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Weekend Fun with Big Ink

July 2022

The Heckscher Museum along with BIG INK, Inc., hosted a fun and busy weekend for artists, adults, kids and families. The well-attended “Print Your Art Out”  event allowed Long Island…

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LI Best Artwork on View at Mitchells & Firefly Artists Gallery

June 9, 2022

The Museum is thrilled to announce that select student artwork from Long Island’s Best: Young Artists at The Heckscher Museum 2022 are now on view at Mitchells in Huntington and…

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LI Best 2022 Visitors Choice Award Winners Announced

June 2, 2022

More than 2,200 votes were cast this year for the Long Island’s Best 2022 Visitors Choice Awards – by individuals visiting the Museum in person as well as online. The…

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Youth Ambassadors Inspired by “Long Island’s Best 2022”

May 17, 2022

The Heckscher Museum Youth Ambassadors, a program for students in grades 5 to 9, discuss their favorite artwork from Long Island’s Best 2022 in these new videos. Students visited the…

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Students Celebrate Opening of Long Island’s Best 2022

May 3, 2022

The Museum would like to congratulate all of the exhibiting artists and award winners for Long Island’s Best: Young Artists at the Heckscher Museum 2022! Now celebrating its 26th year,…

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New H@H Kids Earth Day Art Activity Video debuts April 22

Create this new H@H project along with Alyssa starting Friday, April 22, 2022 at 10 am! Watch the video right here or on the Museum’s YouTube Channel. Project Overview: Join…

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Amityville Students Learn About Richard Mayhew, Nationally Renowned, Long Island-Raised Artist

“Glowing with light and warmth, vibrant, bold and abstract” are just some of the reactions from the 7th grade art classes in Amityville, Long Island, as they viewed the paintings…

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New H@H Kids “Slice of Art” Collage Project debuts Nov. 20!

Create this new H@H project along with Lisa starting Saturday, November 20 at 10:15 am! Watch the video right here or on the Museum’s YouTube Channel. Project Overview: Join educator…

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Youth Ambassadors Lead Fall Tour

November 17, 2021
by Tami Wood, Museum Educator

On Saturday mornings this fall, before the building’s opening hours, the Heckscher Museum of Art was a hub of activity. A diverse group of fifth through ninth grade students from…

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Superintendent’s Day Conference for Teachers a Success!

November 15, 2021

On Tuesday, November 2, 77 K-12 art teachers from 14 different school districts across Nassau and Suffolk Counties came together for the Museum’s annual Superintendent’s Day Professional Development Conference.

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