Weeksville Heritage Center will be closed from Monday, December 23 – Wednesday, January 1. Reopening on January 2, 2025.
Weeksville’s Mission
Weeksville Heritage Center is an historic site and cultural center in Central Brooklyn that uses education, arts and a social justice lens to preserve, document and inspire engagement with the history of Weeksville. Learn More →
Join the Community!
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Exhibitions at Weeksville
Innovative. Vanguard. Experimental. Learn More →
Tour Weeksville
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WHAT’S N0W
Public Programs
Weeksville Heritage Center’s programming lives at the intersection of history, art, and culture. Come be a part our thriving community!
Education
Learn more about the community of Weeksville, Brooklyn and how its themes of emancipation, entrepreneurship, and empowerment resonate today. Reserve your tour today!
History. Art. Culture.
UPCOMING
Torture Island: Past, Present, Future
In partnership with RPMP, Weeksville Heritage Center presents The Rikers Public Memory Project: Torture Island: Past, Present, Future, an exhibition showcasing works from its ongoing initiative with Freedom Agenda, Create Forward, and the Humanities Action Lab. The exhibition features creative works by the 2024 Narrative Change Community Fellows alongside historical context and personal stories about Rikers Island, the active New York City jail complex located in the East River.
Torture Island: Past, Present, Future
In partnership with RPMP, Weeksville Heritage Center presents The Rikers Public Memory Project: Torture Island: Past, Present, Future, an exhibition showcasing works from its ongoing initiative with Freedom Agenda, Create Forward, and the Humanities Action Lab. The exhibition features creative works by the 2024 Narrative Change Community Fellows alongside historical context and personal stories about Rikers Island, the active New York City jail complex located in the East River.
Rest and Restore Yoga
We invite you to join us at our Rest and Restore yoga series led by Six of Sensate Wellness and take a moment for you! Open to all ages and skill levels. Rest assured, no RSVP or tickets are required for the classes. Simply show up and join us for a rejuvenating yoga experience. Simply show up and join us for a rejuvenating yoga experience. Space is limited and offered on a first come-first served basis. Please note that doors close 10 minutes after the class begins, so do plan to arrive on time.
Iterative Fictions [IF]
Weeksville Heritage Center is pleased to announce Iterative Fictions [IF], an exhibition featuring new sculpture, sound, and mixed-reality artworks by Eto Otitigbe, culminating his tenure as the 2024 Artist-in-Residence at Weeksville Heritage Center. [IF] invites audiences to engage with narratives reshaped through cycles of storytelling, animating objects from Weeksville’s archival collection.
Weeksville Green: Farmers & Community Market
Final Weeksville Green Market of the Season!
Join us on Saturday, October 19th, from 12-8 pm for our last Weeksville Green Market of the season, closing with our annual Harvest Festival!
