American Folk Art Museum

What American Folk Art Museum makes

Topics folk art, self-taught artists, craft, cultural heritage, art history

The American Folk Art Museum is the nation’s museum of folk and self-taught artists. Candid, genuine, and unexpected, AFAM celebrates the creativity of individuals whose singular talents have been refined largely through personal experience rather than formal artistic training. With a collection spanning 7,500 works of art from four centuries and nearly every continent, the Museum engages people of all backgrounds through its collections, exhibitions, publications, and public programs as the leading forum shaping the understanding and appreciation of folk and self-taught art.

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