Nov. 15—Muziwandile Sibongiseni Gigaba, who goes by Muzi Gigaba, doesn't remember telephone wire art being considered as art when he was growing up in Kwa Zulu Natal. Nor was it prominent. Unlike ...

Tufted Rugs, installation view at the Pandemic Folk Art Museum (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) LOS ANGELES — At the Pandemic Folk Art Museum, the bright gallery is filled with colorful, ...

November 5, 2025 Made from natural sources and transformed through a range of artisanal and industrial processes, quilts carry deep geographical and cultural histories. Artist and scholar Lauren ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - A beloved collective museum adds their 8th museum in its collection of museums in Columbus on Friday. This unique museum is a collective of now 8 museums that collect artifacts ...

Two versions of Elie Nadelman’s “Dancer (Danseuse)” (1920-22) on view in ‘The Folk Art Collection of Elie and Viola Nadelman’ at the New-York Historical Society (all photos by the author for ...

“It’s probably one of the most important acquisitions of an archive in our history, aside from our Henry Darger collection,” Valérie Rousseau, the museum’s senior curator, told Artnet News. “My ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The American Folk Art Museum, unlike many other arts institutions, managed to avoid layoffs and other cutbacks in the two years after the pandemic through a mix of fundraisers and ...

The long-lost masterpiece Martha and Mary, which had been shown at MoMA in 1937, was spotted by an eagle-eyed collector. William Edmondson, Martha and Mary (ca. 1931–1937) as it was spotted by John ...

The American Folk Art Museum announced on Tuesday a $5 million donation from Rogers couple Becky and Bob Alexander. Becky and Bob Alexander, who are both Northwest Arkansas natives, completed degrees ...

The American Folk Art Museum looked more plucked than plucky at the close of 2011. The museum owns the most extensive collection of American folk art anywhere, along with a large selection of folk art ...