Folk Art Museum Moves to Bigger Home in N.Y.

The Museum of American Folk Art in New York earlier this month changed its name to the American Folk Art Museum and moved into new quarters about 10 blocks away from its old home--and four times as large. The $22-million, eight-level building at 45 W. 53rd St. will let the museum display more of its roughly 4,000 objects, culled from traditional folk art of the 18th and 19th centuries through works by self-taught contemporary artists. Admission to the museum, formerly free, is now $9 for adults, $5 seniors and students. It is open Tuesdays through Sundays, closed Mondays. It will continue to operate its former home at 2 Lincoln Square as a free branch of the museum, open daily. (212) 977-7170, www.folkartmuseum.org.