The I Was here AR application uses Augmented reality to highlight the untold stories of enslaved Africans in Inwood, who later forged an African American identity and shaped American history. I Was Here is a blend of technology and the arts that explores the history of America through the lens of the African diaspora, from […]
OUR COMPOST BIN IS CURRENTLY FULL. THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR DONATIONS! We will update this event when we have more space for donations, or when there is soil ready to pick up. Dyckman Farmhouse Museum Composting Program! Ongoing Program FREE Wondering what to do with your food scraps? Come join our composting Program! […]
Open Play at the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum Free! 7/27; 8/10; 8/24; 9/7 11AM-1PM Ready to flex those dominoes muscles or show off your corn hole skills? Join us for Open Play at DFM! On select Saturday’s, you can play corn hole or dominoes for free at the museum. Head down to the picnic tables by […]
Story Time at the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum. 8/1; 8/8 11AM-1PM Free! Join us for Story Time at the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum! Enjoy enchanting and moving illustrated stories in both English and Spanish. The books we are reading explore nature, diverse communities, and Black heroines from the era of enslavement. Reading a book is the perfect […]
“Bled, Cupped, Blister’d and Purged”—Healthcare in the 18th and Early 19th Centuries By Dr. Gretchen Sorin August 7th at 6:30PM VIRTUAL VIA ZOOM Register here Healthcare in the time of the Dyckman Farmhouse, the 18th and early 19th centuries, was dramatically different from healthcare and wellness today, although we can see vestiges of this time in some current practices. The […]
Open Play at the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum Free! 7/27; 8/10; 8/24; 9/7 11AM-1PM Ready to flex those dominoes muscles or show off your corn hole skills? Join us for Open Play at DFM! On select Saturday’s, you can play corn hole or dominoes for free at the museum. Head down to the picnic tables by […]
Growing Uptown: August Workshop Tuesday, August 20; 5:30PM-7PM Materials are FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED Celebrate summer with a delightful and refreshing experience at our Growing Uptown August workshop! First, we will provide tips on how to harvest your freshly grown herbs. Next, participants will have the opportunity to craft delicious mocktails using fresh garden-grown ingredients. […]
Bearing Witness: An Update on the Journey Toward Collaboration, Repair and Return at the Inwood Sacred Site and African Burial Ground By Peggy King Jorde and Rachel Watkins Thursday, August 22nd at 6PM on the back porch at DFM In Inwood until the late 1800s, the Dyckman and Nagel family cemeteries remained with grave markings, […]
Sunset Concert with the WaHi Chamber Orchestra Friday, August 23rd at 7PM Enjoy a free concert at the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum! On Friday, August 23rd, the Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra will play a one hour set in the backyard at the farmhouse. Please make sure to bring your own chair or blanket to sit on! […]
Open Play at the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum Free! 7/27; 8/10; 8/24; 9/7 11AM-1PM Ready to flex those dominoes muscles or show off your corn hole skills? Join us for Open Play at DFM! On select Saturday’s, you can play corn hole or dominoes for free at the museum. Head down to the picnic tables by […]
"I was their midwife": Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood on Seventeenth-Century Slave Ships By Dr. Andrea Mosterman August 28th at 12PM VIRTUAL; FREE Register here Ships are usually seen as masculine spaces, and slave ships are no exception. But as the slave voyages database shows, about a fourth of the captives transported on board seventeenth and […]
Open Play at the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum Free! 7/27; 8/10; 8/24; 9/7 11AM-1PM Ready to flex those dominoes muscles or show off your corn hole skills? Join us for Open Play at DFM! On select Saturday’s, you can play corn hole or dominoes for free at the museum. Head down to the picnic tables by […]
