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Exhibition Current

Sonia Boyce
Demonstrate

06.27.26 – 02.07.27
Exhibition Current

About Us: The American Imaginary

02.28.26 – 02.07.27
Collection
Roosevelt Island sits in the middle of the frame, with the Queensboro/Ed Kotch Bridge connecting Manhattan on the left and Queens on the right. Manhattan is densely populated with tall buildings, while this section of Queens has small housing buildings. In the back of the frame the Triboro Bridge and the Bronx are visible.

The Panorama of the City of New York

On Long-Term View
Exhibition Current
Caroline Kent's large-scale mural at the Queens Museum. A variety of shapes resembling paper collage cutouts are layered on a black background. Most of the shapes are various shades of gray but a few feature pastel and bold colors.

Caroline Kent
A short play about watching shadows move across the room

12.06.23 – 02.07.27
Exhibition 2021

Tiffany’s Lamps: Lighting Luxury

03.21.21 – Ongoing
Collection
A dome like spherical model with curved lattice work on the roof and a horizontal wave like structure through the middle. Jutting out from the middle of the sphere are two walkways. The base of the sphere has grass, trees and three figurines walking around.

World’s Fair Collection

On Long-Term View
Collection
Dr. Egon Neustadt sitting in a brown, cushioned chair. He is wearing a blue button up and gray slacks. His face is framed and lit up by a sea of glass lamps with different, colorful, mosaic patterns. Behind him is a large, blue and green, stain-glass window of a nature scene.

The Neustadt Collection of Tiffany Glass

On Long-Term View
Exhibition Current
A colorful mural on the sidewall of the museum portrays six Black Trans Femme icons. Marsha P.Johnson, Miss Major Griffin Gracy, Cayenne Doroshow, Qween Jean, Tourmaline, and Gia Love. The first person prominently stands out on the left side in a vibrant blue dress draped across the shoulder, while the person next to them wears a brown wrap skirt and ruffle blue top with one arm up in a fist. In the center is a person in a strapless bright orange dress holding it at the corner as they walk with an orange butterfly in their afro textured hair and music notes leave their lips. The next person is wearing a short blue skirt with a red top with a fist also in the air holding hands with a shadow of a smaller person. The last two people are, a person wearing a pink skirt with a white top in a motorized wheelchair and another person standing over their shoulder wearing yellow.

Glori Tuitt
Black, Trans, & Alive (Qweens Song)

10.01.21 – Ongoing
What's On What's On

Dive Into the Museum’s History

History
A black and white photo of an aerial view of the Unisphere during the 1964-65 World's Fair.

World's Fair Collection
History
A black and white photo of the Queens Museum. The entrance of the museum is in the background. In the middle ground is a wide walkway with benches and trees. In the foreground is a lawn, with three long rolls of paper covered with art supplies. Children are sitting and gathered around the paper and adults are walking around, instructing the children.

Historical Timeline
History
A black and white photo of Robert Moses, Grover Whalen, and Mayor Fiorello La Guardia speaking over a map of the 1939-40s World's Fair.

Past Exhibitions
History History

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News Annual Gala

Queens Museum 2026 Gala Honored Artist Derrick Adams and Celebrated Community Champion Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr.
News Board

Aliza Nisenbaum and James White Join the Queens Museum’s Board of Trustees
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