American Folk Art Museum

Exhibitions and collections - development and presentation of exhibitions and programs that present new ideas, artists and artworks that shape and define the field of Folk Art and work of self-taught artists. The Museum also maintains and preserves a comprehensive collection of more that 7,000 objects; loans artworks to other institutions; organizes traveling exhibitions and makes its collection available for study.

Education programs that benefit pre-k through 12th grade students with single class visits; museum-school partnerships; teen docent programs and summer camp programs; monthly family programs, hands on workshops for adults, weekly music events, programs for seniors with alzheimer's disease, tours for blind and visitors with low vision, a year-long, paid internship for laguardia community college students, professional development workshops for for nyc teachers, and open houses for teachers and school administrators; an educational library and study center for the benefit of scholars and researchers and the general public by appointment; and adult programs that serve life-long learners with a robust program of lectures, films, docent tours, symposia and special events. In-person programs were curtailed in mid-march of 2020 due to the covid19 global pandemic; as a result many programs were moved to virtual platforms, others were postponed or cancelled.

Museum gift shop makes merchandise available to the public including hand-made items, artistic reproductions and publications that reflect the mission and vision of the Museum. The shop did suffer a decline in sales due to the covid-19 global pandemic. Nevertheless, the Museum chose to maintain full staffing throughout the covid-19 pandemic and has increased its efforts in promoting online sales.

Reproduction rights of the Museum's exhibits.