What does Dyckman Farmhouse look like through your eyes? Visit the Museum during our open hours this July for the chance to take film photos of Dyckman Farmhouse Museum and gardens! As a part of the ‘Dyckman Through Your Eyes’ project, your photos and written reflections of what most interests you about the Dyckman Farmhouse […]
Picnic blanket and bug spray? Check. Besties and bodega sandwiches? Check and check. Good vibes? Guaranteed. Start August off on a high note with our LAST Back Porch Concert of the season! Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra has a special hour long performance for ALL ages and ALL music tastes, including works by Coleman, D’Rivera, Beach, […]
Get ready for a wacky, bilingual adventure to Fairlyland with Frog and Peach Theatre Company’s 2025 edition of “Tinkerbell Live” THIS SATURDAY at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum! Join Princess Snow White, Prince Dreamboat, Ringmaster Ron, and MORE for interactive games, catchy songs, and wholesome family fun! All ages welcome! And the best part? This event is […]
1775 was 250 years ago. At that time the people of Kingsbridge did not know that the most dramatic and violent 8 years in the history of the area were about to begin. The Revolutionary War would transform the neighborhood from a lush and fertile farming community into a muddy battle-scarred military camp with forts on every […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]