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COLLECTION SPOTLIGHT: Richard Mayhew’s “Pescadero” (2014)

By Karli Wurzelbacher, Curator

I’m concerned with the spiritual sensitivity and the illusion of time and space. … I thought that nature was very important so I had to use some element, but that…

H@H Kids Edition: Summer Break! Leaf Rubbing (Episode 18)

Create this project along with Alyssa! Instructional video will premiere on the Museum’s YouTube Channel on Saturday, August 8 at 10 am. Project Overview: Together we will discover what a…

Docents Talk “Amanda Valdez” & “Long Island’s Best”

July 31, 2020

Our Docent Volunteers have always been at the heart of visitor experience at The Heckscher Museum, and they aren’t stopping now! With the Museum temporarily closed and now reopening with…

Michael W. Schantz Departs The Heckscher Museum of Art; John E. Coraor Named Interim Director

Huntington, NY – Michael W. Schantz has stepped down as Executive Director & CEO of The Heckscher Museum of Art, fulfilling a ten-year commitment. The Board of Trustees has announced…

COLLECTION SPOTLIGHT: Fairfield Porter’s “Elizabeth in a Red Chair”

By Karli Wurzelbacher, Curator

As the wholeness of life eludes control, so the wholeness of art eludes the control of the artist. The realist thinks he knows ahead of time what reality is, and…

CALL FOR ENTRIES: Long Island Biennial 2020

May 1, 2020

The Heckscher Museum of Art is pleased to present the Long Island Biennial, a juried exhibition featuring contemporary artists of Nassau and Suffolk Counties. For well over a century, Long…

Virtual Music @ The Museum: Art & Music featuring Serenade Duo

Student Awards Announced for Long Island’s Best Young Artists 2020

Times Beacon Record

April 26, 2020

The Heckscher Museum in Huntington has announced the top prize winners for its 2020 Long Island’s Best: Young Artists show. Now in its 24th year, Long Island’s Best is the only juried exhibition for…

Museum Expands Ways to Engage with Community

Times Beacon Record
by Michael W. Schantz

April 23, 2020

An open letter to the community was published in the April 23 issue of The Times of Huntington, Northport, and East Northport. Michael W. Schantz, Executive Director and CEO, The…

COLLECTION SPOTLIGHT: Photographs by Joe Constantino

By Karli Wurzelbacher, Curator
and Kerrilyn Blee, Assistant Curator

The Museum’s Curatorial Department is always working to preserve, research, and share our collection. This week, Assistant Curator Kerrilyn Blee recorded an oral history interview with photographer Joe Constantino (b.…