Courtesy of the American Folk Art Museum
Title: Tour of the American Folk Art Museum Archives and Special Collections
Date & Time: Tuesday, July 7th, 2026, at 5:45 PM (Tour begins promptly at 6: 00 PM)
Duration: 1 hour
Capacity: 12
Admission: Free! (ART Members only)
Location: 47-29 32nd Place Long Island City, NY 11101
Event attendees are invited to visit the American Folk Art Museum Archives reading room for an overview of the AFAM's institutional archives, special collections, and archive projects. Featured in this tour will be exhibition history, artist papers, gravestone documentation collections, and the Healing Arts Initiative grant project.
This is an in-person event limited to 12 attendees. Registration is non-transferable. Please note that you MUST reserve a ticket in advance online in order to attend this event.
In the occasion that the event is sold out, we highly recommend joining the waitlist. An ART staff member will reach out to you if a spot becomes available. Unless you've been given permission, please do not show up at the event without registering.
How to find the American Folk Art Museum Archives
The American Folk Art Museum Archives are located at 47-29 32nd Place, Long Island City, NY 11101.
Meeting location
Please ring the buzzer to be let in upon arrival at the archives in Long Island City. Archival staff will meet attendees by the entry way on floor 2. Be advised that the archives are located on the second floor which requires climbing stairs. If an accessible entrance is required, please reach out to coordinate where to meet staff for assistance.
About
The American Folk Art Museum Archives collects, preserves, and makes accessible primary source materials that document the history and field of folk art, self-taught art, and art brut. The Archives include AFAM institutional archives that document the development and activities of the Museum, as well as distinctive special collections related to the founding and development of the field, folk artists and networks, and how artists, collectors, curators, and scholars have shaped the field. Archival materials include audio, video, photographs, ephemera, clippings, manuscripts, correspondence, and expansive artist and subject files. Read more about the AFAMA here
Staff Bios
Maylyn Iglesias is the HAI Project Assistant Archivist at the American Folk Art Museum. Maylyn is also a photographer and educator at the International Center for Photography and the Josephine Herrick Project.
Noa Ryan is the CLIR Processing Archivist & Project Manager at the American Folk Art Museum. She processes the Healing Arts Initiative, Inc. collection in the museum's archives under a Digitizing Hidden Collections grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.
Kailee Faber is the archivist for the American Folk Art Museum. She oversees all administrative and service aspects of the archives with the support of Noa and Maylyn.
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Image of The Coney Island Museum's Permanent Collection. https://www.coneyislandmuseum.org/current-exhibitions
Title: Coney Island Archive Tour
Date & Time: Saturday, July 18 at 11:50 AM (Tour begins promptly at 12 PM)
Capacity: 20
Duration: 2 hours
Admission: Free! Open to A.R.T. Members & Non-MembersLocation: Coney Island Museum, 1208 Surf Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
For over a century, the Coney Island amusement district has reflected the changing face of American popular culture. Join us for a special guided tour led by Curator Lisa Mangels-Schaefer, who has helmed the Museum’s archives and preservation infrastructure since 2016. As the great-granddaughter of renowned amusement innovator and historian W.F. Mangels, Lisa brings a lifetime of passion for the preservation and renewal of Coney Island. Attendees will have the unique opportunity to explore two featured exhibitions—“Five Cents To Dreamland: A Trip to Coney Island” and “Highlights from our Permanent Collection”—alongside an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the museum's historic archives.
This is an in-person event limited to 20 A.R.T. Members & Non-Members. Registration is non-transferable. Please note that you MUST reserve a ticket in advance online in order to attend this event. In the occasion that the event is sold out, we highly recommend joining the waitlist. An ART staff member will reach out to you if a spot becomes available. Unless you've been given permission, please do not show up at the event without registering.
ABOUT
Established in 1983, the Coney Island Museum (C.I.M.) is the only collecting institution singularly dedicated to preserving, protecting, and interpreting the rich history of the People’s Playground. It houses the world’s premier collection of Coney Island photographs, paintings, ephemera, amusement-related objects, architectural elements, and vintage signs on view to the public. In addition to the permanent collection, the Museum also hosts special exhibitions and lectures on Coney Island’s history and impact. The Museum’s archives are available as a critical resource to researching scholars, and its public displays support educators from local schools.
Meeting Location: In front of the C.I.M., at 1208 Surf AvenueDirections to Coney Island MuseumThe Museum is located on the second floor, and is not wheelchair accessible at this time. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Subway: Take the D, Q, N or F train to the Coney Island - Stillwell Ave station
Bus: B36 (Coney Island / Avenue U/Sheepshead Bay)
B64 (Coney Island / Bay Ridge)
B68 (Coney Island / Windsor Terrace)
B74 (Sea Gate / Coney Island)
B82 (Coney Island / Spring Creek)
Car: Take the Belt Parkway to exit 6. Head south on Cropsey Avenue to West 17th Street. MCU Park and the Parachute Jump will be in front of you on Surf Avenue. Metered Parking is available along most streets. There are commercial parking lots on West 17th Street at MCU Park and West 12th Street between Mermaid and Surf, West 15th Street between the Boardwalk and Surf, and Neptune Avenue between West 12th and Stillwell Avenue
Photo by David Almeida
Title: Tour of Planting Fields
Date & Time: Saturday, July 25th, at 11:45 PM (Tour begins promptly at 12:00 PM)
Duration: 1.5 hours (Guests are welcome to stay longer to walk around the grounds)
Capacity: 15
Admission: Free! (Open to A.R.T. Members & Non-Members)
Location: Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park, 1395 Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay, NY 11771
Join us for an exclusive tour of the historic Tudor-Revival Main House at Planting Fields and a sneak peek at collections storage spaces. Made to look as if it stood for centuries, the architecture and design of the Main House is a showcase of artistry and craftsmanship that features a distinctly American aesthetic through whimsical interior decoration, original ironwork commissions by Samuel Yellin, and murals painted by artists Robert Winthrop Chanler and Everett Shinn.
After the tour we’ll walk through the iconic Blue Pool Garden to the Foundation’s archives located in the historic Hay Barn building. The landscape was largely the vision of the Olmsted Brothers Firm and retains its original 409 acres of greenhouses, rolling lawns, formal gardens, woodland paths, and plant collections.
This is an in-person event limited to 15 attendees. Registration is non-transferable. Please note that you MUST reserve a ticket in advance online in order to attend this event.
How to find Planting Fields
By Train:
Oyster Bay is the last stop on the Oyster Bay line of the Long Island Railroad. Planting Fields is approximately 1 ½ miles west (about a 5 minute Uber ride).
By Car:
Long Island Expressway to Exit 41 North or Northern State Parkway to Exit 35 North. Proceed north on Route 106 towards Oyster Bay. Turn left onto 25A Northern Boulevard. Make first right onto Mill River Road. Follow green & white signs to the Arboretum on Planting Fields Road.
Parking is available. Guests will be provided with labels to waive the parking fee.
Please meet Michael D. Coe Archivist, Marie Penny, in the visitor parking lot. If you plan to arrive via an Uber, ask to be dropped off in the visitor parking lot to meet the group.
Planting Fields is a dynamic and vibrant site that features numerous historic structures, Olmsted Brothers-designed landscapes, and world class art and horticultural collections. As a former Gold Coast estate, it is preserved today as a celebration of art, architecture, landscape, and the people that resided on its land. Located in Oyster Bay, New York, the name “Planting Fields” referenced the fertility of the land and its rich agricultural value originally for the Matinecock People and later for Dutch and English colonists. Today Planting Fields welcomes over 200,000 visitors to the site every year and hosts numerous iconic cultural events such as the annual Camellia Festival in February, Arbor Day celebration in April, Home for the Holidays in December, Spring and Fall 5k races, and various lectures, symposia, exhibitions, concerts, performances, and family events. We welcome thousands of school-aged children throughout the year who engage with Planting Fields to learn about the sciences and humanities through varied offerings that are uniquely reflected at the site. Established in 1952, Planting Fields Foundation works in partnership with New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation to steward Planting Fields. For more information visit https://plantingfields.org/aboutus/
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