Review: Outsider Art on Display at a New York City Museum (opinion)
The American Folk Art Museum does not display the fine works of the masters or conceptual pieces by…
New York institutions offer nuanced and inclusive views of US’s 250th birthday – The Art Newspaper
Americans are living through trying times—with destructive wars overseas, tens of thousands locked in detention centres at home,…
At the American Folk Art Museum Gala, the hand held the history
Folk art may be the closest visual language to the human condition because it begins before theory, before…
14 Must-See Museum Shows in New York This Spring
Spring is ushering in a veritable spread of museum shows across New York—from major exhibitions on such art-world…
Self-Made at the American Folk Art Museum explores a century of artists inventing themselves
There is something deeply intimate about self-taught artists—those who come to art not through institutions, though through instinct,…
UWS’s American Folk Art Museum Marks Two Milestones With New Shows
A whirligig with Uncle Sam riding a bicycle, part of the “Folk Nation” exhibit currently at the American…
28 Fun Things to Do in NYC in February 2026
Dance Native American dance traditions take the spotlight at the annual Thunderbird American Indian Dancers powwow and concert…
Exhibit Explores the Stories Behind the Quilts in the UWS American Folk Art Museum’s Collection
“An Ecology of Quilts” is on display at the American Folk Art Museum through March 1. Photos by…