The Queens Museum of Art

“With two community organizers and three art therapists on staff, as well as twenty teaching artists who speak nine languages and an exhibition program that consistently brings in artists who work collaboratively with our community members, we are confident that QMA is one of the most socially engaged museums in the nation. With each phase of our community work, there is a growing sense of making real and lasting impact.” (Queens Museum of Art)

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• The Queens Museum of Art is quite unlike that of other museums in New York City; its focus is not on simply displaying art for aesthetic appreciation, but also for the good of the community in Jackson Heights and Corona, Queens.
• By allowing the concerns of the community help determine the focus of an art piece, the QMA directly engages the residents of Jackson Heights and Corona, giving them an active role in shaping solutions.

Professor Tarry Hum’s Macaulay Honors Seminar on a tour of the Queens Museum of Art
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