Hands-on History is a free activity series every first and third Saturday of every month. Open to the public!On May 11th, 1896, William Heise, an assistant for Thomas Edison, was testing a new camera and filmed “Herald Square” in New York City. There was no plot, no story, no characters, and just a few minutes…
This adult crafting workshop is free and open to the public!Beginning in April, King Manor Museum is presenting adult craft activities once a month from 12-3pm.Did you have an ocean-themed bathroom in the 2000s? A beachy guest room or shell-adorned furniture? Blame the Victorians! While shells had been popular keepsakes among sailors and tourists for…
Hands-on History is a free activity series every first and third Saturday of every month. Open to the public!You may be wondering, why in the galaxy would King Manor Museum be dedicating an event to Star Trek? Star Trek debuted in 1966 as an intergalactic adventure series following the USS Enterprise on its 23rd century…
This event is free and open to the public.¡Feliz Cinco de Mayo!¡Haz tu propia piñata única!Sebastián, un artista local e inmigrante reciente de México, nos enseñará a hacer piñatas y nos hablará sobre la historia del Cinco de Mayo. Sebastián también hablará sobre cómo se entiende la festividad en México y Estados Unidos.Quédese hasta el…
Hands-on History is a free activity series every first and third Saturday of every month. Open to the public!Happy Earth Month!For this special Hands-on Science, we will be using recycled plastic water bottles to make an ocean in a bottle experiment. Stop by the museum to participate and learn more about how we can help…
This workshop is free and open to adult learners and crafters!Let’s consider creative recycling solutions by bringing and using recycled plastic, synthetic garments, yarn, and decorative pieces, such as beads and ribbons to create sculptural art pieces. Sari Nordman, the teaching artist, will teach how to make decorative lights from onion bags using crocheting and…
Hands-on History is a free activity series every first and third Saturday of every month. Open to the public!On April 8th, 2024, for about 4 minutes and 27 seconds, New York will have the rare and beautiful opportunity to view a total solar eclipse! Looking directly at a solar eclipse without the proper eyewear can…
Hands-on History is a free activity series every first and third Saturday of every month. Open to the public!In Rufus King’s time, sheep were mainly used for their wool and not yet for their meat. King had 26 sheep on the property, and we have original wool carders, a loom, and a spinning wheel that…
Hands-on History is a free activity series every first and third Saturday of every month. Open to the public!Happy Women’s History Month!This year, we are honoring the last King Family member to live at King Manor: Cornelia King! Cornelia was Rufus’ granddaughter and 7th child of John Alsop King. After the death of her father…
Hands-on History is a free activity series every first and third Saturday of every month. Open to the public!School’s out for winter! Join us at King Manor for Freezin’ Season, a week-long activity series for your mini-Winter Break.Looking for fun crafts to have a purrrfect day?Make no bones about it, we have an activity that…
Hands-on History is a free activity series every first and third Saturday of every month. Open to the public!Thanks to the generous donations from the Growing Up Green school and BlaQue Resource Network, King Manor Museum has dozens of books dedicated to Black history and literature left over from our Back-to-School Book Giveaway in September.…
Hands-on History is a free activity series every first and third Saturday of every month. Open to the public!Kick off the Season of Love with Victorian valentine making using reproductions of historic patterns and ephemera. Mean valentines, known as Vinegar Valentines, were also popular during this period, so broken hearts are welcome! This activity is…
King Manor invites you to our annual Governor’s Victorian Holiday Ball!Join us in celebrating the holiday season ⭐--1850s style-- ⭐with an evening of historic cocktail making, 19th century dance lessons, live period music, a magic lantern show, light food and drink (cash bar for alcohol, must be 21+ with ID), and more!Formal dress code is…
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…
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…
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!We will be joined by Neir's Tavern, historic brewers (21+), Tools & Tiaras, and several vendors from QFA Fest. We will also be making Victorian mourning…
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…
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;…
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…
Get creative with quill and ink!September 17th marks Constitution Day, a day honoring the signing of the U.S. Constitution by the delegates of the Constitutional Convention in 1787. We also celebrate new citizens! Join us in our classroom for some quill and ink writing using real feather quills and authentic ink, just as it was…
