Heckscher Museum of Art, Huntington

Name: Heckscher Museum of Art
Address: 2 Prime Ave, Huntington, 11743-2771, United States
Telephone: +1 631-351-3250

#2 among attractions in Huntington

Top attraction, Museum, Art museum

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Facts and practical information

The Heckscher Museum of Art is named after its benefactor, August Heckscher, who in 1920 donated 185 works of art to be housed in a new Beaux-Arts building located in Heckscher Park, in Huntington, New York. Today the museum has over 2000 works of art, focused mainly on American landscape paintings and work by Long Island artists, as well as featuring American and European modernism, and photography. The most famous painting in the collection is George Grosz’s “Eclipse of the Sun”. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1920 (104 years ago)Coordinates: 40°52'29"N, 73°25'18"W

Address

2 Prime AveHuntingtonHuntington 11743-2771 United States

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+1 631-351-3250

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Day trips

Heckscher Museum of Art – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Coneys Marine, David Conklin House, Fort Golgotha and the Old Burial Hill Cemetery, Willis Marine Center.

0.5 miN
40°52'57"N • 73°25'17"W
Coneys Marine, Huntington
14 min walk • Sailing, Marina
0.7 miS
Museum, History museum
David Conklin House, Huntington
17 min walk • The David Conklin House is a historic house located at Huntington in Suffolk County, New York, on the southwest corner of High Street and New York Avenue.
~1370 ftSW
Forts and castles
Fort Golgotha and the Old Burial Hill Cemetery, Huntington
7 min walk • Fort Golgotha and the Old Burial Hill Cemetery is the site of an historic cemetery, officially known as the "Old Burying Ground", and the location of a former Revolutionary War-era fort, known as Fort Golgotha, at Main Street and Nassau Road in Huntington, New York.
0.7 miN
40°53'6"N • 73°25'14"W
Willis Marine Center, Huntington
19 min walk • Sailing, Marina
~1350 ftW
Park
Heckscher Park, Huntington
7 min walk • Heckscher Park is a local park and national historic district in Huntington, Suffolk County, New York. It is bounded by Madison Street, Sabbath Day Path, Main Street, and Prime Avenue.
~600 ftE
Church
Old First Church, Huntington
3 min walk • Old First Church is an historic Presbyterian church building at 125 Main Street in Huntington, Suffolk County, New York. It was built in 1784 and is a two and one-half-story building with a steeply pitched gable roof. About 1900, a two-story, five-gable-roofed addition was completed on the rear of the building.
~1490 ftNE
Church
Bethel AME Church and Manse, Huntington
8 min walk • Bethel AME Church and Manse is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church and manse at 291 Park Avenue in Huntington, Suffolk County, New York.
~1300 ftSW
40°52'21"N • 73°25'32"W
Kadampa Meditation Center Long Island, Huntington
7 min walk • Spiritual, Temple
0.5 miSW
40°52'14"N • 73°25'48"W
Huntington Public Library, Huntington
14 min walk • Library
0.6 miE
Greek Revival architecture
Wiggins-Rolph House, Huntington
17 min walk • Wiggins-Rolph House is a historic home located at Huntington in Suffolk County, New York. It was built in 1848 and is a 2 ¹⁄₂-story, five-bay shingled residence in the Greek Revival style. It has a modern 1-story south wing and modern 2-story north wing.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Heckscher Museum of Art open?

Heckscher Museum of Art is open:

Monday closed
Tuesday closed
Wednesday 10 am - 5 pm
Thursday 10 am - 5 pm
Friday 10 am - 5 pm
Saturday 11 am - 5 pm
Sunday 11 am - 5 pm

Which popular attractions are close to Heckscher Museum of Art?

Nearby attractions include Old First Church, Huntington (3 min walk), Kadampa Meditation Center Long Island, Huntington (7 min walk), Heckscher Park, Huntington (7 min walk), Fort Golgotha and the Old Burial Hill Cemetery, Huntington (7 min walk).