Dyckman Farmhouse

Finding Peace: Create Loving Offerings for A Community Altar with Regina Evans
2025-08-30 12:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Dyckman Farmhouse Museum, 4881 Broadway, New York, NY, 10034-3101, United States
If you could send a message to an enslaved person from the past, how would you use your creativity to acknowledge the inherent humanity of their life? Would you draw them a beautiful map to freedom? Write a loving poem to sing softly into their ear? Paint a colorful picture that holds hidden symbols of care? ​
Dyckman Farmhouse Museum is honored to welcome back our 2024–2025 exhibiting artist, Regina Evans, for a community-engaged project that pays tribute to the enslaved people who once unjustly lived and labored here. Through this Community Altar, we offer a deliberate acknowledgment of their life’s journey so that they are properly honored and remembered.
Using materials provided and optional guided prompts, participants will create loving offerings— a letter, poem, or drawing—that will be placed on the Community Altar and later bound into a book by Regina Evans for public viewing. All ages welcome!
Date: Saturday, August 30th AND Saturday, September 6th
Time: 12pm-3pm
Cost: FREE!
Location: Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (on the corner of 204th and Broadway)
This program is supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, through the Dutch Culture USA FUTURE 400 program of the Consulate General of the Netherlands in New York.

Artist Talk and Opening Reception: "We Were, We Are, We Will Be" by Cheyney McKnight
2025-09-03 18:00 - 19:00 | Dyckman Farmhouse Museum, 4881 Broadway, New York, NY, 10034-3101, United States
We Were, We Are, We Will Be
Cheyney McKnight

Heed my warning from the ancestors.
Do right by these ancestors.
Do right by these descendants.

A fundamental aspect of many African traditions is that the ancestors are continuously linked to us and even those yet to be born. They are the intermediaries between our world and the spiritual world. Throughout the African diaspora, people honor the ancestors and seek them out for guidance, protection, and blessings. Libations is one of the ways they honor their ancestors.
In We Were, We Are, We Will Be, historical Interpreter Cheyney McKnight presents a series of photographs and videos from libation ceremonies she led for First Africans Day at Stratford Hall Historic Preserve over the past 4 years. Through exclusive tours, lectures, and activities, Stratford Hall Historic Preserve hosts First Africans Day each year to commemorate the enslaved Africans and African Americans who built, managed, and sustained the estate for generations of the Lee family.
As part of First Africans Day 2025, Cheyney McKnight and Tanyah Dadze Cotton led an opening ceremony in the morning on Stratford Hall’s burial ground to honor the enslaved ancestors with libations. In the evening, McKnight led a closing ceremony— one final action to ground the descendents. Everyone was present: descendents of those who were enslaved at Stratford Hall, descendents of the Lee family, local community members, and visitors from all over the world. They called out the names of those who were enslaved at Stratford Hall. They weaved those same names written on dissolvable paper into a raft made from locally sourced, biodegradable materials. McKnight then concluded the ceremony with a call for all of the female descendents of those who were enslaved at Stratford Hall to join together and push the raft out into the Potomac River.
We Were, We Are, We Will Be links the past, present, and future of the African diaspora highlighting the reparative work that needs to be done in centering the spiritual and physical healing of descendants of slavery through reparations.
The exhibition at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum features framed photographs and a projected video montage from libation ceremonies Cheyney Mcknight led for First Africans Day at Stratford Hall over the past 4 years alongside a selection of objects that hold immense value during McKnight’s libation ceremonies.
Join us for the Opening Reception of We Are, We Were, We Will Be where you’ll have the chance to meet the artist and hear more about the making of the exhibited work.
Date: Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025
Time: 5:30pm-7:30pm
(The Artist Talk portion of the Opening Reception will begin at 6pm. Can’t attend in person? Please register via Zoom for the livestream)
Cost: FREE!
Location: Livestream via Zoom or attend in person at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (on the corner of 204th Street and Broadway)
This program is supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, through the Dutch Culture USA FUTURE 400 program of the Consulate General of the Netherlands in New York.

Finding Peace: Create Loving Offerings for A Community Altar with Regina Evans
2025-09-06 12:00 - 15:00 | Dyckman Farmhouse Museum, 4881 Broadway, New York, NY, 10034-3101, United States
If you could send a message to an enslaved person from the past, how would you use your creativity to acknowledge the inherent humanity of their life? Would you draw them a beautiful map to freedom? Write a loving poem to sing softly into their ear? Paint a colorful picture that holds hidden symbols of care? ​
Dyckman Farmhouse Museum is honored to welcome back our 2024–2025 exhibiting artist, Regina Evans, for a community-engaged project that pays tribute to the enslaved people who once unjustly lived and labored here. Through this Community Altar, we offer a deliberate acknowledgment of their life’s journey so that they are properly honored and remembered.
Using materials provided and optional guided prompts, participants will create loving offerings— a letter, poem, or drawing—that will be placed on the Community Altar and later bound into a book by Regina Evans for public viewing. All ages welcome!
Date: Saturday, August 30th AND Saturday, September 6th
Time: 12pm-3pm
Cost: FREE!
Location: Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (on the corner of 204th and Broadway)

[ZOOM] I Do Promise: A Virtual Roundtable with Composer Jonathan Woody
2025-09-11 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual via Zoom
“I do promise to every NEGROE who shall desert the Rebel Standard, full security to follow within these Lines, any Occupation which he shall think proper.”—H. Clinton, June 30, 1779
Join composer/bass-baritone Jonathan Woody, violinist Shelby Yamin, and historical clarinetist Dominic Giardino for a roundtable discussion centered on Woody’s forthcoming work, I Do Promise.
Commissioned by Dyckman Farmhouse Museum and the period-instrument ensemble Music of the Regiment, I Do Promise blends 21st-century sounds with 18th-century instruments and texts from the American Revolutionary War. Taking its name from a line in General Henry Clinton’s 1779 Philipsburg Proclamation, the work is a musical meditation on the experiences of Africans and Black Americans who navigated Britain’s utilitarian policies of emancipation in New York and throughout North America between 1775 and 1783.
Date: September 11, 2025
Time: 6pm-7pm
Cost: FREE!
Registration Required? Yes, register via Zoom HERE!
Location: Virtual via Zoom.
Jonathan Woody often performs as a member of the GRAMMY®-nominated Choir of Trinity Wall Street, where he has earned praise from the New York Times for his “charismatic” and “riveting” solos. Woody is in demand as a bass-baritone soloist, appearing regularly with historically informed and period-instrument orchestras including Boston Early Music Festival, Apollo’s Fire, Pacific MusicWorks, Bach Collegium San Diego, Trinity Baroque Orchestra, and New York Baroque Incorporated. As a composer, his compositional voice blends 17th- and 18th-century inspiration with minimalism and socially conscious subject matter of today. Since 2020, he has received commissions from Apollo’s Fire, the Choir of Trinity Wall Street, Chanticleer, the Handel and Haydn Society, the Cathedral Choral Society of Washington, D.C., and the Five Boroughs Music Festival, among others.
Violinist Shelby Yamin is a sought after chamber musician, recitalist, and soloist. Recent season highlights include appearances as soloist with the Albany Symphony, Oregon Bach Festival, Philharmonia Baroque Chamber Players, New York Baroque Incorporated, House of Time, and Voices of Music. Her passion for bringing historical music into historic spaces has led to concerts at the Hammond-Harwood House and George Washington’s Mount Vernon. Based in New York, Shelby can be regularly heard with the city’s premier period-instrument ensembles, including Trinity Baroque Orchestra and The Sebastians, and she has been a core member of Les Délices (Cleveland, OH) since 2022. In addition to her active performing and teaching career, Shelby is the associate producer of Les Délices’s award-winning early music webseries and podcast, SalonEra. Shelby holds degrees from the Manhattan School of Music, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and The Juilliard School, where she won the historical-performance concerto competition.
Historical clarinetist Dominic Giardino enjoys a varied professional life as a performer, administrator, educator, and researcher. Dominic performs in period-instrument orchestras throughout the continent, including in recent seasons with Boston Baroque, the Washington Bach Consort, and the Pacific Baroque Orchestra. He also regularly performs in chamber music programs with the Raleigh Camerata and Wit’s Folly. Dominic has recorded with the Smithsonian Chamber Players, the Bach Choir of Bethlehem Orchestra, Newberry’s Victorian Cornet Band, and Three Notch’d Road: The Virginia Baroque Ensemble. He is the executive director of Arizona Early Music, serves on the faculties of the University of North Texas and George Mason University, and co-directs the period-instrument ensemble Music of the Regiment. Dominic is a 2016 Fulbright grantee and holds degrees from the Eastman School of Music and the Royal Conservatory of The Hague.
This project is made possible through the generous support of the New York State Council on the Arts.

[VIRTUAL] "Genesis of Blackness in the Americas: Santo Domingo, A Passport to Black Caribbean Culture and Identity" with Dr. Lissette Acosta Corniel
2025-09-23 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual via Zoom
Date: September 23, 2025
Time: 6pm-7pm
Cost: FREE!
Registration Required? Yes, register here!
Location: Virtual via Zoom
Twice a year, Dyckman Farmhouse Museum hosts Talking About Race Matters (TARM), a FREE three-part virtual lecture series where notable community leaders and esteemed scholars share their groundbreaking research on cultural history, racial identity, and social justice. Each TARM series is grounded in a unifying theme. For this September-October (Happy Hispanic Heritage Month!), all three TARM lectures will explore the history and formation of Afro-Caribbean identity.
Join us for the first session of Talking About Race Matters 2025 featuring Dr. Lissette Acosta Corniel, an associate professor of Latin American and Caribbean studies in the Department of Ethnic and Race Studies at the Borough of Manhattan Community College.
She will be presenting “Genesis of Blackness in the Americas: Santo Domingo, A Passport to Black Caribbean Culture and Identity,” a conversation about the first Black people to arrive in the Caribbean and how Santo Domingo (or La Española) played a key role as the main port of entry for the Transatlantic Slave Trade, leading to one of the largest diasporic Black communities and each with a distinct sense of belonging through adaptation, identity preservation, and identity development.
Dr, Lissette Acosta Corniel’s work focuses on gender, slavery, and resistance in early colonial Hispaniola and Santo Domingo. She has published several articles and book chapters and is the editor of the book Transatlantic Bondage: Slavery and Freedom in Spain, Santo Domingo, and Puerto Rico (SUNY Press, 2024). She is working on her next book, Bad Women, Contested Freedoms: Feminist Behavior in 16th Century Hispaniola. Acosta Corniel is also interested in digital humanities. She was the research associate of the www.firstblacks.org database and is the co-creator and co-director of the faculty-student research program Black Studies Across the Americas. https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/black-studies-across-the-americas/.
Dyckman Farmhouse Museum’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. Talking about Race Matters is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.

[VIRTUAL] Talking About Race Matters 2025: "Living Afro-Latina Lives: An Afrodiasporic Feminist Approach to Understanding Identity Formation and Political Consciousness" with Dr. Yalidy Matos
2025-09-25 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual via Zoom
Date: September 25, 2025
Time: 6pm-7pm
Cost: FREE!
Registration Required? YES! Register HERE!
Location: Virtual via Zoom
Twice a year, Dyckman Farmhouse Museum hosts Talking About Race Matters (TARM), a FREE three-part virtual lecture series where notable community leaders and esteemed scholars share their groundbreaking research on cultural history, racial identity, and social justice. Each TARM series is grounded in a unifying theme. For this Hispanic Heritage Month, all three TARM lectures will explore the history and formation of Afro-Caribbean identity.
Join us for the second session of Talking About Race Matters 2025 featuring Dr. Yalidy Matos, Associate Professor of Political Science at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, as she presents her newest research, Living Afro-Latina Lives: An Afrodiasporic Feminist Approach to Understanding Political Consciousness.
Living Afro-Latina Lives: An Afrodiasporic Feminist Approach to Understanding Political Consciousness explores how Afro-Latinas— whether born in the U.S. or abroad but primarily residing in the United States—identify and construct their identities, and how they engage with broader identity categories. Crucially, the work traces the shift from individual identification to the development of an intersectional Afro-Latina political consciousness. This consciousness isn’t just about how they see themselves—it’s about how they act, what they believe, and how they engage politically. Rooted in Black feminist thought, this intersectional Afro-Latina political consciousness has real consequences for political attitudes and behavior. This works examines how identity becomes action, and how Afro-Latina lives illuminate the power of lived experience in shaping political life.
Yalidy Matos’ scholarship sits at the intersection of race, ethnicity, gender, and politics, immigration, and identity politics. Her book Moral and Immoral Whiteness in Immigration Politics (OUP) was published in 2023. She graduated from Ohio State University in Columbus, OH with a PhD in Political Science in 2015, and Connecticut College in New London, CT with a Bachelor of Arts in Government and Gender and Women’s Studies in 2009.
Dyckman Farmhouse Museum’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. Talking about Race Matters is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.

[VIRTUAL] Talking About Race Matters 2025: "Archival Justice: Black Dominican Studies Archive-Building across Samaná, Puerto Plata, and Ayiti" with Dr. Sophia Monegro
2025-10-08 18:00 | Virtual via Zoom
Date: October 8, 2025
Time: 6pm-7pm
Cost: FREE!
Registration Required? YES! Register here!
Location: Virtual via Zoom
Twice a year, Dyckman Farmhouse Museum hosts Talking About Race Matters (TARM), a FREE three-part virtual lecture series where notable community leaders and esteemed scholars share their groundbreaking research on cultural history, racial identity, and social justice. Each TARM series is grounded in a unifying theme. For this Hispanic Heritage Month, all three TARM lectures will explore the history and formation of Afro-Caribbean identity.
Join us for the third and FINAL session of Talking About Race Matters 2025 featuring Dr. Sophia Monegro, a literary scholar working at the intersection of Black Women’s Intellectual History, Dominican Studies, and Digital Humanities. She will be presenting “Archival Justice: Black Dominican Studies Archive-Building across Samaná, Puerto Plata, and Ayiti.”
This presentation introduces restorative justice and community-engaged approaches to building Black archives. You will learn about: the “We Choose Freedom: Samaná, Dominican Republic,” a digital collection documenting the papers of African American descendant Samaneses; the “Guerilla Archiving Program” currently based in Puerto Plata; and the forthcoming digital archive “Cimarronas: A Black Woman’s Archive of Ayiti/Quisqueya” a trilingual platform aimed at making Black women’s histories, as they traveled across the Atlantic, Caribbean, and South America from the 16th to 19th centuries, accessible to diverse audiences using interactive animations, digital mapping tools, primary documents, multimedia essays, and site-based micro documentaries.
Dr. Sophia Monegro earned a PhD in African and African Diaspora Studies at The University of Texas at Austin. Currently, Dr. Monegro is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity, and Equity at Washington University in St. Louis. Monegro’s research agenda democratizes access to archives that help account for Black intellectual production in the Atlantic world.
Dyckman Farmhouse Museum’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. Talking about Race Matters is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.

Path Through History Weekend 2025: FREE Guided Tour of Dyckman Farmhouse Museum!
2025-10-11 11:00 - 12:00 | Dyckman Farmhouse Museum, 4881 Broadway, New York, NY, 10034-3101, United States
Happy Path Through History Weekend 2025! Join us for this rare opportunity to enjoy a FREE hour-long guided tour of Dyckman Farmhouse Museum! Don’t miss the chance to explore Dyckman Farmhouse Museum’s historic Hessian military hut, latest contemporary exhibition, community altar, and permanent collections of early Upper Manhattan history.
Date: October 11, 2025
Time: 11am-12pm
Cost: FREE!
Registration Required? Yes, RSVP HERE! Only 15 slots available.
Location: Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (on the corner of 204th Street & Broadway)
The farmhouse is not ADA accessible and limited accommodations are available. Please review the visitor information at https://dyckmanfarmhouse.org/visit/before-you-arrive/

FALL FESTIVAL / EL FESTIVAL DE OTOÑO
2025-10-18 10:00 - 15:00 | Dyckman Farmhouse Museum, 4881 Broadway, New York, NY, 10034-3101, United States
THE WAIT IS FINALLY OVER!
The Annual Fall Festival returns to Dyckman Farmhouse Museum with exciting new activities plus the all-time favorites you’ve been waiting for all year:

Unleash your inner artist with fall-inspired stop motion animations and mind-bending optical illusions! Yes, you read that right! Come create your own thaumatropes and spin your drawings to life!
Sip on apple cider fresh from the press and crafted right before your eyes!
Dance to LIVE MUSIC performed by your favorite local musicians!
Enjoy some neighborly competition! Put your steady hand to the test with giant Jenga and see how long your tower can last! We’ll have plenty of lawn games out for anyone up for a challenge…

Our historic Hessian Hut as well as the iconic Dyckman Farmhouse Museum will be open to all attendees FREE OF CHARGE. Come explore our latest contemporary exhibition by Cheyney McKnight, community altar curated by Regina Evans, and permanent collection as long as you’d like! Refreshments, snacks, and freshly popped popcorn will be available for purchase all day long.
And that’s just the tip of the haystack! There’s so much more to explore and enjoy at our annual Fall Festival. So, start rounding up your friends, family, nieces, and nephews for a fall-tastic day at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum!
Trust me, it’s going to be gourd-geous!
Date: Saturday, October 18th, 2025
Time: 10am-3pm
Cost: FREE!
Stroller parking available? YES!
Location: Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (on the corner of 204th and Broadway)

EL FESTIVAL DE OTOÑO
¡LA ESPERA HA TERMINADO
El Festival de Otoño regresa al Museo Dyckman Farmhouse con actividades familiares nuevas y divertidas, además de las favoritas del año pasado:

¡Crea animaciones stop motion e ilusiones ópticas alucinantes inspiradas en el otoño! ¡Sí, has leído bien! ¡Venga a crear sus propios taumatropes y vea cómo sus dibujos cobran vida!
¡Bebe sidra de manzana fresca de la prensa y elaborada frente a tus ojos!
¡Bailar a la MÚSICA EN VIVO de sus músicos favoritos del barrio!
¡Disfruta de una competencia amistosa! ¡Pon a prueba tu mano firme con Jenga gigante y ve cuánto tiempo puede durar tu torre! Tendremos un montón de juegos de césped para cualquiera listo para un desafío…

Nuestra histórica cabaña de Hesse, así como el icónico Museo de la Granja Dyckman, estarán abiertos a todos los visitantes de FORMA GRATUITA ¡Explore nuestra nueva exposición de arte contemporáneo de Cheyney McKnight, el altar comunitario organizado por la artista Regina Evans y la colección permanente! Refrescos, bocadillos y palomitas de maíz recién hechas estarán disponibles para comprar durante todo el día.
¡Y eso es solo la punta del pajar! Hay mucho más para disfrutar en nuestro Festival de Otoño este año. Así que, ¡comienza a reunir a tus amigos, familiares, sobrinas y sobrinos para un día inolvidable en el Museo de la Granja Dyckman!
Fecha: Sábado 18 de octubre de 2025
Hora: 10am-3pm
Costo: ¡GRATIS
¿Habrá estacionamiento para cochecitos? ¡Sí!
Ubicación: Museo de la Granja Dyckman (en la esquina de la calle 204 y Broadway)

Opening Reception: "As Canaries In A Coal Mine: Portraits of Avian Families at Risk" by Jessica Lagunas
2025-10-23 18:00 - 20:00 | Dyckman Farmhouse Museum, 4881 Broadway, New York, NY, 10034-3101, United States
Artist Jessica Lagunas presents “As Canaries in a Coal Mine. Portraits of Avian Families at Risk,” a new series of works that uses fabric swatches collected from various sources to create images of bird species considered “at risk,” according to a report from the National Audubon Society.
Join us for the Opening Reception where you’ll have the chance to learn more about the making of the exhibition from the artist herself!
Date: Thursday, October 23, 2025
Time: 6pm-8pm (Guided Tour begins at 7pm)
Cost: FREE!
Location: Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (on the corner of 204th and Broadway)
Dyckman Farmhouse Museum’s programs and “As Canaries in a Coal Mine. Portraits of Avian Families at Risk,” are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

Brewing Up History: From Farm To Bar
2025-11-07 18:00 - 21:00 | Dyckman Farmhouse Museum, 4881 Broadway, New York, NY, 10034-3101, United States
Join Dyckman Farmhouse Museum for our newest fundraiser, Brewing Up History: From Farm to Bar.
Learn about the history of alcohol production in early America and the role of farmers like the Dyckman’s.
You’ll get to enjoy:

Unlimited tastings from Dyckman Beer Co., Aaron Burr Cidery, and The Old Field Vineyards.
Historic games with Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site.
Light bites from local restaurants, including Refried Beans Mexican Grill, Le Chéile, Tubby Hook Tavern, Tryon Public House, and 24/7 Caterers.
A souvenir tasting glass!

All proceeds will go to supporting Dyckman Farmhouse Museum in its mission to serve the community with art, history, and culture through exhibitions and free and engaging public programming.
21+ only. IDs will be checked at the door.
Date: Friday, November 7, 2025
Time: 6-9pm
Price:

Early Bird (Through October 22nd): $50
Regular (After October 23rd): $65

Location: Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (on the corner of 204th and Broadway)
Thank you to additional supporter Brotherhood Winery.

Extended Visiting Hours!
2025-11-18 12:00 - 19:00 | Dyckman Farmhouse Museum, 4881 Broadway, New York, NY, 10034-3101, United States
Ever wanted to visit the Museum after school with your kids? Catch up with your best friend after work by our picnic tables? Watch the sunset from our front porch for date night?
Well, here’s your chance before the year ends!
Dyckman Farmhouse Museum and Gardens will be OPEN from 12pm-7pm THIS FRIDAY, November 21st! Make sure to get your admission tickets in advance HERE!
Date: THIS FRIDAY, November 21st!
Time: 12pm-7pm
General Admission: $3 (FREE for Uptown residents!)
Location: Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (on the corner of 204th and Broadway)

[SOLD OUT] "The Hummingbird Saves The Day" with The Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre
2025-12-20 11:00 - 11:30 | Dyckman Farmhouse Museum, 4881 Broadway, New York, NY, 10034-3101, United States
Dyckman Farmhouse Museum and The Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre are proud to present The Hummingbird Saves The Day, a fun-filled and kid-friendly puppet show set in Puerto Rico and Sawmill Parkway!

Join us at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum on December 20, 2025 for an exciting in-person puppet show that will delight both kids and adults. Watch as Keke, the brave puppet hero, embarks on a journey filled with laughter and heartwarming moments. Don’t miss out on this magical experience!

Only 15 slots available.
Date: Saturday, December 20, 2025
Time: 11am-11:30am
Cost: FREE!
RSVP Required? Yes! RSVP here!
Location: Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (at the corner of 204th & Broadway)

Guided Tour
2026-02-20 14:00, 2026-02-21 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-02-27 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-02-28 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-03-13 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-03-14 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-03-20 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-03-21 12:00 - 13:00 and 2 more dates | Dyckman Farmhouse Museum, 4881 Broadway, New York, NY, 10034-3101, United States
Led by our Museum Educators, participants will learn about those who have shaped the stories of Inwood, including the Lenape, Revolutionary War soldiers, the Dyckman Family, free and enslaved African people, and present-day residents of Northern Manhattan.
Perfect for ages 8+, families, history lovers, museum enthusiasts, and Uptown locals!
Dates: Every Friday & Saturday starting January 30 (excluding March 6 & 7)
Time: Fridays 2–3 PM | Saturdays 12–1 PM
Location: Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (on the corner of 204th St & Broadway)
Cost: Free with museum admission ($3 or FREE for Uptown & Bronx residents)
Capacity: First come, first serve! 15 spots per tour.
Registration required: Yes, reserve BOTH your guided tour + museum admission tickets!

Dyckman Farmhouse Museum Alliance’s programs are made possible by The Cowles Charitable Trust and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

Lord Help Me Be: Alice Coltrane and the Quest for Freedom in Black Power Era America with Dr. Tammy L. Kernodle
2026-03-18 16:30 - 18:00 | Virtual via Zoom
Dyckman Farmhouse Museum Alliance (DFMA) is teaming up with Inwood Library to bring you a free, in-person community livestream and discussion of both Talking About Race Matters lectures this March. Talking About Race Matters (TARM) is a two-part virtual lecture series where notable scholars share their groundbreaking work on cultural history and social justice.
This month, TARM lectures will explore the cultural and political contributions of Black women musicians in America. This is “The Song of Our Freedom: Black Music in America” in celebration of Women’s History Month and the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
The first TARM lecture features Dr. Tammy L. Kernodle, the Park Creative Arts Endowed Professor and University Distinguished Professor of Music at Miami University (OH),. She teaches in the areas of African American music, gender studies in music, and race and American popular culture.
She will explore pianist and harpist Alice Coltrane’s role in pushing forward the avant-garde jazz aesthetic during the years immediately following the death of her husband and collaborator John Coltrane. This lecture will examine the symbiotic relationship between the music from her early solo albums and the broader idea of freedom that fueled the rise of the Black Power and Black Nationalist Movements.
*After the livestream, in-person attendees will participate in a guided discussion and explore supplementary reading curated by Library staff and TARM lecturers. Small snacks will be provided.*
Adults 18+
Date: Wednesday, March 18th
Time: 4:30pm-5:30pm virtually OR 4:30PM-6PM for those attending in-person
Cost: FREE
Registration Required? Yes, register via Zoom or NYPL events page
Location: Virtual via Zoom or 2nd floor Community Room at Inwood Library

Inwood Haven: Making Melodies of Inwood (Family Workshop)
2026-03-21 16:00 - 18:00 | Dyckman Farmhouse Museum, 4881 Broadway, New York, NY, 10034-3101, United States
Join this family-friendly workshop to contribute to a composition that reflects the Inwood neighborhood and its history guided by teaching artist and violinist Evelyn Brandes!
What does Inwood sound like?
What music comes to mind when you think of Inwood?
Join us for a musical family workshop for youth and adults! Adults and kids ages 5-18 are invited to collaborate on a community composition, guided by Teaching Artist and composer Evelyn Petcher Brandes and Leadlights Ensemble violist Arthur Dibble.
Come learn how to use flashcards, boomwhackers, and bells to create melodies and rhythms inspired by our Inwood neighborhood. Your words, melodies, and ideas shared in this workshop will come to life in Ms.Brandes’ brand-new musical composition called “Inwood Haven,” premiering this September on our very own back porch!
Any accompanying adult is considered a participant of this program. Accompanying adults and youth must reserve a ticket. Participants may be photographed during this workshop and will be asked to sign a media release form.
Date: Saturday, March 21st, 2026
Time: 4PM-6PM
Cost: FREE
Registration Required? Yes, register via Eventbrite! Only 18 spots available.
Location: Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (on the corner of 204th and Broadway)
“Inwood Haven” is a project created by NYC based composer Evelyn Petcher Brandes and sponsored by the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum through a grant from New York State Council on the Arts.
Flyer Design by Dawn Kim

Going to the Territory: History, Memory and the Politics of Place in Beyonce’s Lemonade—10 Years Later with Dr. Daphne A. Brooks
2026-03-24 16:30 - 18:00 | Virtual via Zoom
Dyckman Farmhouse Museum Alliance (DFMA) is teaming up with Inwood Library to bring you a free, in-person community livestream and discussion of both Talking About Race Matters lectures this March. Talking About Race Matters (TARM) is a two-part virtual lecture series where notable scholars share their groundbreaking work on cultural history and social justice.
This month, TARM lectures will explore the cultural and political contributions of Black women musicians in America. This is “The Song of Our Freedom: Black Music in America” in celebration of Women’s History Month and the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
The second TARM lecture features features Dr. Daphne A. Brooks, the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Black Studies, American Studies, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and Music at Yale University. She is the author of Bodies in Dissent: Spectacular Performances of Race and Freedom, 1850-1910 (Durham, NC: Duke UP, 2006), winner of The Errol Hill Award for Outstanding Scholarship on African American Performance from ASTR; Jeff Buckley’s Grace (New York: Continuum, 2005) and Liner Notes for the Revolution: The Intellectual Life of Black Feminist Sound (Harvard University, February 2021).
This talk will explore the enduring significance of Beyonce’s pathbreaking 2016 album Lemonade and marks the 10th anniversary of its release. Through an examination of New Orleans culture and a meditation on this visual album’s formidable meditations on the afterlives of slavery, this talk showcases the enduring impact of an instant pop music classic and cultural phenomenon.
*After the livestream, in-person attendees will participate in a guided discussion and explore supplementary reading curated by Library staff and TARM lecturers. Small snacks will be provided.*
Adults 18+
Date: Tuesday, March 24th
Time: 4:30pm-5:30pm virtually OR 4:30PM-6PM for those attending in-person
Cost: FREE
Registration Required? Yes, register via Zoom or NYPL events page
Location: Virtual via Zoom or 2nd floor Community Room at Inwood Library

Earth Day Pollinator Party!
2026-04-22 16:00 - 18:00 | Dyckman Farmhouse Museum, 4881 Broadway, New York, NY, 10034-3101, United States
Celebrate Earth Day at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum! Dyckman Farmhouse has always been a place where people grow things in the ground: the Lenape used this area as seasonal farmland, the Dyckmans were known for planting fruit orchards, and even today our neighbors tend to our raised garden beds every week.
Join us on Earth Day to celebrate the past and present pollinators that have made Dyckman Farmhouse’s garden possible! We’ve got an exciting lineup of activities for all ages:
🎭 Enjoy a pollinator-inspired puppet show starting at 4:30pm! The legendary “Hummingbird Saves the Day” with Cinta Productions returns to the Farmhouse!
🦋 Bring paper butterflies, bees, and birds to life with stop motion animation!
🐦 Sparrow? Pigeon? Hawk? Discover who’s who in the bird world and get fluent in birdwatching with the Urban Park Rangers!
🎶 Use boomwhackers, bells, and shakers, to make melodies inspired by the nature of Inwood with local composer Evelyn Petcher Brandes! Your ideas will be part of Ms.Brandes’ new musical composition called “Inwood Haven,” premiering this September on our very own back porch!
🌼 Roll up your sleeves, make wildflower seed bombs, and take your best shot around our Hessian Hut! FYI, come back to the Farmhouse in a month to see your sprouts in action!
Date: Wednesday, April 22nd
Time: 4pm-6pm
Cost: Free!
Kid- and family-friendly? Absolutely! This party was made just for you!
Registration Required? Nope, this is a free, drop-in program!
Location: Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (on the corner of 204th Street and Broadway)
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council. Dyckman Farmhouse Museum Alliance’s programs are made possible by The Cowles Charitable Trust and by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

¡Fiesta de los polinizadores por el Día de la Tierra!
2026-04-22 16:00 - 18:00 | Dyckman Farmhouse Museum, 4881 Broadway, New York, NY, 10034-3101, United States
¡Celebra el Día de la Tierra en el Museo Dyckman Farmhouse! La granja Dyckman siempre ha sido un lugar donde la gente cultiva la tierra: los pueblos indígenas utilizaban esta zona como tierras de cultivo estacionales, la familia Dyckman se dedicaba a plantar huertos frutales, e incluso nuestros vecinos siguen cuidando nuestros bancales elevados.
¡Ven a celebrar a los polinizadores de ayer y de hoy que han hecho posible el jardín de la granja Dyckman! Tenemos actividades divertidas para todas las edades este Día de la Tierra:
🎭 ¡Disfruta de un show de marionetas a partir de las 4:30PM! ¡La legendaria obra “El colibrí salva el día” de Cinta Productions, vuelve a la Granja!
🦋 ¡Crea animaciones fotograma a fotograma con mariposas, abejas y pájaros de papel!
🐦 ¿Gorrión? ¿Paloma? ¿Halcón? ¡Descubre quién es quién en el mundo de las aves con los Urban Park Rangers!
🎶 ¡Utiliza tubos sonoros, campanas y maracas para crear melodías inspiradas en la naturaleza de Inwood con la compositora local Evelyn Petcher Brandes! Tus ideas formarán parte de la nueva composición musical de la señora Brandes titulada “Inwood Haven” y que verá la luz este septiembre en nuestro propio patio trasero.
🌼 ¡Arremángate, prepara bombas de semillas de flores silvestres y lánzalas con todas tus fuerzas en nuestro jardín trasero! Vuelve a la Granja en un mes para ver cómo crecen tus brotes.
Fecha: Miércoles, 22 de abril de 2026
Hora: de las 4 a las 6 de la tarde
Precio: ¡Gratis!
¿Para niños y familias? ¡Por supuesto!
¿Hay que inscribirse? No
¿Dónde? En el Museo de la Granja Dyckman (a la esquina de la calle 204 con Broadway)
Este programa cuenta con el apoyo, en parte, de fondos públicos del Departamento de Asuntos Culturales de la ciudad de Nueva York, en colaboración con el Ayuntamiento. Los programas de la Alianza del Museo de la Granja Dyckman son posibles gracias a The Cowles Charitable Trust y al Consejo de las Artes del Estado de Nueva York, con el apoyo de la Oficina del Gobernador y la Asamblea Legislativa del Estado de Nueva York.

Guided Tour with Museum Admission
2026-05-01 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-05-02 12:00 - 13:00 | Dyckman Farmhouse Museum, 4881 Broadway, New York, NY, 10034-3101, United States
Guided Tours are included with Museum Admission. Please reserve your spot for the Guided Tour here AND your Museum Admission ticket here. Guided Tour and Museum Admission tickets are also avaliable for purchase day-of at our front desk.
Participants will learn about those who have shaped the stories of Inwood, including the Lenape, Revolutionary War soldiers, the Dyckman Family, free and enslaved African people, and present-day residents of Northern Manhattan.
15 spots available for each tour.
First come, first serve.
Date: Every Friday and Saturday starting January 30, 2026
Time: Fridays 2pm-3pm and Saturdays 12pm-1pm
Cost: Free with Museum Admission ($3 or free for Uptown and Bronx residents)
Registration Required? Yes! Register in advance via Eventbrite or grab your ticket day-of at our front desk
Location: Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (on the corner of 204th and Broadway)
Perfect for ages 8+, local families, Uptown natives, museum enthusiasts, and history lovers!
