Jill Rowen, Author at The Heckscher Museum of Art

Art in Bloom Returns for The Heckscher Museum Celebrates 100

June 4, 2021

Four Garden Clubs brightened up the galleries recently during Art in Bloom, June 11 to 13. Visitors were thrilled to have the popular event back in…

Fountain Frog Conserved Through Adopt a Work Program

June 4, 2021

Adopt A Work: The Harwood Family The Evelyn Beatrice Longman Youth Eternal fountain was commissioned by founders August and Anna Atkins Heckscher to coincide with the dedication of…

New Acquisitions Point to Museum Future

May 14, 2021

While celebrating its history in The Heckscher Museum Celebrates 100, the Museum is looking toward the future with acquisitions that assert its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. One of…

Youth Ambassadors Share “Long Island’s Best”

May 11, 2021

The Heckscher Museum Youth Ambassadors, a program for students in grades 5 to 8, discuss their favorite artwork from Long Island’s Best 2021 in these new videos. Eight students chose…

Docent Welcomes Met Volunteers

Docent Jackie Covey recently hosted a virtual tour of Wood Gaylor and American Modernism for an enthusiastic group of volunteers from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Shortly after seeing the…

Heckscher Museum Hosts Urbanist Live

April 14, 2021

Curator Karli Wurzelbacher hosted Urbanist Live, a streaming program that explores exciting cities and towns. Host Ariel Viera spent an entire day in Huntington, which had to include the town’s…

Heckscher Magazine Available: April May June 2021

Check out the April May June 2021 issue of The Heckscher Museum Magazine! Find stories on Long Isand’s Best and The Heckscher Museum Celebrates 100.

Museum Acquisitions Celebrate Women Artists

The Heckscher Museum of Art will acquire new artwork from two leading women artists: Stella Waitzkin and Gabriela Gonzalez Dellosso. “These acquisitions strengthen the Museum’s collection and affirm our commitment…

Heckscher Museum Awarded Greater Hudson Heritage Network Grant

The Heckscher Museum of Art has won a grant from the Greater Hudson Heritage Network (GHHN). The award will be used to conserve Little Gull, a sculpture by Long Island…

New York Times Reviews Wood Gaylor Exhibition

January 22, 2021

The Museum is pleased to share this review of the Wood Gaylor and American Modernism exhibition! PRESS COVERAGE The New York Times January 22, 2021 Once Invisible, Now Essential By…