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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…

Emerging Artists Instagram Takeovers July 8 – 22

As part of the “Heckscher at Home” initiative, this program celebrating contemporary artists has been re-envisioned as an Instagram virtual series. The Museum is pleased to announce that Emerging Artists…

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…

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…

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…

August Heckscher Live!

The Heckscher Museum of Art was thrilled to discover this video of founder and philanthropist August Heckscher to share in time for our 100th anniversary this week! Heckscher and his…

New Summer Break H@H Virtual Activities for Kids begin July 11

Celebrate art and get outdoors this summer with H@H Kids Edition: Summer Break! The Museum’s Education Department is thrilled to announce this new summer version of its popular Heckscher at…

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…

COLLECTION SPOTLIGHT: Hans Hokanson’s “Little Gull”

By Emily A. Finan, Curatorial Intern

I am influenced by the volume and the availability of the wood … The wood itself kicks me off, encourages me, speaks back to me. I am in direct confrontation…

LI Best Artist Meet Up A Success!

June 17, 2020

The annual Long Island’s Best arts-in-education initiative provides students with engaging and authentic art experiences, challenging them to develop their own unique creative voices and share their artwork with a…