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Celebrate Pride at the HRM! We welcome you here in June and all twelve months of the year. Here are upcoming programs that honor Pride in particular. Virtual Author Talk with Achilles Yeldell Wednesday, June 30, 2021, 7pm As part of the Museum’s 2021 Pride programming, follow the journey of author Achilles Yeldell as he

Be inspired by the two quilt exhibitions on view at the HRM and learn the art and craft of batik, a fabric decorating technique used to make traditional African and contemporary Africa-inspired clothing and homegoods. Make your own quilt squares, adorned with decorative and evocative Adinkra symbols that represent concepts. Artist Kay Douglas brings the

Acompaña al profesor Diego Torre Cuevas en vivo en HRM Courtyard para una presentación especial de trajes tradicionales de Oaxaca, uno de los estados del sur de México. Oaxaca tiene una cultura popular radiante y diversa, que incluye tradiciones de ropa famosas por sus textiles hechos a mano. Los vestidos de los participantes de la

Join Professor Diego Torre Cuevas live in the HRM Courtyard for a special presentation of traditional costumes from Oaxaca, one of the states in southern Mexico. Oaxaca has a bright folk culture that includes handmade textile traditions. Dresses worn by celebrants of the Guelaguetza Festival, held annually in July, will be modeled by dancers from

As part of the Museum’s 2021 Pride programming, follow the journey of author Achilles Yeldell as he goes from bar fly to bartender to bar manager at one of New York City’s most popular watering holes. Steve Cruz, Chair of Yonkers Pride and member of Mayor Mike Spano’s LGBTQ+ Advisory Board, will interview Yeldell about

Join Laura Vookles, Chair, Curatorial Department, in the HRM galleries for a tour of Wall Power! Spectacular Quilts from the American Folk Art Museum. Quilts are America’s great art experiment: monumental compositions in color, pattern, geometry, and representation. Each work on view is a graphically striking example that embodies a sense of “wall power,” packing

Don your favorite wearable souvenir to join us for this illustrated conversation with fashion historian Stéphane Houy-Towner, and Yonkers native, fashion aficionado, and producer of the groundbreaking TV show “Behind the Velvet Ropes,” Lauren Ezersky, about the treasures and tributes we collect on our travels and how we incorporate them into our wardrobes and personal

Take a nature walk with Marc Taylor, HRM Manager of Planetarium and Science Programs, closely observing the grasses, vines, trees, and secretive flowers in the area around the Museum. Bring your impressions into our outdoor art workshop and learn to create linoleum block prints to capture them in line and color. Recommended for ages 11+.

Join us on Saturday morning to make a family plan for a summer of skywatching! The next few months will be jam-packed with astronomical sights, like the Summer Triangle rising in the East at sunset, and the Milky Way, which will be high and bright all night long. Plus, what’s the best way to watch

Marc Taylor, Manager of Planetarium and Science Programs, draws our attention to works of art in Collection Spotlight: The Art of Skywatching, ranging from the 1860s to the 2010s, and sheds light on both the phenomena depicted and the science behind them. Learn to recognize visual clues as they appear in art and in the