“One of the most fantastic museums anywhere in America.”
–CNN
currently On View
AVAM specializes in original thematic exhibitions that seamlessly combine art, science, philosophy, humor and especially social justice and betterment.
farmer/artist VOLLIS SIMPSON
“I had a lotta junk and I had
to do something with it.”
ONGOING
Permanent Collection
America’s official
national museum,
education center,
and repository
for self-taught and intuitive artistry
Upcoming events
- Virtual Tour: Esther and the Dream of One Loving Human FamilyWed, Jan 27OnlineJan 27, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM ESTOnlineTour our most beloved exhibited works in the museum's history—the fabric stories of Holocaust survivor Esther Krinitz that recount her memories as a teenager in Nazi Poland. The tour is given by Esther's daughter, Bernice Steinhardt, and observes International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
- Honey, I Shrunk the Kinetic Sculpture RaceSat, May 01OnlineMay 01, 11:00 AM EDTOnlineThe Kinetic Sculpture Race is model perfect this year. Watch as miniature model “Dream Machine” 3D artful sculptures made by members of the public like YOU, compete over miniature land, sea, mud and sand. This page is for spectators. To enter a model, see https://www.avam.org/kinetic-sculpture-race
Kinetic Sculpture Race founder
HOBART BROWN
Kinetic Sculpture Race
