American Folk Art Museum

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American Folk Art Museum

American Folk Art Museum
Former name	Museum of Early American Folk Arts
Established	June 23, 1961 (1961-06-23)
Location	2 Lincoln Square Manhattan, New York, United States
Coordinates	40°46′24″N 73°58′53″W / 40.7732°N 73.9815°W / 40.7732; -73.9815
Director	Jason T. Busch
Public transit access	Subway: to 66th Street–Lincoln Center Buses: M5, M7, M11, M20, M66, M104
Website	www.folkartmuseum.org

The American Folk Art Museum is an art museum in 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.

Admission is free. The museum had record yearly attendance of more than 130,000 visitors.^[1][2]