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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…

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…

COLLECTION SPOTLIGHT: Howardena Pindell’s “Relationships (Kandinsky #1)”

By Karli Wurzelbacher, Curator

In Relationships (Kandinsky #1) (1996), Howardena Pindell blends varied artistic languages to create a multimedia work bursting with energy and meaning. The diamond-shaped acrylic on canvas painting will be a…

A Time to Help

June 12, 2020

H@H Kids Edition (Episode 13): Looking Out & Looking In: Lift-a-Flap Fun

For this week’s Heckscher at Home Kids Edition, we will be learning about artist Emilio Sanchez and his piece La Casa Vivienda, which is from the Museum’s permanent collection. Then,…

From the Studio: Amanda Valdez

By Amanda Valdez, Artist

When The Heckscher Museum temporarily closed to the public, we were installing the exhibition Amanda Valdez: Piecework. Originally scheduled to open on March 21, the show debuted virtually instead. The…

H@H Kids Edition (Episode 12): Trick the Eye with Op Art!

June 9, 2020

For this week’s Heckscher at Home Kids Edition, we will be learning about artist Richard Anuskiewicz and his piece Temple of Ochre, which is from the Museum’s permanent collection. Then,…

The Heckscher Museum and NAHS Collaboration

“Connect, Collaborate and Create!” captures what inspires the National Art Honor Society’s (NAHS) 6 X 6 Collaboration program, now in is its sixth year partnering with The Heckscher Museum of…

H@H Kids Edition (Episode 11): Build-A-Buddy

June 2, 2020

For this week’s Heckscher at Home Kids Edition, we will be learning about artist Lee Adler and his piece Two Figures, which is from the Museum’s permanent collection. Then, Lisa…