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American Folk Art Museum

The American Folk Art Museum, located in New York City, was founded in 1961 to celebrate and preserve traditional folk art and contemporary self-taught artists. The museum’s collection includes paintings, sculptures, textiles, and decorative arts, showcasing works by notable artists such as Edward Hicks, Bill Traylor and Grandma Moses. The museum’s exhibitions, educational programs, public events and an annual benefit gala—which attracts key figures from the art world—aim to promote a deeper understanding and appreciation of folk art. Read more about Museums.

The Best Gifts From Museum Shops

A treasure trove of artful delights.
By Merin Curotto
A man with a hat, gilet and white shirt sorrounded by art.

Andrew Edlin Explains How the Outsider Art Fair Helped Establish a Market for the Genre

As the scope of Outsider Art has evolved, so has its institutional and market recognition.
By Elisa Carollo

Art World Comings and Goings: The Andy Warhol Museum’s New Director and More

The only constant in the art world is change.
By Christa Terry
Bill Cosby.

Bill Cosby Exhibit Under Fire, Silicon Valley’s 1960s-Inspired Offices—and More

By Alanna Martinez
NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 09: The building formerly used for the American Folk Art Museum is seen on January 9, 2014 in New York City. The building was purchased by the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in 2011 and is now scheduled to be razed, due to new construction plans recently unveiled by MoMA. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

MoMA Renovation Plans Get Renovated

By Alanna Martinez
Carla Gannis, Nude Descending A Staircase, 2015. (Photo: Courtesy the artist and Transfer)

9 Things To Do in New York’s Art World Before January 24

By Paul Laster
The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The Met Plans Modern Wing Expansion, Sotheby’s Moves Spring Sales—and More

By Alanna Martinez
On one of the Whitney's terraces., mid-construction, summer 2014. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Empire Builders: Which 6 NY Museums Eye Expansion?

By Alexandra Peers

Bill Traylor at the American Folk Art Museum

By Andrew Russeth

$1.6 M. Grant to American Folk Art Museum for Traveling Show

By Andrew Russeth

American Folk Art Museum Appoints Anne-Imelda Radice Director

By Andrew Russeth

Some Good News for the Folk Art Museum: They’re Debt-Free

By Michael H. Miller
Joseph Yoakum "Kathy Poillian, 1st Strip Dancer in 1893" (1966)

Jim Crow, William Miller and Michael Eastman Walk Into an Art Fair…

By Michael H. Miller

Folk Art Museum May Partner With Seaport Museum

By Dan Duray

Folk Art Museum Announces First Lincoln Square Show

By Dan Duray

Art Snapshot: Movin' On Up

By Julia Halperin

Apparitions of One Man’s Mind: Redon Strove to Render Dreams

By Mario Naves

Apparitions of One Man’s Mind: Redon Strove to Render Dreams

By Mario Naves

Currently Hanging

By Mario Naves

Words Alone Cannot Describe William Kentridge’s Animated Film

By Mario Naves

An Outsider’s One-Off Masterpiece, Is A Magical Encapsulation of Love

By Mario Naves

Maze of New Folk Museum Takes Getting Used To

By Hilton Kramer
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