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Sept 2, 2010

NYC Arts: The Complete Guide to Art and Culture

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Kid Fun in Grown-Up Museums

Art museums are smart. They know that in terms of creativity and imagination, kids have a lot in common with the artists featured on their walls. To acclimate kids to new ways of looking and discussing what they see, grown-up museums are tailoring programs to young people and their families. It's a great way to groom future museum-goers and artists. 

Weeksville Heritage Center

Weeksville Heritage Center

1698 Bergen Street
(between Buffalo and Rochester Avenues)
Brooklyn, NY  11213
Tel: (718) 756-5250
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$4.00 seniors, students, $5.00 adults.
Free for children under 8
Tues – Fri: 10 am – 4:30 pm
Sat: 11 am – 3 pm

Weeksville Heritage Center is a historic museum that preserves the history of the free and intentional 19th-century African-American community of Weeksville, Brooklyn. It also creates and inspires innovative, contemporary uses of African-American history through education, the arts and civic engagement.

The last three remaining structures from the 19th-century community are the Historic Hunterfly Road houses. In addition to tours of the houses, there are a variety of events, workshops and classes that engage members of the community with Weeksville's history.

Program highlights include: Annual Salon Series (free concerts on-site every Saturday in July), Annual Family Festival (free event, first Saturday in August), Farmers Market (Saturdays from July-October), Fall Harvest Festival, Small Medium Large (age-appropriate film screenings in July), Community Gardening Days and much more.

Free admission for area residents
Free for residents of 11213 and 11233 zip codes. Please present ID that indicates residence.
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  • Disability Access: Partially accessible
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