[HYBRID] Jamaicanisms: Jhanique Lovejoy & Kat Thompson in Conversation
2026-06-30 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Dyckman Farmhouse Museum, 4881 Broadway, New York, NY, 10034-3101, United States
Hosted by Dyckman Farmhouse Museum Alliance, this conversation brings together Jamaican-American artists Jhanique Lovejoy and Kat Thompson for an intimate discussion about Lovejoy’s exhibition, Soon Come, Likkle More at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum.
Working across photography and textiles, they will reflect on the ethics and significance of incorporating family archives into their respective artistic practices. Together, they will explore how domestic archives and ephemera preserve the shared histories, cultural memory, and lived experiences of the Jamaican diaspora.
Jamaicanisms: Jhanique Lovejoy & Kat Thompson in Conversation invites the community into an inspiring and thought-provoking dialogue about the histories we inherit and the stories we choose to carry forward for generations to come.
Date: Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Time: 6pm-8pm
Cost: Free
RSVP Required? Yes!

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Location: In-person at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum and virtual via Zoom
The recording of this discussion will be available on our Youtube Channel after the event.
Jhanique Lovejoy (b. 2001) is a New York imagemaker whose practice engages with multiplicity through the lens of race and culture. Lovejoy is known for her deeply intimate portrayals of her relationships as a queer Jamaican-American artist, encompassing both familial and romantic connections. Utilizing alternative processes, collage, and insights from her musicological studies, she explores themes of family archives, love, and the preservation of Black family history. By delving into the complexities of recollection, Lovejoy’s work serves as a testament to the multifaceted nature of Black Caribbean womanhood. She received her Bachelor’s in Photography and Ethnomusicology from Swarthmore College in 2023. She has shown her work at the Kolaj Institute, Soho Photo Gallery, List Gallery, Kitao Gallery, Sotheby’s, International Center of Photography, Smack Mellon, and The Cooper Union, and commissioned work for The Baldwin United Fund. Publications carrying Lovejoy’s images include Voices Magazine and ISO Magazine @ NYU.
Kat Thompson (b. 1991) is a lens-based artist and educator based in Virginia. Her interdisciplinary practice spans photography, video, textiles, sculptural collage, and installation. Through layering and material juxtaposition, she examines how images and objects function as vessels for memory, history, and identity, with a particular focus on the African Diaspora. Her work considers the construction of Black selfhood, exploring how cultural memory, ancestral inheritance, and lived experience converge across personal and collective narratives. Her work has been exhibited throughout the Mid-Atlantic and southern United States, including Page Bond Gallery (Richmond, VA), Visible Records (Charlottesville, VA), Tephra Institute of Contemporary Art (Reston, VA), and Green Space Miami. She is a 2023–2025 Hamiltonian Artists Fellow. Thompson holds an MFA in Photography & Film from Virginia Commonwealth University and a BFA in Photography from George Mason University.
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Soon Come, Likkle More by Jhanique Lovejoy is 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.
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.

Guided Tour with Museum Admission
2026-07-03 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-07-10 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-07-11 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-07-17 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-07-18 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-07-24 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-07-25 12:00 - 13:00
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!

Back Porch History: 1776 - A Defining Moment in the Story of Northern Manhattan with Don Rice
2026-07-22 18:00 - 19:00
Join us for a free, in-person lecture about the American Revolution and Northern Manhattan history at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum!

Nearly 250 years ago, in November 1776, Dyckman was consumed by warfare.
Thousands of British and Hessian soldiers attacked the hillsides and overwhelmed the American defenses there. For the next seven years, occupying forces sucked the area dry, leaving behind a countryside devoid of natural resources and pockmarked with wrecked farmsteads and roads. It was a defining moment in Inwood’s past.
Using primary sources and rare images, we’ll relive the events that led up to the battle of Fort Washington in 1776.
Come learn about the Dyckman family’s role in trying to protect the neighborhood and their home, and discover if anything still remains from those tumultuous times.
The recording of this lecture will be available on our Youtube Channel after the event.
Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Time: 6pm-7pm
Cost: FREE
RSVP Required? Yes! Register on Eventbrite!
Location: Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (on the corner of 204th Street and Broadway)

DonRice was board president of the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum Alliance from 2016-2025. In 2009, he founded the “Lost Inwood” series of popular local history talks and almost a decade later, in 2019, Rice co-authored a book of the same name with fellow local historian Cole Thompson. He’s lived with his family in North Manhattan for more than 25 years and is retired from a career in the Broadway Music field.
