American Folk Art Museum

American Folk Art Museum is a museum in the Upper Midtown neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. It is the first free-standing museum to be built in New York City since 1966.

The building of the American Folk Art Museum was designed by Tod Williams Billie Tsien & Associates. The museum was opened in 2001. The façade of the museum is covered with panels of white tombasil, a white bronze alloy.

The American Folk Art Museum is spread over eight storeys totalling 30,000 square feet of exhibition space. In addition to its main galleries at West 53rd Street, the museum retains the Eva and Morris Feld Gallery at Lincoln Square.

American Folk Art Museum, New York City
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Author: David Shankbone

How to reach the American Folk Art Museum

The American Folk Art Museum is at 45 West 53rd Street. Take the E or V train to the Fifth Avenue / 53rd Street subway station. Walk west along West 53rd Street. The American Folk Art Museum is located on the right side of the street right after the Museum of Modern Art.

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