EXHIBITIONS

EXHIBITIONS

Emma Stebbins: Carving Out History
September 28, 2025 - March 15, 2026
Long Island's Best: Young Artists at The Heckscher Museum 2026
March 29, 2026 - May 3, 2026
Surface Tension Elaine de Kooning
Lines of Influence: Artists Teaching Artists
March 29, 2026 - May 3, 2026
more exhibitions

FEATURED EVENTS

Lunar New Year Celebration
Sunday, February 21
Timed entry every hour between 12-5 pm

Ring in the Lunar New Year at the Museum with a festive, family-friendly celebration welcoming the Year of the Horse! Explore Chinese and Korean Lunar New Year traditions through hands-on art-making, interactive touch objects, and engaging activities that invite visitors of all ages to learn, create, and celebrate together.

Free
Registration is required, space is limited.
Timed entry slots available between 12–1 pm, 1-2 pm, 2-3 pm, 3-4 pm, 4-5 pm.

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Sculptural Legacies: A Curatorial Roundtable on Emma Stebbins, Edmonia Lewis, and John Rhoden
Virtual Event

Thursday, March 5, 2026
6:30 – 7:45 pm

During this roundtable, curators will discuss their work on recent monographic exhibitions about three pathbreaking American sculptors: Emma Stebbins (1815–1882), Edmonia Lewis (1844–1907), and John Rhoden (1916–2001). Stebbins was a queer sculptor working in nineteenth-century Rome best known for creating Central Park’s Bethesda Fountain, Lewis was the first Black and Indigenous sculptor to achieve international acclaim in the nineteenth century, and Rhoden was a world-traveling Black sculptor who mastered a wide range of artistic media. As the first museum surveys of each artist, these exhibitions meaningfully repositioned them within their broader networks, featured new archival discoveries, and resurfaced previously unlocated sculptures. Go behind the scenes to learn about how these exhibitions unfolded, and learn how the curators approached similar questions and challenges in bringing to life the artistic careers of these three trailblazing artists. 

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ART EXPLORERS CLUB
for Ages 5 – 10

Saturday, March 7, 2026
9:30 – 10:30 am 

Join us one Saturday each month for Art Explorers! Each workshop offers a new and exciting interactive gallery tour, hands-on art making, stories, and much more. Both English and Spanish speakers are welcome. Kids will explore a variety of different art materials and techniques as they create open-ended projects and let their imaginations soar! Get creative and make new friends at this program designed specifically for ages five through 10.

$10 per child
Free for members
Registration recommended. Drop off optional for kids ages 6+

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MUSEUM NEWS

MUSEUM NEWS

February 17, 2026
New Acquisitions: Photographer Frank Stewart
February 4, 2026
Jessica Rosen Named ‘Young Professionals’ Honoree
January 12, 2026
Stebbins Exhibition Reaches The New York Times
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