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Join exhibition curators Valérie Rousseau and Emelie Gevalt online on January 25 at 1pm ET for an introduction to our upcoming MULTITUDES exhibition and learn more about themes, artworks, and artists.

Register: https://t.co/xEcfd9BTrv

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Happy Holidays from The Museum is closed today & will reopen on Sunday, December 26.

Dilmus Hall, (1896-1987), “Goin Up to Jerealusum For Holliday Feast”, Athens, Georgia. Crayon, colored pencil & ballpoint pen on paper, 8 1/4 × 11 in. Gift of Judith Alexander

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Tonight 6pm EST! In celebration of AFAM’s 60th anniversary, artist and collector joins the museum’s Senior Curator Valérie Rousseau for a virtual dialogue exploring the work of self-taught artists and their wider impact.

Register here: https://t.co/WVk0s8okas

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The trees are alive with a wonderfully painted flock. Click the link in our bio to learn more about this enchanting creation by Winston Cajuste: https://t.co/qnruBqA3ug

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Next week join for a discussion of the gaze as it relates to gender, race, and sexuality, inspired by the museum’s current exhibition PHOTO | BRUT: Collection Bruno Decharme & Compagnie at 6:00 p.m. ET.

REGISTER: https://t.co/MiOfUu9tu5

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Luboš Plný is constantly exploring the body through anatomical studies from multiple points of view. His works are executed in ink and retouched with acrylics. Incorporating organic materials (e.g., blood, hairs, pieces of skin, and sometimes teeth)

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See Curator Emelie Gevalt & historian Nalleli Guillen for "Virtual Insights: Figuring Absence," On October 20, at 6:00 p.m. ET, a convo on representation in 18th & 19th-century American art from AFAM and Brooklyn Historical Society's collection.
Register: https://t.co/TsZw88Qptt

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Unwind and find inspiration in self-taught art! Drink, draw, and connect virtually with AFAM Education staff and other creatives.

Click here for more information about AFAM's upcoming drink and draw session:

https://t.co/E45Fo8JDrq

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“American Perspectives: Stories from the American Folk Art Museum Collection” opens at the museum tomorrow. ⁠ Artworks in this exhibition offer firsthand testimony to chapters in the unfolding and ongoing story of the United States. https://t.co/tP1zMFbufR

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Gloomy weather got you down? Escape into this romantic landscape from the collection.

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“It is, one might say, a constellation of memory palaces.” — Lisa Yin Zhang on “Memory Palaces: Inside the Collection of Audrey B. Heckler,” which closes today. Don’t miss this incredible exhibition. The museum is open from noon to 6 PM.

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Happy New Year! The museum is closed today but will re-open tomorrow. ⁠

image: Fraternal Shield, Artist unidentified, 1850–1900, ⁠
Paint and gold leaf on wood, Gift of Kendra and Allan Daniel, 2015.1.24. ⁠
Photo Credit: José Andrés Ramírez⁠

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One thing we hope doesn't get left behind in 2019 is quality Kitten content! 😻⁠

The museum is open today from 11:30-7 pm⁠

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We’ve added 100’s of new sites to the tours on our 50th anniv map, incl. a great collaboration w/ Check out sites connected to great writers, women trailblazers, history, and more: https://t.co/9pKLg1IC15.

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