Week 2, Wednesday September 1st at 6pm I Was Here: Reshaping the American Commemorative Landscape By Marjorie Guyon, Artist for I Was Here, Marshall Fields, Community Liaison for I Was Here, Patrick J. Mitchell, Photographer for I Was Here, Dr. Michael Preacely, Music Producer/Director for I Was Here, Michael Baer, President and Owner of Fusioncorp […]
Week 3, Wednesday September 8th at 6pm Markers on the Land: Slavery, Commemoration and the History of Africans in Northern Manhattan By Dr. Robert W. Snyder, Manhattan Borough Historian and Professor Emeritus of American Studies and Journalism, Rutgers University-Newark, Peggy King Jorde, Cultural Projects Consultant and Global expert, Dr. Andrea Mosterman, Associate Professor in History […]
Saturday, September 11th at 2:00pm, join your favorite storybook characters on a hilarious romp through Fairyland! Starring Snow White, Little Rosa Ridinghood, The Evil Queen, and more! In-person at DFM. Ages 4-80. In English & Spanish. FREE! Reserve your tickets
Week 4, Wednesday September 15th at 6pm 'A Long Time Coming': The Archaeology and History of the Native and African American Community in Setauket, NY By Dr. Christopher Matthews, professor of anthropology at Montclair State University. This presentation will discuss recent archaeology and community-based research focused on the mixed-heritage Native American and African American community […]
Virtual Bilingual Story Time Join Dyckman Farmhouse Museum and the Inwood branch of the New York Public Library on Facebook LIVE for a special Fall themed story time for children. Saturday. September 18th at 10 AM ON FACEBOOK LIVE! Apple Dumplings with Antonella It isn't Fall without apples. Learn about a old fashioned recipe […]
Week 5, Wednesday September 22nd at 6pm “Troubled Like the Restless Sea”: Frederick Douglass and the “Profusion of Luxury” in Early America By Dr. R. Ruthie Dibble, Curator of The Chipstone Foundation and Dr. Tiffany Momon, Assistant Professor at Sewanee: The University of the South. Over 150 years after the publication of My Bondage and […]
This week we are partnered with Gibson + Recoder for a limited pop up art installation titled "Obscurus Projectum" that is on display at the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum during open hours this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday! Don't miss the opportunity to check out this beautiful installment in person or on Zoom for a special Gallery […]
Love & Homicide Join the acclaimed Frog & Peach Theatre for a thrill packed theatre event Saturday October 2nd at 2 pm at The Dyckman Farmhouse Museum’s outdoor theatre featuring Shakespeare’s tales of murder, romance, and witchcraft. Appropriate for ages 8 and up. Free! Reserve your seats! The Dyckman Farmhouse Museum requires that face masks must be worn […]
Prospect Park Alliance presents a Community Conversation with Meredith Sorin-Horsford, Director of the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum, as part of its "Re-Imagine Lefferts Historic House" initiative to re-envision the mission and programming of this historic house museum while it undergoes restoration to recognize the role the house played as a site of slavery, and tell the stories of enslaved […]
Join Annette A. Aguilar and StringBeans Latin Brazilian Jazz on our back porch for an in-person concert. Bring something comfy to sit on and proof of vaccination for entrance. Seats are first come, first serve and the gate will be closed once we have reached a safe capacity. Can't make the show? This program will […]
Dyckman Farmhouse Museum, the last remaining Farmhouse in Manhattan, offers a Farm-to-Table tour on Saturday, October 9th at 10:00 am, and 11:00 am. The tour includes a guided visit to the house, the kitchen garden and the Hessian Hut. The Farmhouse is easily accessible via public transportation – take the A or 1 train […]
DFM Educator, Fabiola Cáceres, and political activist and food justice warrior, Karen Washington, meet in the DFM kitchen to prepare Gumbo-A-La-Bronx, an important cultural recipe. Join the pair as they cook and contemplate the history of a dish born in West Africa and popularized during colonial times. They will examine how a recipe can tell […]
