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Radical Tenderness: Trans for Trans Portraiture
Radical Tenderness: Trans for Trans Portraiture Current Exhibition Showing work from Johanna Jackie Baier (Germany), Zackary Drucker (US), Texas Isaiah (US), and Del LaGrace Volcano (US/Sweden), Radical Tenderness aims to
Alice Austen House is Reopening for the Spring Season
This post is a draft. Only administrators will be able to view it until it is published. The Alice Austen House reopens for the spring season on Tuesday, March 2nd
We’ve partnered with Target Circle!
To our friends and supporters, We are honored and excited to announce that we have been chosen to participate in a special charitable giving campaign, sponsored and funded by Target.
Upcoming Events
“SHOWING UP” presented by The Civilians
The Civilians presents SHOWING UP, a free livestreamed evening of music and performance inspired by photographer Accra Shepp’s portraits of Black Lives Matter activists. In the ...
The Lawn @ AAH
2 Hylan Boulevard, Staten Island NY 10305Yoga on the Lawn
YOGA ON THE LAWN WITH BEYOGASI We are offering by-donation yoga classes from April-October led by BeYoga! Social distancing will be practiced, and masks are required to ...
Strength in Diversity: The Songs of Jeanine Tesori and Others
A SPOTLIGHT REPERTORY COMPANY PRODUCTION Songs of struggle, songs of hope, songs of change, songs of strength in diversity. Jacques Stewart - Director, David John Madore ...
Jane’s Walk NYC
A GUIDED VIRTUAL WALK The Queer Victorian Garden: Alice Austen Park Attendees will join Executive Director Victoria Munro on a virtual exploration of the historic gardens at ...
The Lawn @ AAH
2 Hylan Boulevard, Staten Island NY 10305WMN ZINE ISSUE No. 3
WMN ZINE ISSUE No. 3 PUBLICATION PRESENTATION An outdoor launch for Issue No.3 Taking Space for the 2 year anniversary. This issue is composed from an International ...
LGBTQ Designation Anniversary Tour
In partnership with Culture Pass NYC A virtual tour of the Alice Austen House with Executive Director Victoria Munro. More info and to reserve a free ...
The Lawn @ AAH
2 Hylan Boulevard, Staten Island NY 10305A Juneteenth Celebration
ON THE WORTHLESS STUDIOS STAGE Musical performances by Pamela Sneed and Andriniki Mattis. JUNE 19, 1PM - 4PM More information to come. The Alice Austen House is partnering with ...
The Lawn @ AAH
2 Hylan Boulevard, Staten Island NY 10305The L’Unicorns Performance & Family Day
ON THE WORTHLESS STUDIOS STAGE A performance of music and dance by the L’unicorns. The first Latinx LGBTQ group on Staten Island, the L’unicorns have created ...
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The museum is open to the public Tuesday – Friday for pre-booked tours for groups of 5 persons or less. Tours are done at 12:00, 1:00, 2:00 and 3:00 PM.
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Current Exhibition

Radical Tenderness: Trans for Trans Portraiture
On view March - June 2021
Timed to coincide with the International Day of Transgender Visibility on March 31, Radical Tenderness: Trans for Trans Portraiture highlights photographic work from four trans and non-binary artists whose portrait photography exudes tender intimacy and calls for a radical shift in visibility politics.