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Museum Welcomes New Educators

March 28, 2025

The Heckscher Museum of Art has announced that Julia Sledge and Kim Zambrano have joined the Education team as K-12 Educators. They will lead students in thoughtful dialogue about art…

Lisa Raihana Sayedi Named 2025 Long Island’s Young Professional

Congratulations to Lisa Raihana Sayedi, The Heckscher Museum’s Manager of Community Outreach. Lisa was recognized as a Class of 2025 Honoree for the ‘Celebrate Long Island’s Young Professionals’ Award from…

Museum Wins Award of Distinction for Engaging Communities at Dove/Torr Cottage

The Heckscher Museum of Art has been awarded the Engaging Communities 2025 Award of Distinction, one of only 14 awards presented by the Museum Association of New York (MANY), recognizing…

Up Close and Personal: Biennial Artists on Heckscher YouTube Channel

Throughout the exhibition, artists in The Body Politic: Long Island Biennial 2024 have shared their artwork, process, and inspiration with visitors to The Heckscher Museum galleries. The diverse group of…

Conference Day for Art Teachers Inspires

The Museum’s Annual Superintendent’s Day Conference for K-12 art educators on November 5, welcomed 102 teachers from 18 school districts across Nassau and Suffolk counties. The full day of…

LI Best 2024 Artwork on View at Mitchells

May 9, 2024

The Museum is thrilled to announce that select student artwork from Long Island’s Best: Young Artists at The Heckscher Museum 2024 is now on view at Mitchells in Huntington. The…

Long Island’s Best 2024 Visitors Choice Winners

May 1, 2024

More than 1,800 votes were cast this year for the Long Island’s Best 2024 Visitors Choice Awards, by guests visiting the Museum in person as well as online. The Museum…

Students Celebrate Opening of Long Island’s Best 2024

March 27, 2024

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 2024! Now celebrating its 28th year,…

New Sculpture at Dove Torr Cottage Installed

A new kinetic sculpture by Susan Buroker was installed at the Arthur Dove and Helen Torr Cottage in Centerport, NY. The sculpture was inspired by the work of Helen Torr…

First Dia de los Muertos Celebration Draws Community

The Heckscher Museum’s first Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration welcomed more than 100 visitors to learn about the tradition and create…

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