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In this 250th birthday year for America, the American Folk Art Museum offers patriotic interpretations by artists from marginalized communities.

That juxtaposition — beauty that rests on a painful past — is the point of this show, which features 30 quilts from the museum's collection.

This summer, the American Folk Art Museum will undergo its most significant renovation in 30 years.

In 1939, Morris Hirshfield, a onetime tailor and retired “foot appliance consultant” from Bensonhurst, went to the Brooklyn Museum to show the curator two paintings—his only two.

Museums are starting to open throughout the city, and two on the Upper West Side are set to open their doors.

September 22, 2011 Weather: Thundershowers, High of 74 Degrees. News: The American Folk Art Museum will continue operating at its current Lincoln Square location, after trustees had considered disbanding the collection and closing down. The museum got a last-minute infusion of cash from the Ford Foundation and the trustees. (NY ...

The American Folk Art Museum's midtown headquarters has closed, making the Upper West Side location at 2 Lincoln Square on 66th Street the new headquarters. And events that used to be held at the midtown branch, like Free Music Fridays, are moving to the Upper West Side. The museum sent ...

The American Folk Art Museum sadly closed its midtown location a few weeks ago. But the museum's smaller second location in Lincoln Square is still open and will now become the museum's main home. Even better, it's offering a bunch of free events this summer. The museum hosts a Guitar ...