King Manor Museum
Site: Yizkor Workshop
King Manor Museum 150-03 Jamaica Avenue (Rufus King Park), JamaicaThe public is invited to attend a writing workshop led by Maya Ciarrocchi on the grounds of the King Manor Museum. During workshops, participants are prompted to respond to the following questions, "describe a vanished place of personal importance" and…
Hands on History: Queens Hip-Hop
King Manor Museum 150-03 Jamaica Avenue (Rufus King Park), JamaicaOur second event dedicated to Queens hip-hop coincides with the release of RUN DMC's classic third studio album (May 15th, 1986) with iconic tracks such as "It's Tricky" and "Walk This Way!" We will once again be joined by A…
Site: Yizkor/King Manor
King Manor Museum 150-03 Jamaica Avenue (Rufus King Park), JamaicaSite: Yizkor/King Manor is a site-specific performance installation created by visual artist Maya Ciarrocchi with music direction by Andrew Conklin. Comprised of music and dance in an immersive projected environment, Site: Yizkor examines individual and collective experiences of displacement and…
Hands On History: Happy Birthday, Joey Ramone!
King Manor Museum 150-03 Jamaica Avenue (Rufus King Park), JamaicaPunk legend Joey Ramone of the Ramones was born on May 19th, 1951. As a Queens native (Forest Hills), we are honoring his legacy by making our own guitar picks and learning some basic punk chords on electric guitar! We…
Celebrate Culture Fest ’23
King Manor Museum 150-03 Jamaica Avenue (Rufus King Park), JamaicaOur inaugural Celebrate Culture Fest will feature local restaurants curated by Queens Together, a Create & Chat workshop with artist Julia D. Shaw, a workshop dedicated to the planning of our classroom mural facilitated by artist Mx. Enigma, and a…
We The People Civics Fair
King Manor Museum 150-03 Jamaica Avenue (Rufus King Park), JamaicaKing Manor is excited to be participating in this year’s Civic Season programming! Our Civics Fair will include booths with activities from local organizations including NAACP, South Queens Womens’ March, G!rl Be Heard, and Abuela Neighborhood Maintenance. We will also…
Hands-on History: Colonial Seed Art
King Manor Museum 150-03 Jamaica Avenue (Rufus King Park), JamaicaBy early-July, our garden should be budding with all sorts of flowers, herbs, and vegetables. Enjoy an afternoon near our garden and make your own environmentally-friendly work of art using real seeds! Hands on History is a FREE family program…
Streamline (Through December 21st)
King Manor Museum 150-03 Jamaica Avenue (Rufus King Park), JamaicaThis exhibit uses works by contemporary local artists in conjunction with historical artifacts, maps, and data to explore the relationship between waterways and urban development over time and make suggestions for the future. The exhibit is a dynamic way to…
Streamline (Through December 21st)
King Manor Museum 150-03 Jamaica Avenue (Rufus King Park), JamaicaThis exhibit uses works by contemporary local artists in conjunction with historical artifacts, maps, and data to explore the relationship between waterways and urban development over time and make suggestions for the future. The exhibit is a dynamic way to…
Streamline (Through December 21st)
King Manor Museum 150-03 Jamaica Avenue (Rufus King Park), JamaicaThis exhibit uses works by contemporary local artists in conjunction with historical artifacts, maps, and data to explore the relationship between waterways and urban development over time and make suggestions for the future. The exhibit is a dynamic way to…
Streamline (Through December 21st)
King Manor Museum 150-03 Jamaica Avenue (Rufus King Park), JamaicaThis exhibit uses works by contemporary local artists in conjunction with historical artifacts, maps, and data to explore the relationship between waterways and urban development over time and make suggestions for the future. The exhibit is a dynamic way to…
Streamline (Through December 21st)
King Manor Museum 150-03 Jamaica Avenue (Rufus King Park), JamaicaThis exhibit uses works by contemporary local artists in conjunction with historical artifacts, maps, and data to explore the relationship between waterways and urban development over time and make suggestions for the future. The exhibit is a dynamic way to…
Streamline (Through December 21st)
King Manor Museum 150-03 Jamaica Avenue (Rufus King Park), JamaicaThis exhibit uses works by contemporary local artists in conjunction with historical artifacts, maps, and data to explore the relationship between waterways and urban development over time and make suggestions for the future. The exhibit is a dynamic way to…
Streamline (Through December 21st)
King Manor Museum 150-03 Jamaica Avenue (Rufus King Park), JamaicaThis exhibit uses works by contemporary local artists in conjunction with historical artifacts, maps, and data to explore the relationship between waterways and urban development over time and make suggestions for the future. The exhibit is a dynamic way to…
An Evening with Mae
King Manor Museum 150-03 Jamaica Avenue (Rufus King Park), JamaicaCome enjoy a screening of Mae West's "I'm No Angel" (1933) at the museum! “When I’m good, I’m very good. But when I’m bad, I’m better” - Mae West We are teaming up with Neir’s Tavern to present an evening with…
Streamline (Through December 21st)
King Manor Museum 150-03 Jamaica Avenue (Rufus King Park), JamaicaThis exhibit uses works by contemporary local artists in conjunction with historical artifacts, maps, and data to explore the relationship between waterways and urban development over time and make suggestions for the future. The exhibit is a dynamic way to…
Streamline (Through December 21st)
King Manor Museum 150-03 Jamaica Avenue (Rufus King Park), JamaicaThis exhibit uses works by contemporary local artists in conjunction with historical artifacts, maps, and data to explore the relationship between waterways and urban development over time and make suggestions for the future. The exhibit is a dynamic way to…
Streamline (Through December 21st)
King Manor Museum 150-03 Jamaica Avenue (Rufus King Park), JamaicaThis exhibit uses works by contemporary local artists in conjunction with historical artifacts, maps, and data to explore the relationship between waterways and urban development over time and make suggestions for the future. The exhibit is a dynamic way to…
Hands-on History: Quill Creations
King Manor Museum 150-03 Jamaica Avenue (Rufus King Park), JamaicaSeptember 17th marks Constitution Day, a day honoring the signing of the U.S. Constitution by the delegates of the Constitutional Convention in 1787. We also celebrate new citizens! Join us in our classroom for some quill and ink writing using…
Streamline (Through December 21st)
King Manor Museum 150-03 Jamaica Avenue (Rufus King Park), JamaicaThis exhibit uses works by contemporary local artists in conjunction with historical artifacts, maps, and data to explore the relationship between waterways and urban development over time and make suggestions for the future. The exhibit is a dynamic way to…