ONGOING EVENTS
11am – 5pm Wednesday-Sunday
Explore the Dutch Roots of the Alice Austen House Museum
During these five days, the Austen House will not be about photography or the Victorian Era but rather about the Dutch farmer that laid its foundation in 1690.
$3 suggested donation. Call for reservations.
The Alice Austen House Museum
2 Hylan Blvd. Staten Island, NY 10305
718.816.4506 x 12
EAAusten@aol.com
AliceAusten.org
10am-4pm Monday-Friday
Children's Drawings from Darfur
This exhibit of drawings made by children in a Darfur refugee camp reveals as country consumed by violence and bloodshed. The drawings were made in 2004, but the violence continues 4 years later.
Free
The Anne Frank Center USA
38 Crosby Street, 5th flr, New York, NY 10013
212.431.7993 ext. 302
info@annefrank.com
annefrank.com
Wednesday, November 12 and Friday, November 14 at 1:30pm
Saturday, November 15 and Sunday, November 16 at 2pm
Gallery Tours of Dutch Houses at the Brooklyn Museum
Museum Guide-led gallery tours of the museum’s two Dutch houses – the Jan Martense Schenck House built in 1675 and the Nicholas Schenck house built in 1770s.
Free with admission to the Museum.
Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, New York 11238
718.638.5000
brooklynmuseum.org
Thursday, November 13 from 2– 3:45 pm
Friday, November 14 from 4pm– 5pm
Computer Access Genealogy at New York Public Library
Ruth A. Carr, Milstein Division Chief, shares 40 years of research techniques using the history of the 1652 Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum. Lecture and personal computer assistance. Reception Nov. 14, 5:30pm, 20 W. 44th Street, 6th flr.
Free. Reservations required, RSVP 212.930.0770
New York Public Library
South Court Classrooms A&B
5th Avenue and 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018
co-organized by the Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum wyckoffassociation.org and the New York Public Library nypl.org
Friday & Saturday, 9:30am -9 pm
Sunday, Tuesday-Thursday, 9:30am-5:30pm
Dutch Paintings Collection
Explore the Met’s outstanding Dutch paintings collection—exceptionally rich in landscapes, portraits, and genre scenes—including 20 paintings by Rembrandt, 11 paintings by Hals, five of the known 36 paintings by Vermeer, and other masterworks.
Suggested admission: $20 for adults; $15 for seniors (65+); and $10 for students. Free to Members and children under 12 with an adult.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street, New York, NY 10028
212.535.7710
metmuseum.org
Friday & Saturday, 6pm – 8pm
A Dutch Tableau
Experience New York City’s Dutch beginnings during candlelight tours of its oldest stone farmhouse, featuring resident artist Arthur Kirmss in a tableau vivant – Art of the Dutch Tile Painter. Light refreshments served.
$3.00 or free with $15 annual membership
Greater Ridgewood Historical Society
At the Vander Ende – Onderdonk House
1820 Flushing Avenue, Ridgewood, Queens, NY 11385
718.456.1776
theonderdonkhouse@earthlink.net
onderdonkhouse.org
10am – 2pm, Monday - Friday
Open House
Our library will be open to the public for visiting. COntact the Huguenot Society for more information.
Free. Donations appreciated
Huguenot Society of American
20 w 44th st. ste 510, New York, NY 10036
hugsoc@verizon.net
huguenotsocietyofamerica.org