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Watch Centennial Artwork Come to Life in Body Paint

Maris O’Brien, a 2021 Long Island’s Best exhibiting artist, has found a passion and a large following through an unique use of her art: body painting. The Museum immediately spotted…

The Lasting Impact of Long Island’s Best

August 3,2021

As part of the 25th anniversary celebration of Long Island’s Best, the Museum invited alumni to share how the program shaped their lives and careers. Responses from working artists, therapists,…

Centennial Exhibition Visitors Choice Voting ends Sunday!

July 23, 2021

Throughout the Museum’s 100 year history, community, collaboration, and our visitors have been at the heart of our mission. Keeping this in mind, our centennial exhibition The Heckscher Museum Celebrates…

Donor Spotlight: Andrea B. and Peter D. Klein

July 16, 2021

Through their love of art and their philanthropy, Andrea B. and Peter D. Klein have been an integral part of the Museum for many years. As exhibition sponsors – currently…

Collection Spotlight: Antoine Vollon’s “Un Espagnol,” c. 1877-8

by Carol Forman Tabler, PhD

Not a portrait but a study posed by a professional model, this work has now been restored to what is presumed to be Vollon’s original title for it, Un Espagnol…

Connie Fox Reviewed in Artforum Summer Issue

Review Summer 2021

Connie Fox: The Sammy’s Beach Series was reviewed in the Summer issue of Artforum. Writer Barry Schwabsky reflected: “While the fourteen “Sammy’s Beach” paintings Fox made between 2007 and 2014—presented…

Donors Conserve Torr Paintings for Centennial Exhibition

June 28, 2021

Adopt a Work of Art: The Deborah Buck Foundation and Andrea and Neil Kreinik The work of artist Helen Torr inspired donors to conserve two works currently on view in …

Art in Bloom Returns for The Heckscher Museum Celebrates 100

June 4, 2021

Four Garden Clubs brightened up the galleries recently during Art in Bloom, June 11 to 13. Visitors were thrilled to have the popular event back in…

Fountain Frog Conserved Through Adopt a Work Program

June 4, 2021

Adopt A Work: The Harwood Family The Evelyn Beatrice Longman Youth Eternal fountain was commissioned by founders August and Anna Atkins Heckscher to coincide with the dedication of…

LI Best 2021 Visitors Choice Award Winners Announced

May 24, 2020

More than 2,800 votes were cast this year for the Long Island’s Best Visitors Choice Awards – by individuals visiting the Museum in person as well as online. There were…

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