American Folk Art Museum
American Folk Art Museum | |
Former name | Museum of Early American Folk Arts |
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| Established | June 23, 1961 |
| Location | 2 Lincoln Square Manhattan, New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°46′24″N 73°58′53″W / 40.7732°N 73.9815°W |
| Director | Jason T. Busch |
| Public transit access | Subway: to 66th Street–Lincoln Center Buses: M5, M7, M11, M20, M66, M104 |
| Website | www |
The American Folk Art Museum is an art museum on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, at 2 Lincoln Square, Columbus Avenue at 66th Street. It is the premier institution devoted to the aesthetic appreciation of folk art and creative expressions of contemporary self-taught artists from the United States and abroad.
Its collection holds over 8,000 objects from the 18th century to the present. These works span both traditional folk art and the work of contemporary self-taught artists and Art Brut. In its ongoing exhibitions, educational programming, and outreach, the museum showcases the creative expressions of individuals whose talents developed without formal artistic training. Since 2018, the Museum has been led by Jason T. Busch, Becky and Bob Alexander Director & CEO. In March 2025, readers of Newsweek magazine voted the American Folk Art Museum #1 in the publication's Best Art Museum 2025 readers' choice contest.
Admission is free. The museum had record yearly attendance of more than 130,000 visitors.