau, and Gail O. Mellow.

Closer-Look Tour

A tour of War and Pieced: The Annette Gero Collection of Quilts from Military Fabrics, led by museum gallery guides.

Free Music Fridays

Jeremy Aaron, Stephen Lyons, and The Fylls (in photo).

No Free Music Fridays Tonight

No performance this evening. Happy Thanksgiving!

Critical Walk-through: Teju Cole on Self-Taught Genius

Jazz+Wednesdays

Each Wednesday, from 2 to 3 pm, the Bill Wurtzel Trio play standards from the American Songbook.

Closer-Look Tour

A tour of War and Pieced: The Annette Gero Collection of Quilts from Military Fabrics, led by museum gallery guides.

Critical Walk-through: Katherine Knauer on the Politics of Quilting

Quilter Katherine Knauer will lead a tour through the War and Pieced exhibition, exploring the relationship between quilts, politics, remembrance, and war.

Free Music Fridays

Jalopy Theatre Presents at the American Folk Art Museum: tbd

Families and Folk Art: Pattern, Shapes, and Symbols

Through guided gallery exploration, participants will discover and decode the rich trove of dazzling patterns, shapes, and symbols that appear in the artworks on view. From double-headed eagles to radiating starbursts, families will study the quilt motifs and incorporate these and others into their own works of art.

Jazz+Wednesdays

Each Wednesday, from 2 to 3 pm, the Bill Wurtzel Trio play standards from the American Songbook.

Folk Art Reflections

For individuals with Alzheimer’s and related dementias

Closer-Look Tour

A tour of War and Pieced: The Annette Gero Collection of Quilts from Military Fabrics, led by museum gallery guides.

Free Music Fridays

Stephen Babcock, Billy Woodward, and Floyds Row. Billy Woodward by Rosie Cohe.

Closer-Look Tour

A tour of War and Pieced: The Annette Gero Collection of Quilts from Military Fabrics, led by museum gallery guides.

Critical Walk-through: Hank Willis Thomas on Transforming Uniforms

Contemporary artist Hank Willis Thomas will discuss his We the People series in which he transforms prison uniforms into handmade quilts, exploring how they relate to the works on view in the War and Pieced exhibition.

Jazz+Wednesdays

Each Wednesday, from 2 to 3 pm, the Bill Wurtzel Trio play standards from the American Songbook.

Closer-Look Tour

A tour of War and Pieced: The Annette Gero Collection of Quilts from Military Fabrics, led by museum gallery guides.

Free Music Fridays

Trinidad Montalva, Shira Goldberg, and Alex Smith. Trinidad Montalva photo by Shirin Tinati.

Closer-Look Tour

A tour of War and Pieced: The Annette Gero Collection of Quilts from Military Fabrics, led by museum gallery guides.

Jazz+Wednesdays

Each Wednesday, from 2 to 3 pm, the Bill Wurtzel Trio play standards from the American Songbook.

Closer-Look Tour

A tour of War and Pieced: The Annette Gero Collection of Quilts from Military Fabrics, led by museum gallery guides.

No Free Music Fridays Tonight

No performance this evening. Merry Christmas! Free Music Fridays resume January 19, 2018.

Jazz+Wednesdays

Each Wednesday, from 2 to 3 pm, the Bill Wurtzel Trio play standards from the American Songbook.

No Free Music Fridays Tonight

No performance this evening. Happy New Year! Free Music Fridays resume January 19, 2018.

Jazz+Wednesdays

Each Wednesday, from 2 to 3 pm, the Bill Wurtzel Trio play standards from the American Songbook.

No Free Music Fridays Tonight

No performance this evening. Free Music Fridays resume January 19, 2018.

Critical Walk-through: Sarah Suzuki on Self-Taught Genius

Curator Sarah Suzuki will discuss selected drawings and prints on view in the exhibition Highlights from Self-Taught Genius in a guided gallery tour.

No Free Music Fridays Tonight

No performance this evening. Free Music Fridays resume January 19, 2018.