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Museum News June 12, 2026 |
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Celebrate with The Heckscher Museum: America 250 |
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Around the country, museums and historical and cultural organizations are finding unique ways to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. The Heckscher Museum is happy to join in the party in the best way it can — with a thoughtful exhibition, compelling community dialog, and more. |
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Save the Date! 2026 Heckscher Museum Benefit Thursday, October 15, 2025, 6:30 pm, Oheka Castle, Huntington, NY |
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Honoring Anne Kraybill, CEO, Art Bridges Foundation, Jane and Barton Shallat, Arts Patrons and Community Leaders, and celebrating the upcoming exhibition Eclipse of the Sun Now, opening September 2026.
Questions? Contact Development@Heckscher.org or 631.380.3229. |
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Members & Donors Special EventCurator-led Tour of Just Powers: Long Island Biennial 2026Thursday, July 16, 5:30 - 6:30 pm |
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Museum Members and Donors are invited to join us for a special after-hours guided tour of the exhibition Just Powers: Long Island Biennial 2026. Join Meredith Brown, curator of the exhibition, and Andreas Rentsch, 2026 BiennialJuror, for a deeper dive into this exhibition. Meredith and Andreas will discuss the exhibition themes, the selection and curatorial processes, and other “behind the scenes” elements of the exhibition.
Space is limited, registration is required. You must be a current Member or Donor to register for the tour. Contact Developoment@Heckscher.org or 631.380.3229 to register, check your membership, join, or renew. |
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The Heckscher Museum of Art, located in Huntington, NY, creates opportunities for everyone to experience art that broadens our understanding of the past, fosters community connections to our present, and creates diverse possibilities for our future. |
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Your support brings art and people together, allowing the Museum to serve as a catalyst for discovery, imagination, the exchange of ideas, and the sharing of experiences. Donate today. |
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Just Powers: Long Island Biennial Public funding provided by Suffolk County. |
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Free admission for the community is made possible by through a generous grant from Bank of America. |
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The Heckscher Museum of Art is grateful to The Town of Huntington and the Town of Huntington Board of Trustees and Suffolk County Department of Economic Development & Planning for their generous support of the arts. |
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ASL, Braille, and Spanish language translation made possible by a generous grant from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. |
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Images, from top: Shawn Uttendorfer, Sweet Land of Uncertainty, 2026 [detail], acrylic on canvas. Just Powers: Long Island Biennial 2026; Fernando Carpaneda, Boldly Unafraid: Confronting Prejudice with Pride, 2025 [detail], acrylic on canvas. Just Powers: Long Island Biennial 2026; Oheka Castle, photo courtesy of Phillip Ennis; Gallery shot of Just Powers: Long island Biennial 2026; Luanda Lozano, Affirmation, 2026, Bling embossing on BFK Rives paper. Just Powers: Long Island Biennial 2026; Michael W. Krasowitz, Patriot 2, 2026 [detail], oil on canvas. Just Powers: Long Island Biennial 2026; Christine Tudor, Freedom of Education Panel 1 (School to Prison Pipeline), 2026 [detail], mixed media. Just Powers: Long Island Biennial 2026; Pinky Urmaza, United States of Anxiety, 2026 [detail], book covers, pages, acrylic and graphite. Just Powers: Long Island Biennial 2026; George Grosz, Eclipse of the Sun, 1926 [detail], oil on canvas. Museum Purchase. |
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