The Heckscher Museum Celebrates 100

NOW on View

Huntington, NY – The Heckscher Museum of Art’s centennial exhibition The Heckscher Museum Celebrates 100: Tracing History, Inspiring the Future commemorates the fascinating people art, and events that have shaped the thriving Museum during its first century.

Brimming with masterworks and historical objects from the permanent collection, the exhibition takes visitors from the original collection donated in 1920 to the people, exhibitions, and acquisitions that have shaped a vibrant and significant museum. The Heckscher Museum’s collection has 2,300 objects focused on American landscape paintings, works by Long Island artists, as well American and European modernism, and photography.

The Heckscher Museum Celebrates 100 transforms the galleries, some with “salon-style” displays from floor to ceiling, ensuring that more of The Heckscher Museum’s impressive collection can be seen. Grouped chronologically by acquisition year, the exhibition pauses at important “moments” that have propelled the Museum’s story.

Sponsors
Robin T. Hadley
The Cunniff Family
Andrea B. & Peter D. Klein
PRIVATE BANK, Bank of America

More information can be found at Heckscher.org

About the Heckscher Museum of Art

The Heckscher Museum of Art celebrates the beginning of its second century as a source of art and inspiration. Founded by philanthropists Anna and August Heckscher in 1920, the Museum’s collection comprises more than 2,300 works from the 16th to the 21st century, including European and American painting, sculpture, works on paper, and photography. Located in scenic Heckscher Park in Huntington, the building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. To celebrate its 100th anniversary, the Museum planed an expansive centennial exhibition, The Heckscher Museum Celebrates 100, now open. Visit Heckscher.org for more information. Timed Ticketing. Visitor safety guidelines available on Heckscher.org