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150-03 Jamaica Avenue
Queens, NY 11432 United States Get Directions

Historic home of Rufus King: Founding Father, framer of the Constitution, and early voice in the anti-slavery movement.

Rufus King (1755 – 1827) was a framer and signer of the United States Constitution, a U.S. Senator, and a passionate antislavery advocate throughout his life. He and his family lived at King Manor over three generations, with a dedication to improving their 160 acres of land and developing it as a successful working farm. Today, King Manor is a historic house museum dedicated to preserving and interpreting King’s legacy and early American life in Jamaica, Queens through annual festivals, family programming, concerts, and workshops.

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Hands-on History: Victorian Mourning Buttons

King Manor Museum 150-03 Jamaica Avenue, Queens, NY, United States

What is mourning jewelry? Create your own using our custom button-maker!Celebrate Spooky Season with us by designing your own mourning jewelry using our custom pinback button-maker! While mourning jewelry has existed for centuries, it gained popularity in the 1800s when Queen Elizabeth’s Prince Albert died. There were strict rules for mourning a loved one, with…

Narratives of the Enslaved & the Free: a Shadow Puppet Tale

King Manor Museum 150-03 Jamaica Avenue, Queens, NY, United States

Join us for a presentation and short film featuring shadow puppets!Novelist, painter, and puppeteer George Hagen presents “Narratives of the Enslaved & the Free.” Using shadow puppets, Hagen’s short film “Jupiter Washington, Carpenter” (2022) tells the tale of an enslaved man on the Washington family plantation in Virginia in the 1730s. It’s a fictional tale;…

Lovecraft at the Manor

King Manor Museum 150-03 Jamaica Avenue, Queens, NY, United States

Author David J. Goodwin joins us for a discussion of horror legend H.P. LovecraftDavid J. Goodwin is back for another Lovecraft at the Manor, and this time with his book on the horizon! Author and historian David J. Goodwin will discuss his research on the influential horror writer H. P. Lovecraft and his years in…

Fall Festival / Queens Fiber Arts Festival

King Manor Museum 150-03 Jamaica Avenue, Queens, NY, United States

Join King Manor and Queens Fiber Arts for a day full of Fall activities!Join us for corn husk doll-making, pumpkin-picking, candy, goodies, and of course, the Queens Fiber Arts Festival!Details TBD.

Paws-on History: Puff Paint Cats!

King Manor Museum 150-03 Jamaica Avenue, Queens, NY, United States

Join us in celebrating Mary, the Super Cat!It is time to celebrate our Queen of the Manor: Mary! No, not Mary King. Super cat! In honor of our favorite cat and National Cat Day (October 29th), we will be using puff paint to create one-of-a-kind, colorful cat works of art. Cat lovers, rejoice!Craft inspired by…

Hands-on History: Fantasy Rice Maps

King Manor Museum 150-03 Jamaica Avenue, Queens, NY, United States

Create your own fantasy map using rice!Get creative with cartography by designing your own fantasy world! By randomly (or strategically) dropping rice onto a piece of paper and outlining the shapes formed, you will be able to develop and design unique lands on which your fictional (or nonfictional) villages and/or empires live.This activity is open…

Governor’s Victorian Holiday Ball

King Manor Museum 150-03 Jamaica Avenue, Queens, NY, United States

King Manor invites you to our annual Governor’s Victorian Holiday Ball!Join us in celebrating the holiday season with an evening of historic cocktail making, Victorian dancing, period music, magic lantern show, refreshments, and much more!Formal dress code is suggested and Victorian Period attire is encouraged!The Governor's Victorian Holiday Ball got its name from John Alsop…