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American Folk Art Museum
Mission: The American Folk Art Museum is the premier institution devoted to the aesthetic appreciation of traditional folk art and creative expressions of contemporary self-taught artists from the United States and abroad. The museum preserves, conserves, and interprets a comprehensive collection of the highest quality, with objects dating from the eighteenth century to the present.
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Exhibition - What That Quilt Knows About Me at American Folk Art Museum
Featuring approximately 40 quilts and related works of art, the exhibition will explore the deeply personal and emotional power associated with the experience of making and living with quilts. The exhibition’s title conveys the idea that…
Read More »Exhibition - Material Witness: Folk and Self-Taught Artists at Work at American Folk Art Museum
Material Witness: Folk and Self-Taught Artists at Work will be on view at the American Folk Art Museum. Organized into four distinct sections, the exhibition will explore how artists learn with and through material engagement, often in ways that…
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