King Manor Museum
Happy National Hip Hop Day!
King Manor Museum 150-03 Jamaica Avenue (Rufus King Park), JamaicaThe Museum will be celebrating National Hip Hop Month on November 19 from 1 to 4pm. Come with the family to enjoy crafts, learn about four iconic hip hop legends of Queens, and make some art with A City…
The Governor’s Victorian Holiday Ball
King Manor Museum 150-03 Jamaica Avenue (Rufus King Park), JamaicaKing Manor invites you to our Inaugural Governor’s Victorian Holiday Ball! Rufus King's son John Alsop King was Governor of New York State in 1857. Let's celebrate the holiday season with festive Victorian decorations (including viewings of antique dresses from…
Hands on History: Victorian Valentines
King Manor Museum 150-03 Jamaica Avenue (Rufus King Park), JamaicaHappy Valentine’s Day! Kick off the Season of Love with Victorian valentine making using reproductions of historic patterns and ephemera. Mean valentines, known as Vinegar Valentines, were also popular during this period, so broken hearts are welcome!
Migrations (Through March 25th)
King Manor Museum 150-03 Jamaica Avenue (Rufus King Park), Jamaica“I will be displaying my solo exhibition, Migrations, at King Manor Museum using two period rooms (bedroom, parlor and adjacent hallway). I will be using the themes of roses and weaving. These works will communicate visually and metaphorically within the…
Migrations (Through March 25th)
King Manor Museum 150-03 Jamaica Avenue (Rufus King Park), Jamaica“I will be displaying my solo exhibition, Migrations, at King Manor Museum using two period rooms (bedroom, parlor and adjacent hallway). I will be using the themes of roses and weaving. These works will communicate visually and metaphorically within the…
Hands On History: Victorian Valentines
King Manor Museum 150-03 Jamaica Avenue (Rufus King Park), JamaicaHappy Valentine’s Day! Kick off the Season of Love with Victorian valentine making using reproductions of historic patterns and ephemera. Mean valentines, known as Vinegar Valentines, were also popular during this period, so broken hearts are welcome! Hands On History…
Migrations (Through March 25th)
King Manor Museum 150-03 Jamaica Avenue (Rufus King Park), Jamaica“I will be displaying my solo exhibition, Migrations, at King Manor Museum using two period rooms (bedroom, parlor and adjacent hallway). I will be using the themes of roses and weaving. These works will communicate visually and metaphorically within the…
Hands On History: Supreme Black History
King Manor Museum 150-03 Jamaica Avenue (Rufus King Park), JamaicaHappy Black History Month! Come celebrate with us as we highlight Thurgood Marshall, the first Black Supreme Court Justice and lawyer in the Brown v Board of Education court case (1954), and current Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson,…
Migrations (Through March 25th)
King Manor Museum 150-03 Jamaica Avenue (Rufus King Park), Jamaica“I will be displaying my solo exhibition, Migrations, at King Manor Museum using two period rooms (bedroom, parlor and adjacent hallway). I will be using the themes of roses and weaving. These works will communicate visually and metaphorically within the…
Hands On History: Supreme Black History
King Manor Museum 150-03 Jamaica Avenue (Rufus King Park), JamaicaHappy Black History Month! Come celebrate with us as we highlight Thurgood Marshall, the first Black Supreme Court Justice and lawyer in the Brown v Board of Education court case (1954), and current Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the…
Create & Chat with Julia D. Shaw
King Manor Museum 150-03 Jamaica Avenue (Rufus King Park), JamaicaWe will be joined by the talented Julia D. Shaw to decorate flowerpots for the Spring! Using African print textiles, you and a child in your care will work together to create a beautiful, one-of-a-kind piece of art to take…
Black History Month Create & Chat with Julia D. Shaw
King Manor Museum 150-03 Jamaica Avenue (Rufus King Park), JamaicaWe will be joined by the talented Julia D. Shaw to decorate flowerpots for the Spring! Using African print textiles, you and a child in your care will work together to create a beautiful, one-of-a-kind piece of art to take…
Migrations (Through March 25th)
King Manor Museum 150-03 Jamaica Avenue (Rufus King Park), Jamaica“I will be displaying my solo exhibition, Migrations, at King Manor Museum using two period rooms (bedroom, parlor and adjacent hallway). I will be using the themes of roses and weaving. These works will communicate visually and metaphorically within the…
Migrations (Through March 25th)
King Manor Museum 150-03 Jamaica Avenue (Rufus King Park), Jamaica“I will be displaying my solo exhibition, Migrations, at King Manor Museum using two period rooms (bedroom, parlor and adjacent hallway). I will be using the themes of roses and weaving. These works will communicate visually and metaphorically within the…
Migrations (Through March 25th)
King Manor Museum 150-03 Jamaica Avenue (Rufus King Park), Jamaica“I will be displaying my solo exhibition, Migrations, at King Manor Museum using two period rooms (bedroom, parlor and adjacent hallway). I will be using the themes of roses and weaving. These works will communicate visually and metaphorically within the…
Migrations (Through March 25th)
King Manor Museum 150-03 Jamaica Avenue (Rufus King Park), Jamaica“I will be displaying my solo exhibition, Migrations, at King Manor Museum using two period rooms (bedroom, parlor and adjacent hallway). I will be using the themes of roses and weaving. These works will communicate visually and metaphorically within the…
Hands On History: Construction at the Manor!
King Manor Museum 150-03 Jamaica Avenue (Rufus King Park), JamaicaAre you interested in construction work? March is Women’s History Month! Several women worked at King Manor in the 19th century. Their jobs did not just include cooking and cleaning as was often the case with female workers in this…
Migrations (Through March 25th)
King Manor Museum 150-03 Jamaica Avenue (Rufus King Park), Jamaica“I will be displaying my solo exhibition, Migrations, at King Manor Museum using two period rooms (bedroom, parlor and adjacent hallway). I will be using the themes of roses and weaving. These works will communicate visually and metaphorically within the…
April Fools!
NY, United StatesThis April Fools’ Day, come learn about some safe and fun jokes and pranks from the 19th century, harvest your own donut seeds, and make the classic Rattlesnake Eggs envelope prank!
Hands On History: Jackie in Queens
King Manor Museum 150-03 Jamaica Avenue (Rufus King Park), JamaicaApril 15th marks the 76th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking Major League Baseball’s racial barrier by making his game debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers, becoming the first black male athlete to do so. Although he was a Brooklyn Dodger, he…