Holdings represent the largest collection of international folk art in the world: 130,000 objects from more than 100 countries.
The folk art collections include African, Asian & Middle Eastern, Contemporary Hispano & Latino, European & North American, Latin American, and Spanish Colonial as well as Textiles & Costumes.
Please check the museum website for updated exhibition information. Scheduling may have been modified as a result of the temporary museum closure.
Exhibitions & Dates
Between the Lines: Prison Art & Advocacy
Aug 9 2024 - Sep 2 2025
Themes of incarceration, social justice and prisoners’ rights, recidivism and transitional justice.
iNgqikithi yokuPhica / Weaving Meanings: Telephone Wire Art from South Africa
Nov 17 2024 - Nov 17 2025
Historical items alongside contemporary works of art
The Art Underground: Fantasy Coffins of Ghana
Jul 26 2026 - Mar 31 2027
Two dozen fantasy coffins by five well-known Ghanaian artists
Amidst Cries from the Rubble: - Art of Loss and Resilience from Ukraine
Jun 23 2024 - Apr 20 2025
More than sixty works, including large-scale photographs and evocative objects