Celebrate Mexican heritage and dance with Calpulli Mexican Dance Company, and make a costume piece to wear and take home!

FREE for all attendees, no registration required! Masks required to participate.

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Get your groove on and make some art with performing arts group Braata Productions, exploring Caribbean-inspired crafts, music, and dance!

FREE for all attendees, no registration required! Masks required to participate.

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Discover and try Baybayin calligraphy with artist Mark Libatique, and learn about the movement to bring back this ancient, pre-colonial artform!

FREE for all attendees, no registration required! Masks required to participate.

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Visit with living historian and activist Cheyney McKnight for hands-on exploration of the facts, myths, and consequences of slavery in New York.

FREE for all attendees, no registration required! Masks required to participate.

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Join us at King Manor Museum for the kick off event of our annual Traditions Festival (a series, this year) as we partner with BLAQUE Resource Network for a FREE Book Fair! Come choose a title to take home for summer reading, celebrate National Children’s Book Week (May 3-9), and learn to make paper with Queens paper artist Rejin Leys and her Pulp Mobile!

FREE for all attendees, no registration required! Masks required to participate.

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Join us for a talk that delves into the history of the women who founded King Manor, their world, and the impact work like theirs still has on “pink collar” jobs today. We will explore how material culture aligns with issues of early feminism, preservation, domestic practices, race, and class.

The Queens of King Manor exhibition takes a critical look at the history and legacy of women in historic preservation using the King Manor museum's founding as a case study. This early 19th-century home to antislavery Founding Father Rufus King celebrates its 120th anniversary as a public museum at the same time as the nation looks back at the passing of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote and was ratified on August 18th, 1920 --while acknowledging that these rights did not include all women. The confluence of these two historic anniversaries and recent social activism movements like #metoo or activism against voter suppression provides an incredibly unique opportunity to reach audiences and use history to make a difference today.

Tickets: $10

King Manor is thrilled to host South Queen Women’s March on Saturday, March 13 to commemorate Women’s Herstory Month with a pop-up pantry at 1PM! They will be giving out free groceries, produce, menstrual supplies, hygiene products, travel blankets and books! First come first served! Bring a cart.

Photos or video of community members will be strictly prohibited and social distancing rules will be in effect. Masks required.

Thank you also to the amazing co-sponsors of this event: Blaque Resource Network, Bedessee East-West Indian Food, The Campaign Against Hunger, and the NYC Mayor’s Office.

There will also be a pop-up photo exhibit on display: Women of The World, Champions of Food Justice.

Join us at the large yellow house Inside Rufus King Park

150-03 Jamaica Ave.
Jamaica, NY 11432

Join us in the parking lot across from the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica for a fun FREE family event. King Manor will be making “stained glass” leaf ornaments, but there’s plenty more to do — trick or treating with family while checking out some very cool cars, plus other vendors.

All are welcomed to this FREE family fun event. Costumes preferred but are not mandatory. Prizes for best costumes. Safe social distancing space for trunk or treating. Masks will be provided to anyone without.

Tickets Limited!

Back by popular demand! For OPEN HOUSE NY weekend, we’re bringing back a favorite from this summer. Join Director of Education Brittany Lester for a FREE online event!

During Rufus King’s life, books were very precious, and Rufus’ huge collection of almost 4000 books was very important to him. Many of those books were decorated with something called “paper marbling” which created mesmerizing swirl patterns on covers and cover pages. Using common household items, we will simulate the historic process of paper marbling and use it to make stationary, bookmarks, or just beautiful works of art! Also enjoy a live tour of Rufus King’s library with a question and answer session!

Participants will need:

• Shaving cream (foaming, non-gel type) OR whipped cream (from a tub or can)

• Food coloring OR acrylic paint OR tempera paint

• Paper of your choice

• Pencil OR popsicle stick OR fork

• A piece of smooth, stiff cardboard/paper (like a business card or piece of a box)

During Rufus King’s life, books were very precious, and Rufus’ huge collection of almost 4000 books was very important to him. Many of those books were decorated with something called “paper marbling” which created mesmerizing swirl patterns on covers and cover pages. Using common household items, we will simulate the historic process of paper marbling and use it to make stationary, bookmarks, or just beautiful works of art! Also enjoy a live demonstration of historic ink making, with a question and answer period afterward.

Participants will need:

• Shaving cream (foaming, non-gel type) OR whipped cream (from a tub or can)

• Food coloring OR acrylic paint OR tempera paint

• Paper of your choice

• Pencil OR popsicle stick OR fork

• A piece of smooth, stiff cardboard/paper (like a business card or piece of a box)