Jill Rowen, Author at The Heckscher Museum of Art

Heckscher Magazine Available: July August September 2021

Check out the July August September 2021 issue of The Heckscher Museum magazine! Read about the new acquisitions in The Heckscher Museum Celebrates 100 exhibition, and much more!

Artists “Graduate” from Long Island’s Best to Emerging Artists

June 28, 2021

Three Long Island’s Best alumni were chosen for the 2021 Emerging Artists Series. Now working visual artists, the three are sharing their artwork through the Museum’s Instagram account. The artists…

Donors Conserve Torr Paintings for Centennial Exhibition

June 28, 2021

Adopt a Work of Art: The Deborah Buck Foundation and Andrea and Neil Kreinik The work of artist Helen Torr inspired donors to conserve two works currently on view in …

Museum Welcomes New Additions to Staff

The Heckscher Museum is pleased to welcome two new staff members to the Curatorial and Visitor Services teams. Justyce Bennett has joined the Museum as Curatorial Assistant. Justyce attended St.…

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…