Queens Museum

"Bruce Davidson: Outsider on the Inside" brings together more than a hundred photographs by legendary Magnum Photos member, Bruce Davidson, from the Queens Museum collection. Ranging from study prints to rare vintage items, the exhibited works showcase Davidson’s singular ability to chronicle unmediated instances of candor and emotion activated by New York urban space. Learn more about the exhibition, which closes at the end of February, with Hitomi Iwasaki, Director of Exhibitions, and Amy Raffel, Andrew W. Mellon Interpretation Fellow. https://qnsmu.se/BruceDavidsonOutsiderOnTheInside

"The Conference of the Animals (An Exhibition of Children's Drawings)" closes on Sunday! If you haven't visited the show, or would like to visit it again, this weekend is your last chance. Book your free timed ticket here: https://qnsmu.se/Eventbrite Art by children has played a role in modernist art history, used by artists as inspiration to help make sense of a world gone awry after the world wars. It has also played a role in international diplomacy, in which drawings and... letters by children have been used to lobby for aid. The works here range from the childhood output of established artists to named and anonymous works of non-professional artists of various training and ability. A significant portion of the works are on loan from the Children's Museum of the Arts. Image: Tony Bonada (age 12), Queensboro Community Art Center. No title, circa 1938. Gouache on paper, 18x24 inches. Courtesy of the Children's Museum of the Arts, The Kuniyoshi Collection.

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Queens photographer Corky Lee. In 2011, the Museum exhibited Lee's work around the Panorama of the City of New York, as part of "Asian Pacifically New York: The Photography of Corky Lee". The solo exhibition presented Lee's long-term commitment to documenting the experiences of Asian and Pacific Islander American communities of NYC. https://queensmuseum.org/2021/01/asian-pacifically-new-york... By capturing the geographically, culturally and linguistically disparate communities under a pan ethnic-framework, Corky Lee aimed to highlight a political solidarity and shared identity forged in the American and New York contexts. http://qnsmu.se/CorkyLee

Over the past year, we've been catching up with 2018-2020 Queens Museum Studio Program artists through our Artist in (their) Residence series. We are excited to present this new video by Lachell Workman, which includes a glimpse into both the artist's meditative and research-based practice at home and shifting back into her studio space at Queens Museum this Fall. http://qnsmu.se/AITRLachellWorkman... Lachell's practice explores the cultural iconography of memorial T-shirts, rituals of collective mourning and memorializing in Black and Brown communities, and the relationship between the body and the inner city landscape. Tune in to the first session of our 2018-2020 Queens Museum Studio Program Artist Presentations on Sunday, January 24 to learn more about Lachell’s creative practice at the Museum: https://qnsmu.se/StudioProgramArtistPresentations1

RIDGEWOOD RESERVOIR WALKING TOUR October 24 - 11:00am to 12:30pm Ridgewood Reservoir, Vermont Place, Glendale, NY 11385 In conjunction with the current Community Partnership Exhibition "Ridgewood Reservoir for the 21st Century", situated around the historic Watershed Model at the Queens Museum, please join NYC H2O for an offsite walking tour of the Ridgewood Reservoir. ... David Chuchuca, Assistant Director of NYC H2O, will lead a 1.5hr walking tour around the Ridgewood Reservoir to explore this incredible natural resource in the heart of New York City. Walk and talk about history, ecology, water and more! Please wear comfortable shoes and bring water to stay hydrated. RSVP and masks are required in order to participate. Don't forget to reserve your spot: http://qnsmu.se/RidgewoodReservoirWalkingTour To discover "Ridgewood Reservoir for the 21st Century", book your free timed ticket here: https://qnsmu.se/PlanYourVisit

ART LAB IN THE PARK: STREET LAB AT THE QUEENS MUSEUM October 14, 21 and 28, 2020 - 1:00pm to 4:00pm Flushing Meadows Corona Park (outside the Museum’s North entrance) Street Lab’s "Art Lab in the Park" is a series of socially-distanced open-air art studio sessions that offer art making workshops and play time for the children of families visiting the La Jornada and Together We Can Food Pantry at Queens Museum. Ideal for kids ranging from 3-12 years old, the drop-in sessions w...ill feature materials and self-guided workshop activities, as well as Street Lab’s signature no-touch obstacle course and PLAY NYC program. Masks are required, and free masks and hand-sanitizer will be provided on-site. Attendance will be first come, first served throughout the afternoon to ensure social distancing is maintained. This event is part of Street Lab’s "Inside Out" initiative, focused on helping to bring the offerings of the city’s cultural institutions outside. For more information: http://qnsmu.se/ArtLabInThePark

On the occasion of Hauser & Wirth's "Artists for New York" initiative, join us tonight at 6:00PM for a screening of two films by artists Joan Jonas and Mika Rottenberg, followed by an intimate discussion with Sally Tallant, Executive Director of the Queens Museum. Stemming from the performativity rooted in both artists’ bodies of work, the panel will discuss the artists’ contributions to Artists for New York, their methods of working, their hopes for the future of New York City, and the arts ecology. To register: http://qnsmu.se/ArtistsForNewYorkTalk

10-10-10 para el Censo del 2020! Hoy, llama y asegura que tus amistades y familiares han sido contados: https://2020census.gov/es.html

10-10-10 for the 2020 Census! It’s not too late to complete the 2020 Census! In an effort to increase New York City’s response rate, please take 10 minutes today at 10am to complete the Census or reach out to friends & family to make sure they’ve been counted. Responding is safe, easy and important, and ensures our neighborhoods get their fair share of funding for the next 10 years. For all information about the 2020 Census: https://2020census.gov/

New Yorkers: The deadline to register to vote in the upcoming November election is TODAY! Don't forget that this deadline applies both to those planning to vote in person or by mail. Here's some key info: - New York offers online voter registration. - Voters can register by mail by printing the registration form, filling it out and then mailing it to their local election office.... - Absentee ballots must be requested by Oct. 27, and postmarked by Nov. 3. Need quick answers to any other questions about voting in New York? Visit https://vote.nyc/! Image: Jesse Duquette for PLAN YOUR VOTE 2020 https://www.planyourvote.org/

Just a few hours left until tonight's online talk on the 1964-65 World's Fair, hosted in collaboration with Harrison Public Library! To register: https://qnsmu.se/OnlineTalk1964WF.

Tomorrow, from 6:30 to 8:00pm, join us for Memorial to Enslaved Laborers, an online conversation exploring the history, form, and process behind the creation of the powerful new Memorial to Enslaved Laborers at University of Virginia. The groundsdesigned by Thomas Jefferson and now recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Sitewere built and maintained by 4000 enslaved men, women, and children. The memorial features marks and the names of these individuals carved into granit...e. It was designed with input from their descendants and Charlottesville community members, turning grief for a hidden past into a healing space, according to The New York Times. To register: http://qnsmu.se/MemorialToEnslavedLaborers (advanced registration required). Memorial to Enslaved Laborers is co-presented by Columbia University in the City of New York Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation; Columbia University School of the Arts; Cornell University AAP | Architecture, Art, Planning; the Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies; the Institute for Research in African-American Studies; the Lapidus Center for the Historical Analysis of Transatlantic Slavery at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library; The Studio Museum in Harlem; and the Queens Museum. Image: Visitors at the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers. Photo: Alan Karchmer. Courtesy of Höweler + Yoon Architecture.

"As New Yorkers, we’re thrivers ... We just keep coming back. We keep surviving." Watch to hear the voices of some the partner organizations featured in "Artists for New York" - including the Queens Museum's own Sally Tallant - speak about why New York is and will always be a vital place for art, and for all those who love, celebrate and need it. "Artists for New York" is a major initiative led by Hauser & Wirth to raise funds in support of New York City non-profit visual arts organizations that have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. To learn more about the initiative: http://qnsmu.se/ArtistsForNewYork.

Our most recent "Queens Spotlight" interview features Adhikaar's Narbada Chhetri. We spoke to the Director of Organizing and Programs about the ongoing impacts of COVID-19 on essential and low-wage workers within the Nepali-speaking immigrant community in Queens: http://qnsmu.se/QSNarbadaChhetri. Learn about Adhikaar’s efforts organizing directly on behalf of domestic and nail salon workers, and the unique challenges faced by low-wage and immigrant workers during the pandemic.

In honor of #WorldsFairWednesdays, we're calling all World's Fair fans to join us on October 7 - from 7:00pm to 8:15pm - for an online talk on the history of the 1964-1965 World's Fair. Made up of over 140 pavilions, which housed many nations, states, and corporations, the 1964-1965 World's Fair welcomed more than 50 million visitors and was shaped around the theme of "Peace Through Understanding". This virtual talk will be presented by Dr. Amy Raffel, Andrew W. Mellon Inter...pretation Research Fellow at the Queens Museum, and hosted by the Harrison Public Library. To register: http://qnsmu.se/OnlineTalk1964WF

On Thursday, October 8, from 6:30 to 8:00pm, join us for Memorial to Enslaved Laborers, an online conversation exploring the history, form, and process behind the creation of the powerful new Memorial to Enslaved Laborers at University of Virginia. The groundsdesigned by Thomas Jefferson and now recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Sitewere built and maintained by 4000 enslaved men, women, and children. The memorial features marks and the names of these individuals carv...ed into granite. It was designed with input from their descendants and Charlottesville community members, turning grief for a hidden past into a healing space, according to The New York Times. To register: http://qnsmu.se/MemorialToEnslavedLaborers (advanced registration required). Memorial to Enslaved Laborers is co-presented by Columbia University in the City of New York Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation; Columbia University School of the Arts; Cornell University AAP | Architecture, Art, Planning; the Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies; the Institute for Research in African-American Studies; the Lapidus Center for the Historical Analysis of Transatlantic Slavery at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library; The Studio Museum in Harlem; and the Queens Museum. Image: Visitors at the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers. Photo: Alan Karchmer. Courtesy of Höweler + Yoon Architecture.

Congratulations to artist Ulrike Müller for winning the 2020 Prize of the Böettcherstraße in Bremen at Kunsthalle Bremen! The Prize's jury stated: Ulrike Muller’s strength rests in abstraction. Her work is one of the most rigorous in the current field of feminist and queer artistic discourse. Resistance and independent existence are generated, among other things, through the blurring of boundaries. In her woven and enamel works, the borders of materials and colors merge to...gether. Ulrike Muller utilizes craft techniques to arrive at a reserved presence through pictorial form. Discover Müller's latest piece, "The Conference of the Animals (A Mural)", on the Queens Museum's Large Wall: https://qnsmu.se/TheConferenceOfTheAnimals Image: Ulrike Müller, "The Conference of the Animals", 2020. Photo by Hai Zhang.