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ADOPT A WORK OF ART: Ira Jean Belmont Painting Adopted by Winifred F. Baim

Care and preservation of the collection is one of the principal responsibilities of a museum. Even in controlled museum environments, objects age. Exposure to light and atmospheric debris can discolor…

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COLLECTION SPOTLIGHT: George Romney’s “Portrait of Mrs. St. George and Child”

By Karli Wurzelbacher, Curator

After a delay of five months, Portrait of Mrs. St. George and Child (1791) has come home to The Heckscher Museum of Art. The George Romney (1734–1802) painting was on…

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H@H Kids Edition: Summer Break! Tin Foil Marker Printmaking (Episode 19)

Create this project along with Lisa! Instructional video will premiere on the Museum’s YouTube Channel on Saturday, August 16 at 10 am. Project Overview Have you ever tried printmaking? It…

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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…

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H@H Kids Edition: Summer Break! Sponge Painting (Episode 17)

Create this project along with Lisa! Instructional video will premiere on the Museum’s YouTube Channel on Saturday, August 1 at 10 am. Project Overview: First, we will learn how to…

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H@H Kids Edition: Summer Break! Kindness Rocks (Episode 16)

Create this project along with Lisa and Alyssa! Instructional video will premiere here and on the Museum’s YouTube Channel on Saturday, July 25 at 10 am. Project Overview: First, we…

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H@H Kids Edition: Summer Break! Pressed Flower Bookmark (Episode 15)

Create this project along with Alyssa! Instructional video will premiere on the Museum’s YouTube Channel on Saturday, July 18 at 10 am. Project Overview: First, we will learn different methods…

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COLLECTION SPOTLIGHT: Emma Stebbins’s “Industry” and “Commerce”

By Karli Wurzelbacher, Curator

She finally resolved on an exclusive consecration of her talents to art, making it the sole business of her life. She determined to go to Rome … It is probably…

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H@H Kids Edition: Summer Break! Watercolor Painting (Episode 14)

Create this project along with Lisa! Instructional video will premiere on the Museum’s YouTube Channel on Saturday, July 11 at 10 am. Project Overview: First, we will learn about what…

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Heckscher Museum Takes Over @52Museums July 6 – 12

The brainchild of a self-described social media and museum “activist,” founder Mar Dixon created @52Museums as a campaign and Instagram account to bring museums together from around the globe. The…

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