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
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!
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
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…
BEHIND THE SCENES: Art Conservation for “The Heckscher Celebrates 100” Exhibition
The Heckscher Museum may be temporarily closed to the public, but our mission of preserving and interpreting our collection of 2,300 objects continues. We are now finalizing arrangements for next…
H@H Kids Edition (Episode 10): Tear It Up!
For this week’s Heckscher at Home Kids Edition, we will be learning about artist Lillian Dodson and her piece Earth Skin, which is from the Museum’s permanent collection. Then, Lisa…
COLLECTION SPOTLIGHT: Thomas Moran’s “The Woods in Autumn”
The Woods in Autumn (1864) by Thomas Moran (1837-1926) was an instant favorite of mine when I first arrived at the Museum in the Fall of 2010. Indeed, at first…
Dove/Torr Cottage Featured in Two New Books
The Dove/Torr Cottage, the historic studio and home of American artists Helen Torr (1886-1967) and Arthur Dove (1880-1946), is highlighted in two new books published this spring. The Dove/Torr Cottage…