Queens Museum

🌟 The Queens Museum’s 2026 Gala is coming soon on 05.16 and you’re invited! Join us for a night of celebration, art, and community. We are pleased to announce our Gala Honorees: — Artist Derrick Adams (@derrickadamsny ) — Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. (@drichardsqueens ), Community Champion Award recipient The program will include a cocktail reception, dinner, auction, and after party! The auction will feature an exclusive group of artworks and bespoke cultural experiences, with proceeds supporting the sustainability of the Queens Museum and the forthcoming Suna Children’s Museum. Visit the 🔗 in bio to purchase your ticket today!

📸 Take a look at a few snaps from the opening of our new exhibition, "About Us: The American Imaginary"! The Terra Foundation Fellows Christina Chan, Annette Parkins, and Carlos David Trujillo led a special walkthrough of the show to share the insights about the collections of images that emerged from their extensive work with the Museum's archive. Join us at the Museum Wednesday through Sunday to see the exhibition and explore the question: "What is American about American Art?" Plan your visit and learn more at the 🔗 in bio. #QueensMuseum #AmericanArt #SpringExhibitions [Images: Kuo-Heng Huang]

Ever wondered what it takes to keep #NYC sparkling? ✨ Watch as @tutic.studio gives the #PanoramaQM its bi-annual glow-up. In addition to our daily cleanings, every building, every bridge, and every borough gets a deep clean and refresh! 🗽 Learn more about the cleaning process in The New York Post via the 🔗 in bio (@nypost ). Experience the city that never sleeps, even in miniature, on your next visit. #QueensMuseum #FlushingMeadowsCulture #WF60 #Timelapse

🗂️ Join us on Saturday, May 23 for Community Archiving Day, a program organized in collaboration with our current exhibition "About Us: The American Imaginary." Meet over 20 organizations preserving memory, resilience, and beauty across the five boroughs! Oral history projects, digital archives, and institutional repositories will be on-site to share their materials and discuss opportunities for research, collaboration, and more. The afternoon will also include: 🎞️ Screenings 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm: Corona Collection: An Oral History Project by the Louis Armstrong House Museum 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm: My Baryo Project by Claro de los Reyes 🛠️ Workshops 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm: Queens Monuments, a workshop led by Queens Memory Project with Meral Agish. 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm: Neighborhood Memories: Collaging Our Collective Home, facilitated by Charanya Ramakrishnan of the Louis Armstrong House Museum. 🖼️ Curator-led Exhibition Tour 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm: Tour "About Us: The American Imaginary" Participants include: @queensmemory , @nycarchives , @city_lore , @socratespark , @rikers.public.memory.project , @storycorps , @queens_historical_society , @khajistan_ , @louisarmstronghouse , @qllhughes , @nysignmuseum , @theblackbeautyarchive , @blackmemoryworkers , @lewislatimerhouse , @honduranarchive , @clarodelosreyes , @hemisphericinstitute , cunydsi, @centropr , @xFRCollective , and @franklinfurnace Visit the 🔗 in bio to learn more and plan your visit. [Images: Carlos David Trujillo, "Epilogue" (video stills), 2024-2026. Three-channel video (color, sound). Duration: 12:05 min. Courtesy the artist.]

Join us for a special New New Yorkers Printmaking Workshop this Sunday 05.17! This program is presented in partnership with the EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop [@efa.rbpmw ] on the occasion of the exhibition "Mohammad Omer Khalil: Common Ground" at the Blackburn Study Center. Inspired by the work of Queens-based artist Mohammad Omer Khalil [@mohammadomerkhalil ] who created self-portrait prints in response to the Kodak Pavilion at 1964–1965 New York World’s Fair, participants will learn how to make their own collagraph prints with found and recycled materials. This bilingual (English/Spanish) workshop for adults invites anyone curious about printmaking to explore its creative possibilities. Learn more and plan your visit via the 🔗 in bio today. #NewYorkWorldsFair #printmakingworkshop [Images: 1: New New Yorkers Printmaking Workshop; 2: Mohammad Omer Khalil, “Reflections from the World Fair [Self-Portrait]”, 1965. Collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the artist, 2023. © Mohammad Omer Khalil. Courtesy The Metropolitan Museum of Art.]

📣 We’re excited to announce the Queens Museum 2026 Gala Auction in partnership with @sothebys ! Four exceptional artworks by Derrick Adams, b. Robert Moore, Katherina Olschbaur, and Guy Stanley Philoche will be auctioned live at our annual Gala on Monday, May 18. Proceeds will support the sustainability of the Queens Museum and help realize the vision for the Suna Children’s Museum. To bid, join us at the Gala Auction facilitated by Christy W. Coombs [@cdubscoombs ]! Explore the artworks and learn more about live and absentee bidding via the 🔗 in bio. [Artwork images courtesy the artists.]

The Queens Museum is pleased to announce the appointment of two new members to its Board of Trustees: artist Aliza Nisenbaum and human capital strategy executive James White. Nisenbaum has been involved with the Queens Museum since 2012, teaching workshops and collaborating with the local community; in 2023, the Museum presented "Queens, Lindo y Querido," a major solo exhibition of her paintings. White brings a broad background in cultural transformation and leadership, with work centered on storytelling, belonging, and expanding access across the arts and community sectors. Their appointments reflect the Museum’s continued commitment to leadership that values a breadth of experience, artistic practice, and community engagement. Please join us in welcoming them as they help shape the Museum’s next chapter. [Images, left to right: Aliza Nisenbaum, credit: Naima Green; James White.]

✨ The 2026 Queens Borough Arts Festival opens this week! Join us at the Museum to experience the artistic achievements of Queens public school students in grades Pre-K through 12 — student artworks will be on view through May 17. The NYC Public Schools Arts Office and Queens Museum congratulate all of the student artists and send heartfelt thanks to the countless educators and administrators who support the students in developing their craft. When you visit the exhibition, don't forget to tag @QueensMuseum and #YouAtQM!

🪩 Let’s keep the party going! Join us for the Queens Museum’s Annual Gala After Party on Monday, May 18th following an evening honoring artist Derrick Adams (@derrickadamsny ) and Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. (@drichardsqueens ). DJ Quiana Parks (@quianaparks ) will be on the decks from 10:00 pm – 12:00 am. Don’t miss out on a night of dancing and a special selection of drinks 🥂 Visit the 🔗 in bio to save your spot today!

🌟 The Queens Museum congratulates Alina Tenser, American Artist, Fia Backström, and Kenneth Tam on their appointment to the 101st class of Guggenheim Fellows! All four artists have exhibited and worked with the Queens Museum, be it through solo exhibitions, group shows, artist residencies, or fellowship programs. Join us in celebrating them, take a look back at their work that's been featured at QM. [Images: 1: Kenneth Tam, still from "Silent Spikes", 2021, two-channel HD video, sound, 20:29 minutes. Courtesy the artist and Commonwealth & Council. 2: American Artist, still from "2015", 2019, Single-channel HD video, 21:38 minutes. 3: Alina Tenser, "Resting Tray", 2015, on view as a part of the QM exhibition "Nine." Photo by Hai Zhang. 4: Fia Backström, still from "Toxicology Report," 2025. HD Video, color, sound. Courtesy the artist.]

🎥 Take a peek at a few stills from "Epilogue," a new three-channel video featured in our current exhibition, "About Us: The American Imaginary." ✨ Created by Terra Foundation Fellow Carlos David Trujillo, the video expands upon the archival process undertaken by the fellows. One screen memorializes weekly conversations and discoveries through a digital collage of notes, screenshots, images, clips, and drafts. In another video, each fellow speaks about their curatorial process and a selected photograph. The third video presents the fellows exploring the Museum’s archives of Queens-based artist Jayne Mangino (1950–2009). Epilogue reflects the shifting nature of the fellows’ exhibition-making and their year-long process working together. To view the full video, visit the 🔗 in bio and plan your visit today! [Images 1, 3-6: Carlos David Trujillo, "Epilogue" (video stills), 2024-2026. Three-channel video (color, sound). Duration: 12:05 min. Courtesy the artist. Image 2: Installation view, "About Us: The American Imaginary". Credit Hai Zhang.]

One week til Panorama Challenge! Join us at @queensmuseum for the World Series of NYC-centric trivia with all new questions from Quizmaster @jtbklyn 🧠 This is our 15th Panorama Challenge! Help us celebrate this milestone and connect with fellow nerds of New York. 🤓 Tickets are $25 online, $30 at the door. Buy online and save! Tix at link in bio 🔗