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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…

LI Best Artwork on View at Mitchells & Firefly Artists Gallery

May 6, 2021

The Museum is thrilled to announce that select student artwork from Long Island’s Best: Young Artists at The Heckscher Museum 2021 will be on view at Mitchells in Huntington and…

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…

Exhibiting Artists and Awards Announced for Long Island’s Best 2021

April 15, 2021

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 2021! Now celebrating its 25th…

New for 2021: Art in Bloom Virtual Series

The Heckscher Museum presents a new series of programs in conjunction with Art in Bloom. This exciting virtual lecture series explores connections between the natural world and the arts. Register…

Virtual School Programs Spotlight: Silas Wood

April 1, 2021

Outreach into the community is a high priority for The Heckscher’s Museum Discovery Programs! These long-standing Arts-in-Education programs serve K-12 students and teachers across Long Island both in the Museum…

Coming soon! H@H Kids “April Showers Bring May Flowers” Drawing

March 23, 2021

The next episode in the Heckscher @ Home Kids Edition Art Activity series is coming soon! Kids are invited to watch the premiere of a fun new “April Showers Bring…

Curatorial Staff Interviews with Youth Ambassadors

February 26, 2021

This month, tweens and teens participating in the Museum’s Youth Ambassadors Program had the unique opportunity to discover new career paths in the arts! Youth Ambassadors went behind-the-scenes and sharpened…

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…