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H@H Kids Edition (Episode 2): Calder Colorful Balloon Drawing

March 31, 2020

For today’s Heckscher at Home Kids Edition, we will be learning about the work of art Balloons by Alexander Calder in our collection and getting inspired to create our own colorful…

H@H Kids Edition (Episode 1): Abstract & Realistic Foil Sculptures

March 25, 2020

We are happy to kick off our “Heckscher at Home” Kids Edition Series during this unprecedented time. We hope that these fun and educational art activities, which you can create…

Congratulations to “Long Island’s Best” Exhibiting Artists 2020!

March 19, 2020

The Museum is thrilled to announce that Long Island’s Best: Young Artists at The Heckscher Museum 2020 exhibiting artists have been determined! In honor of our 100th Anniversary in 2020, Museum Curator Dr.…

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Temporary Closure due to COVID-19

MUSEUM PRESS RELEASE
March 13, 2020

As a precautionary measure to ensure the safety and health of our guests, staff, and volunteers, the Museum will close beginning March 14th until further notice. All programs and events…

HECKSCHER HISTORY: August Heckscher: Visionary

March 1, 2020

August Heckscher (1848-1941) was born in Hamburg, Germany, and immigrated to the United States at age 19. He made his fortune in coal, zinc, copper, and real estate. The New…

“Adopt” Masterpieces and Materials from the Arthur Dove Archive

February 15, 2020

The Heckscher Museum is fortunate to hold an extraordinary number of masterpieces and archival materials by the renowned Huntington artist Arthur G. Dove. Now, these important artworks and historical objects…

A Curator’s Eye: Masterworks on View

February 1, 2020

Youth Eternal by Evelyn Beatrice Longman has the distinction of being the artwork on longest continuous view in The Heckscher Museum. The fountain takes center stage in the Museum lobby,…

Amanda Valdez: Piecework Exhibition Introduces Artist Amanda Valdez in First Long Island Show

MUSEUM PRESS RELEASE
February 2020

Contemporary artist Amanda Valdez launches her first show in a New York art museum with an exhibition featuring brilliantly colored, patterned, and textured abstract paintings. Valdez achieves her unique style…

Putting The Heckscher Museum of Art “On the Map”: The Legacy of Eva Ingersoll Gatling

January 5, 2020

“For me, the challenge of The Heckscher Museum of Art was the opportunity to make a small museum fully professional, my dream was to have the collection in excellent condition,…

Curator Tour of Locally Sourced

December 12, 2020

Earlier today, Dr. Karli Wurzelbacher, Curator, led members and sponsors on a special tour of The Heckscher Museum’s current exhibition, Locally Sourced: Collecting Long Island Artists. Touching on important works…