Talking About Race Matters: Fashion, Race, Identity, and Power: Black Dandy Beginnings by Monica Miller This talk will explore the politics of fashion and dress for enslaved and free Black people in 18th and 19th-century Europe and America. Beginning with the phenomenon of dandified "luxury slaves" in 18th-century London, Miller will discuss the way in which the […]
Talking About Race Matters: Redressing American Fashion: Black Designers in the 19th and 20th Centuries Lecture by Elizabeth Way February 28th at 6PM - Virtual Register Here Black people have always significantly shaped American fashion through their style, their labor, and as innovative fashion makers. From nineteenth-century dressmakers, both enslaved and free, to transitional creatives […]
***THIS EVENT IS FREE WITH MUSEUM ADMISSION** Tickets cost $3 per person, and are free for Inwood Residents. Wander the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum while listening to the beautiful sounds of Jose Luis on the harp! Jose will play at the farmhouse during open hours. Find Jose set up in the farmhouse parlor on: Saturday, March […]
What We See Matters! - Storytelling Through Photography April 5th, 2024; 4PM-6:30PM REGISTRATION REQUIRED, OPEN TO AGES: 11-15 Register here Facilitated by Christopher Lopez Embrace your inner artist with this photography workshop at the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum! Students will learn about photography and how to use the provided cameras. Afterward, the group will explore Inwood […]
***THIS EVENT IS FREE WITH MUSEUM ADMISSION** Tickets cost $3 per person, and are free for Inwood Residents. Wander the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum while listening to the beautiful sounds of Jose Luis on the harp! Jose will play at the farmhouse during open hours. Find Jose set up in the farmhouse parlor on: Saturday, March […]
From the Ground Up: A Family Exploration Day at DFM Saturday, April 6th, from 12PM-2PM This program is facilitated by students from the Cooperstown Graduate Program in Museum Studies. Come to the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum for a free, engaging and educational public event for all ages on Saturday, April 6th from 12PM-2:00PM. Engage in interactive craft […]
***THIS EVENT IS FREE WITH MUSEUM ADMISSION** Tickets cost $3 per person, and are free for Inwood Residents. Wander the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum while listening to the beautiful sounds of Jose Luis on the harp! Jose will play at the farmhouse during open hours. Find Jose set up in the farmhouse parlor on: Saturday, March […]
Celebrate Earth Day with the Dyckman Farmhouse's "Growing Uptown: Earth Day Edition!" Monday, April 22, 2024 at 4:30 PM. Materials are FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED What better way to celebrate the earth than by learning how to grow your own food? Join us to learn how to transform empty egg cartons into seed trays, and […]
Crafts with Cathy April 27th, 2PM-4PM Materials are first come, first served! Celebrate spring at the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum with Cathy Sanacore! Cathy will lead a craft workshop where participants can create their own spring themed paper wreath. This event is free, and materials are first come first served. This program is open to kids […]
"The Ancestor’s Future: An Afrofuturist’s Journey Through Time" Exhibition Opening Reception April 30th, 6PM-8PM FREE "The Ancestor’s Future: An Afrofuturist’s Journey Through Time," Exhibition is a personally curated journey from the past of Black America to the future of the African diaspora with performance artist and public historian Cheyney McKnight. It will explore community bonds, community healing, […]
Performance Art Piece by Cheyney McKnight: The Ancestors Future: An Afrofuturist's Journey Through Time Exhibition FREE WITH MUSEUM ADMISSION May 4th, 11AM-1PM May 11th, 11AM-1PM June 1st, 11AM-1PM June 8th, 11AM-1PM June 15th, 11AM-1PM June 22nd, 11AM-1PM June 29th, 11AM-1PM How do Black descendants of those enslaved in America envision the future of sites of […]
Performance Art Piece by Cheyney McKnight: The Ancestors Future: An Afrofuturist's Journey Through Time Exhibition FREE WITH MUSEUM ADMISSION May 4th, 11AM-1PM May 11th, 11AM-1PM June 1st, 11AM-1PM June 8th, 11AM-1PM June 15th, 11AM-1PM June 22nd, 11AM-1PM June 29th, 11AM-1PM How do Black descendants of those enslaved in America envision the future of sites of […]
