This museum is across the street from Lincoln center. It's very small but the collection is well worth a visit. The gift shop is nice too.

The Folk Art Museum will undoubtly be closing their doors soon. Yesterday they were offering free admission. There is only a small collection of wonderful quilts in this new smaller space. We went on the "tour" with a wonderful woman who talked about the quilts. Her passion and knowledge of the quilts made it very interesting. I am sure that... More

My friend and I stumbled into this museum one day. We were looking for something different, and this was not it. Its very small and there are so many more interesting museums in NYC. I wouldn't waste your time!

The main branch in Midtown always has wondrous exhibits; their Upper West Side branch is smaller in scale, but equally striking. Also has a really, really great museum shop. Don't miss it! Here is info from the museum's own site: "The American Folk Art Museum’s branch location at 2 Lincoln Square, on Manhattan’s Upper West Side across from Lincoln Center,... More

I've been here twice, most recently in January 2011. This is a "niche museum" that does a good job with specialized exhibits, but at only 30,000 square feet of display space to house all the permanent and temporary exhibitions there's not a whole lot of space for any traveling exhibition. The permanent exhibitions range from somewhat interesting to not memorable.... More

This is a very small museum with very little displayed. What is there is ho-hum. We have seen much much better at regional or state folk art museums. For this museum to be in the middle of Manhattan with this mediocre collection is dumb-founding. Visitors to NYC can spent their time elsewhere. Be warned!

This is a wonderful museum specializing in the full scope of American folk art. Located next door to MOMA, it also offers a terrific architectural experience; the building was voted "Best New Building in the World" in 2001. Incorporating stone, concrete, steel, corrugated plastic, and other modern materials, the building uses its space beautifully. It is a narrow footprint, but... More