Upcoming Programs

The Center for Brooklyn History is proud to offer weekly programs, both virtual and in person. See what's coming up here!

Upcoming Events

Children of the Movement: Growing up with Parents in the Black Panther Party

Thu, Jun 12 6:30pm
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 This program is offered in partnership with The Guardian. 

 

In March, The Guardian published a landmark article and produced a short film spotlighting the self-described “Panther cubs”—offspring of members of the Black Panther Party. This project, two…

Trace/s Exhibition Tour

Fri, Jun 13 3:00pm
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Come for a free curator-guided tour of the exhibition Trace/s: Family History Research and the Legacy of Slavery in Brooklyn.

Visitors will get an in-depth tour of the artwork and archival documents that make up the heart of this exhibition, and will get to explore the historical…

Environmental Injustice: Race, Class, and Toxic Inequality | The Present Crisis

Mon, Jun 16 6:30pm
Center for Brooklyn History

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Join us for Part 2 of a three-part series exploring the intersection of racial inequality and the environment. This time we explore the situation today. Leaders from across the country share solutions to environmental crises within their communities and discuss a new urgent challenge…

Opening the Archives: Finding LGBTQ+ History in the CBH Collections

Tue, Jun 17 6:30pm
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When author Hugh Ryan researched his 2019 book When Brooklyn Was Queer, he delved deep into the archives at the Center for Brooklyn History. Queer history is rarely neatly labeled in finding aids or research guides. And so Hugh brought a queer lens to an array of seemingly unrelated…

CBH Talk | Rules and Rutabagas: A Conversation about the Park Slope Food Coop with Joe Holtz, Sun Yu, and Alexandra Schwartz

Wed, Jun 18 6:30pm
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In the early 1970s, a remarkable experiment in collective action took root in Park Slope: the Park Slope Food Coop (PSFC). Founded in 1973 as a members-only, collectively-run buying club, the Coop has grown over 52 years into the largest single store food cooperative in the United…

Trace/s Exhibition Tour

Fri, Jun 20 3:00pm
Center for Brooklyn History

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Come for a free curator-guided tour of the exhibition Trace/s: Family History Research and the Legacy of Slavery in Brooklyn.

Visitors will get an in-depth tour of the artwork and archival documents that make up the heart of this exhibition, and will get to explore the historical…

Just Conversations | The Welcome Myth: Immigration and America’s Contradictions

Wed, Jun 25 6:30pm
Center for Brooklyn History

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About Just ConversationsJust Conversations is a series co-presented by the Center for Brooklyn History and Brooklyn Org that brings into dialogue issues facing our borough, city, and society and gives voice to the change makers who move us towards a more equitable future.Special thanks to…

Environmental Injustice: Race, Class, and Toxic Inequality | The Way Forward

Thu, Jun 26 6:30pm
Center for Brooklyn History

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The final program in this three-part series on the intersection of racial inequality and the environment looks ahead. Join us in imagining a future free from the race and class based divides that determine who is — and isn’t — protected from toxins, pollutants, flooding, and the…

Trace/s Exhibition Tour

Fri, Jun 27 3:00pm
Center for Brooklyn History

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Come for a free curator-guided tour of the exhibition Trace/s: Family History Research and the Legacy of Slavery in Brooklyn.

Visitors will get an in-depth tour of the artwork and archival documents that make up the heart of this exhibition, and will get to explore the historical…

Trace/s Exhibition Tour

Sat, Jun 28 2:00pm
Center for Brooklyn History

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Come for a free curator-guided tour of the exhibition Trace/s: Family History Research and the Legacy of Slavery in Brooklyn.

Visitors will get an in-depth tour of the artwork and archival documents that make up the heart of this exhibition, and will get to explore the historical…

Brooklyn Bee: A Spelling Competition

Tue, Jul 1 6:30pm
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 Think you know how to spell Brooklyn? Prove it one word at a time! 

Join us for the first ever Brooklyn-centric spelling bee, hosted by your resident experts at the Center for Brooklyn History. From historic names to iconic avenues, we are finding the most interesting and…

The Amazing Garden: A Film and Conversation on Community Gardening in NYC

Wed, Jul 9 6:30pm
Center for Brooklyn History

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Join us for an evening celebrating the legacy and future of New York City’s community gardens, inspired by the short film The Amazing Garden, produced and directed by Hiroko Tadano Neely and Deb Levine. The film tells the story of how, thirty years ago, a group of passionate neighbors…

Brooklyn Stories & Art: Presented by Author-Illustrator Melanie Hope Greenberg

Sat, Jul 12 1:00pm
Center for Brooklyn History

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Join author-illustrator Melanie Hope Greenberg for an enchanting sea-themed adventure! Transform into a mermaid, Neptune, pirate, or any sea creature you can imagine. 

Create and take home your own mermaid crown, Neptune crown, or…

Brooklyn Stories & Art: Presented by Author-Illustrator Javaka Steptoe

Sat, Aug 2 1:00pm
Center for Brooklyn History

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Program details will be announced soon. 

Stay tuned for updates! 

Appropriate for children ages 5-10.

Parents welcome and encouraged to participate.

 

ADMISSION DETAIL -

RSVP Required.Admission to this event is FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVE.Your RSVP…

Trace/s Exhibition Tour

Sat, Aug 23 2:00pm
Center for Brooklyn History

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Come for a free curator-guided tour of the exhibition Trace/s: Family History Research and the Legacy of Slavery in Brooklyn.

Visitors will get an in-depth tour of the artwork and archival documents that make up the heart of this exhibition, and will get to explore the historical…

Brooklyn Stories & Art: Presented by Author-Illustrator Selina Alko

Sat, Oct 4 1:00pm
Center for Brooklyn History

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Award-winning author-illustrator Selina Alko brings her vibrant celebration of urban culture to life in this interactive program. 

Participants will learn about Selina's creative journey, enjoy a reading of her beloved picture book "B Is for Brooklyn," and participate in a Q&A…

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