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American Folk Art Museum
American Folk Art Museum Review
After a near death, or rather, near debt experience the American Folk Art Museum left its home of 10 years on 53rd Street, adjacent to the MoMA, in late 2011 and returned to its humble rental near Lincoln Center. Here, minus the distractions of an artsy facade and celebrity neighbor, the focus returns to its incredible collection of contemporary self-taught artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, including the single largest collection of reclusive Chicago artist Henry Darger, known for his painstakingly detailed collage-paintings of fantasy worlds. The museum's gift shop has an impressive collection of handcrafted items.
- Address: 2 Lincoln Sq., Columbus Ave. at 66th St., Upper West Side, New York, NY, 10023 | Map It
- Phone: 212/595-9533
- Cost: free
- Hours: Tues.--Sat. noon--7:30, Sun. noon--6
- Website: www.folkartmuseum.org
- Subway: 1 to 66th St./Lincoln Center; A, B, C, D to 59th St./Columbus Circle.
- Location: Upper West Side
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