Weeksville Heritage Center was featured in a Brooklyn Magazine article on the 17 best museums in Brooklyn, in which Anna Rahmanan describes the Hunterfly Road Historic District as a town frozen in time. Read the full list here: https://lnkd.in/edtF3jR2
关于我们
MISSION: To document, preserve and interpret the history of free African American communities in Weeksville, Brooklyn and beyond and to create and inspire innovative, contemporary uses of African American history through education, the arts, and civic engagement. TODAY Weeksville Heritage Center (WHC) is a multidimensional museum dedicated to preserving the history of the 19th century African American community of Weeksville, Brooklyn. Using a contemporary lens, we activate this unique history through the presentation of innovative, vanguard and experimental programs. Weeksville advances its mission through history, preservation, visual and performing arts, ecology and the built environment. YESTERDAY During the 19th century the village of Weeksville was a vibrant and independent free African American community. It also was one of the first free African-American communities in the country. The settlement is named for African American, James Weeks, who was among a group of African American investors who acquired the property in 1838 to create an intentional land-owning community just 11 years after slavery was abolished in New York. WHC is the steward for three remaining historic houses, which date to the 19th century, and are located on historic Hunterfly Road representing the few remaining domestic structures of Weeksville. WHC emphasizes Weeksville’s history of sanctuary, refuge, independence, self-sufficiency, self-determination, activism and their contemporary relevance. TOMORROW In October 2009 Weeksville broke ground to construct a new 19,000 square foot Education and Cultural Arts Building, set to open to the public in 2014. With this new building comes an unprecedented opportunity for expanded research, education and programming. The new building will see Weeksville become one of the country’s largest African American cultural institutions creating vast national and international impact.
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https://www.weeksvillesociety.org
Weeksville Heritage Center的外部链接
- 所属行业
- 博物馆、历史遗址和动物园
- 规模
- 11-50 人
- 总部
- Brooklyn，New York
- 类型
- 非营利机构
- 创立
- 1971
- 领域
- Preservation、Green Farming、Research和Arts & Culture
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主要
获取路线
158 Buffalo Avenue
US，New York，Brooklyn，11213
Weeksville Heritage Center员工
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Twaun Samuel
Senior Vice President - Government, Public, & Regulatory Affairs at Moody’s Corporation | Head of U.S. Advocacy and Engagement
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Shawn Peters
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Raymond Codrington
President and Chief Executive Officer at Weeksville Heritage Center
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Rachel Topping
CEO / Creative Director at Nappy Head Club
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We're proud to share that Weeksville made its NYC Climate Week debut! On September 25th, Dr. Raymond Codrington, President & CEO of Weeksville Heritage Center, spoke with the Climate Museum’s Anais Reyes about the intersection of cultural preservation, structural racism, and the climate crisis, highlighting how Black, brown, and Indigenous cultural heritage sites face disproportionate impacts from climate change. Despite the growing challenges of upkeep for Weeksville’s historic homes in the face of new weather extremes, Raymond also emphasized the important role that cultural institutions like Weeksville can play in the climate movement. From our meticulously designed green space on site to events like Weeksville’s green markets, we are working to honor Weeksville’s and Black Brooklyn’s deep historic ties to the land, while centering our communities in today’s movement for a sustainable climate future. ???? #ClimateWeekNYC #WeeksvilleHeritageCenter #ClimateJustice #CulturalHeritage
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Join us for an intimate afternoon as we close out our exhibition, Forward Ever: Celebrating Where We At Black Women Artists 1971–Now. In partnership with the Robert Blackburn Gallery, we invite you to join us in conversation with pioneering members of Where We At, the first Black women’s art collective, founded in 1971. This special gathering will feature artists Ann Tanksley, Linda Hiwot, Diane Ifill, Sadikisha Collier, and organizer Dindga McCannon, as they share their experiences and insights from decades of trailblazing creative work. From noon to 3 p.m., the Robert Blackburn Gallery will lead hands-on screen printing demonstrations. This is a chance to connect with your own artistic process, and you can take home an exclusive Where We At tote bag to commemorate the experience. RSVP here: https://bit.ly/3NA28wE
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Mark your calendars for Weeksville Green on Saturday, September 7th, from 12 to 5 PM! We're committed to making fresh, affordable produce accessible to all in our community. Enjoy an energetic line-up of vendors, family-friendly activities, and entertainment on Saturdays through October. See you there! https://lnkd.in/enPX6VpC This market will feature an energetic lineup of vendors, family-friendly activities, and entertainment, including: Produce: Fresh Produce from GrowNYC (Accepting SNAP, Health Bucks, FMNP, FreshConnect coupons, and Greenmarket Bucks) Curated selections from our community vendors: Regal Roots Henna Get a What What! Lotus In Violet Sscarlet’s Web Bookstore Legacy Dumbo 18 August Ave The Herstory Studio The Spice Theory Bizzee Body Scented by Missi Ebaata Skincare Entertainment & Programming: 2 PM: Free Yoga with Sensate Wellness 4PM: N’ap Boule (Through the Barricades) Virtual Screening & Talkback Ongoing: Vibes provided by DJ Soundcity Free Stretch Therapy sessions with Slam Duncan Wellness Games provided by Rokh We hope to see you there, no RSVP necessary!
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Weeksville Heritage Center presents “Forward Ever—Celebrating Where We At Black Women Artists (1971-Now),” an exhibition reverencing the impact of “Where We At” Black women artists. Featuring works by pioneering artists Ann Tanksley, Joyce Wellman, Dindga McCannon, Charlotte Ka, and more. Together, we explored what might it mean to be a Black woman artist and revisited the importance of artistic collectivity in the new millennium. On view now through October 25th. Admission is free and open to the public. https://bit.ly/4e4qbPC Flyer design by Sojourners for Justice Press
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Weeksville Heritage Center and Black Reconstruction Collective invite you to Unmonument Brooklyn: City Refuge imagined by Olalekan Jeyifous on August 8-10. This three-day program celebrates the BRC’s traveling installation dedicated to the Liberators of Black America and the Self-Liberated communities found throughout the Americas. This is the second iteration of the Unmonument traveling installation, an architectural project centering a nomadic sculpture conceived as an ‘exquisite corpse’ exercise, meant to refuse traditional ideas of monuments and inspire collective action. Unmonument Brooklyn: City Refuge’s events include an augmented reality sculptural experience by BRC founder and Brooklyn-based artist Olalekan Jeyifous, film screenings, open source library activities, a sunset celebration, and more. Unmonument Brooklyn: City Refuge Thursday, August 8: Sacred Haven Film Screening an intimate conversation on Oasis and Self Liberated Communities. Friday, August 9: Aural Meadow Open source library and sound odyssey “Read on the Grass While Meditating on Black Self Determinism” with Black Discourse Sunset Sound bath meditation with Kia Isam Saturday, August 10: Exodus Oasis Party Sunset Celebration with DJ sets Visit https://bit.ly/3YDJ5rY for more information and to RSVP for this exciting weekend-long celebration. #WeAtWeeeksville #Unmonument_BK #BlackReconstructionCollective #brooklyn #explore #art #community
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Join us on Saturday, August 10th, for an extended Green Market from 12 PM to 7 PM! From 12 PM to 5 PM, explore our fresh, affordable produce and support our community vendors. Starting at 4 PM, enjoy an energetic lineup of DJs on our lawn as we conclude the “Unmonument Brooklyn: City Refuge” installation with the Black Reconstruction Collective. Don't forget your dancing shoes! As always, this market will feature an energetic lineup of vendors, family-friendly activities, entertainment, including: Produce: Fresh Produce from GrowNYC (Accepting SNAP, Health Bucks, FMNP, FreshConnect coupons, and Greenmarket Bucks) Free MacShack w/ any Green Market purchase (while supplies last) Vendors: Curated selections from our community vendors: Henna Get a What What!, House of SpeakEasy, Jam and Rico, Regal Roots LLC, Lotus In Violet LLC, Sscarlet’s Web Bookstore, Concrete Legacy Group, Scented By Missi, Bizzee Body, Essence Smoothies, Sisters 3 Tea, Slam Duncan Wellness, Stapledon Arts, and Ebaata Skincare ( Entertainment & Programming: 12 PM Chase Financial Workshop with Shakima Figuera-Collins 1:30 PM Herbal Bundle Making Workshop with Malcolm Jackson from Regal Roots 2 PM Free Yoga with Sensate Wellness 4PM Exodus Oasis Party Sunset Celebration w/ sets by DJ Kendollaz, DJ DadaCozmic, and ELISE Ongoing: Free Artmaking Activities Free Stretch Therapy sessions with Slam Duncan Wellness Lawn games provided by Rokh We hope to see you there, no RSVP necessary!
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Mark your calendars for the second Weeksville Green on Saturday, July 27th, from 12 to 5 PM! We loved seeing you at our first market, and now we have a chance to do it all over again while directing our focus on making fresh, affordable produce accessible. https://lnkd.in/enPX6VpC This market will feature an energetic lineup of vendors, family-friendly activities, and entertainment, including: Produce: Fresh Produce from GrowNYC (Accepting SNAP, Health Bucks, FMNP, FreshConnect coupons, and Greenmarket Bucks) Free MacShack w/ any Green Market purchase (while supplies last) Vendors: Curated selections from our community vendors: Henna Get a What What!, Regal Roots, Lotus In Violet, Sscarlet’s Web Bookstore, Scented by Missi, Ingram’s Establishments, Stapledon Arts, Ebaata Skincare Entertainment & Programming: 12 PM - 3PM Inheritance/ SHACK Public Art and Labyrinth event Bring your family and friends to an Inheritance/SHACK-making workshop where you can create and decorate your own vision of home and inheritance. We'll supply the materials and you supply the imagination. What is your dwelling place of dreams and inheritance? 2 PM Free Yoga with Sensate Wellness Ongoing: Free Stretch Therapy sessions with Slam Duncan Wellness Lawn games provided by Rokh We hope to see you there, no RSVP necessary!
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Join us this Saturday, July 13th, at Weeksville Green as we proudly host Weeksville’s Artist in Residence, Eto Otitigbe. Eto will lead an interactive augmented reality workshop, showcasing innovative ways to engage with our archives through cutting-edge technology. The workshop runs from 12 PM to 5 PM and is open to all, no RSVP required. About Eto Otitigbe: Eto Otitigbe is our current Artist-in-Residence. He is interested in recovering buried narratives and giving form to the unseen. Eto is a polymedia artist whose interdisciplinary practice includes sculpture, performance, installation, and public art. He is an Assistant Professor of Sculpture in the Art Department at Brooklyn College. His residency project, Iterative Fictions [IF], is a transformative journey that actively engages with the historical treasures housed in Weeksville's archive. It seeks to digitize a selection of objects from the archive, transforming them into virtual replicas that will be made accessible online. These scanned objects will be the basis for sculpture and XR that inspire engagement in physical and virtual realms by installing a temporary sculpture and XR experience visible beyond the gates of Weeksville. The project aspires to intertwine history, storytelling, community engagement, and cultural incubation, inspiring a new way of experiencing and interacting with our shared history. https://lnkd.in/e8ti2YEa
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Exciting news! Join us for the anticipated return of the Weeksville Green Market this Saturday, July 13th, from 12-5pm! We're passionate about making fresh, affordable produce accessible to everyone in our community. Join us on Saturdays through October as we bridge the gap together. We’ve got an energetic line-up of vendors, vibes and family-friendly activities for the kick-off event, including: Produce: Fresh Produce from GrowNYC (Accepting SNAP, Health Bucks, FMNP, FreshConnect coupons, and Greenmarket Bucks) Free MacShack w/ any Green Market purchase (while supplies last) Vendors: Curated selections from our community vendors: Henna Get a What What!, Essence Smoothies, Ebaata Skincare, Sscarlet’s Web Bookstore, 18 August Ave, Scented By Missi, Bizzee Body, Legacy DUMBO, House of SpeakEasy, Regal Roots, & Lotus in Violet. Entertainment & Programming: Ongoing Drop-in Augmented Reality Demo with Weeksville’s Artist in Residence, Eto Otitigbe DJ Session with DJ Sean Malcolm Free Stretch Therapy sessions with Slam Duncan Wellness Lawn games provided by Rokh Free food w/Market purchase 2pm Free Pilates with Bridgette from Slam Duncan Wellness 3pm Jewelry making workshop with Jam + Rico We hope to see you there, no RSVP necessary! https://lnkd.in/enPX6VpC
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