Opened in October 1994, the George Gustav Heye Center of the National Museum of the American Indian, at the historic Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in lower Manhattan, serves as the National Museum of the American Indian's exhibition and education facility in New York City. Permanent and temporary exhibitions, as well as a range of public programs—including music and dance performances, films and symposia—explore the diversity of the Native people of the Americas and the strength and continuity of their cultures from the earliest times to the present.
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The George Gustav Heye Center store offers beautiful items handmade by Native artisans including silver, turquoise jewelry, pottery, books and music.
