AMERICAN FOLK ART MUSEUM
2 LINCOLN SQUARE, NEW YORK, NY 10023 www.folkartmuseum.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE AMERICAN FOLK ART MUSEUM ENGAGES PEOPLE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS THROUGH ITS COLLECTIONS, EXHIBITIONS, PUBLICATION, AND PROGRAMS AS THE LEADING FORUM SHAPING THE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF FOLK AND SELF-TAUGHT ART ACROSS TIMES AND SPACE. COMMITTED TO LEARNING AND SCHOLARSHIP AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS, THE MUSEUM ENDEAVORS TO PROVIDE AN INCLUSIVE, ACCESSIBLE, AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT FOR ITS DIVERSE AUDIENCE AND TO FOSTER NEW AND DISTINCTIVE IDEAS. THE MUSEUM SEEKS TO ALWAYS ACT IN A SPIRIT OF EXCELLENCE AND INTEGRITY.

THE AMERICAN FOLK ART MUSEUM IS THE PREMIER INSTITUTION DEVOTED TO THE AESTHETIC APPRECIATION OF TRADITIONAL FOLK ART AND CREATIVE EXPRESSIONS OF CONTEMPORARY SELF-TAUGHT ARTISTS FROM THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD. THE MUSEUM PRESERVES, CONSERVES, AND INTERPRETS A COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY, WITH OBJECTS DATING FROM THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT.

EXHIBITIONS AND COLLECTIONS - DEVELOPMENT AND PRESENTATION OF EXHIBITIONS AND PROGRAMS THAT PRESENT NEW IDEAS, ARTISTS AND ARTWORKS THAT SHAPE AND DEFINE THE FIELD OF FOLK ART AND WORK OF SELF-TAUGHT ARTISTS. THE MUSEUM ALSO MAINTAINS AND PRESERVES A COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF MORE THAT 7,000 OBJECTS; LOANS ARTWORKS TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS; ORGANIZES TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS AND MAKES ITS COLLECTION AVAILABLE FOR STUDY.

EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT BENEFIT PRE-K THROUGH 12TH GRADE STUDENTS WITH SINGLE CLASS VISITS; MUSEUM-SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS; TEEN DOCENT PROGRAMS AND SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS; MONTHLY FAMILY PROGRAMS, HANDS ON WORKSHOPS FOR ADULTS, WEEKLY MUSIC EVENTS, PROGRAMS FOR SENIORS WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, TOURS FOR BLIND AND VISITORS WITH LOW VISION, A YEAR-LONG, PAID INTERNSHIP FOR LAGUARDIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS FOR FOR NYC TEACHERS, AND OPEN HOUSES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS; AN EDUCATIONAL LIBRARY AND STUDY CENTER FOR THE BENEFIT OF SCHOLARS AND RESEARCHERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY APPOINTMENT; AND ADULT PROGRAMS THAT SERVE LIFE-LONG LEARNERS WITH A ROBUST PROGRAM OF LECTURES, FILMS, DOCENT TOURS, SYMPOSIA AND SPECIAL EVENTS. IN-PERSON PROGRAMS WERE CURTAILED IN MID-MARCH OF 2020 DUE TO THE COVID19 GLOBAL PANDEMIC; AS A RESULT MANY PROGRAMS WERE MOVED TO VIRTUAL PLATFORMS, OTHERS WERE POSTPONED OR CANCELLED.

MUSEUM GIFT SHOP MAKES MERCHANDISE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC INCLUDING HAND-MADE ITEMS, ARTISTIC REPRODUCTIONS AND PUBLICATIONS THAT REFLECTS THE MISSION AND VISION OF THE MUSEUM. THIS YEAR THE SHOP SUFFERED A 35% DECLINE IN SALES DUE THE THE CLOSURE BROUGHT ON BY THE COVID19 GLOBAL PANDEMIC. THE MUSEUM SHIFTED THIS SERVICE TO INTERNET ACTIVITY FOR THE LAST ONE-THIRD OF THE FISCAL YEAR.

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