The good folks at the Up Theater Company are back at it. In a land where slander is a parlor game, intrigue the coin of the realm, and alternative facts are validated, can true love ever be true? School for Scandal is a…
Morris-Jumel Mansion
How does a Live Jazz and Live Art experience sound? Awesome right. Well it get’s better. The event will be a one-a-kind pairing of master artist Andrea Arroyo with Uptown icon and musician, actress and playwright, Ms. Marjorie Eliot.…
Morris-Jumel Mansion (65 Jumel Terrace) Saturday, February 6, 2016 12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. Take a guided, in-depth tour of Manhattan’s oldest house, led by one of Morris Jumel Mansion’s expert docents, Gregory Washington. Today’s tour will highlight the history of…
2015 is the Morris-Jumel Mansion’s 250th Anniversary! And to celebrate, they are teaming up with The Public Theater to present a special benefit performance of Hamilton, the raucous, much-anticipated new musical written and played by Tony-award-winner (In The Heights),…
Saturday, February 8, from 2:00pm-6:00pm The life of Solomon Northup, subject of the recent film “12 Years a Slave,” is widely known. Less familiar, however, is the experience of his family during Solomon’s captivity. Anne Northup, Solomon’s wife, an…
The good folks at Channel Thirteen and PBS showed the oldest house in Manhattan, the Morris Jumel Mansion, some love recently. In the informative video, the Director of Education and Public Programs at the Morris-Jumel Mansion, Carol Ward, gives…
It’s official folks, both candidates have confirmed their attendance for tomorrow’s launch of the United Palace of Cultural Arts Program. So you heard all the hoopla, waded through the obfuscation, now see both men in living color and in…
Saturday, October 6 from 10am-6pm MJM CAFé: Morris-Jumel Mansion Culture & Arts Festival The second annual Culture and Arts Festival (CAFé) will feature the vibrant music, artistry, crafts and cuisine that make Washington Heights and the neighboring communities of…
“Women Unbound” Inspired by the inhabitants, cultural history, art and artifacts of the Morris-Jumel Mansion, artist Andrea Arroyo created original works integrated with the historical objects and furniture in the Museum’s collection. These works create a conversation between the past…
Saturdays, July 7th, 14th and 21st from 10am-2pm each day Batoto Yetu (Swahili for “Our Children”) will offer FREE African dance classes and performances. Batoto Yetu is dedicated to fostering self-awareness, self-esteem and the creative and social development of…