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Legacy of Enslaved Africans in Van Cortlandt Park
Saturday, February 21 at 1pm
Join VCPA and Van Cortlandt House Museum for a program exploring the legacy of enslaved Africans in Van Cortlandt Park featuring two guided tours:
First, Pathways to the Past Walking Tour, led by Ashely Hart Adams (VCPA), focusing on the Enslaved African Burial Ground and the broader landscape of memory, history, and labor within the park. Followed by Van Cortlandt House Museum Tour, led by Nick Dembowski (VCHM), highlighting the site’s 18th-century history and its connections to enslavement.
Van Cortlandt House Museum
Reimagining Memorial Spaces: A Black History Month Conversation
Monday, February 23 at 6:30pm
Join VCPA for a live, virtual conversation with designers Immanuel Oni and Jeremiah Olayinka Ojo exploring the project, Reimagining the Enslaved African Burial Ground in Van Cortlandt Park, and the importance of working thoughtfully with memorial spaces.This conversation will focus on process, examining how artists, designers, and communities engage with sites of memory, trauma, and legacy, and why intentional, community-centered approaches matter when shaping public spaces of remembrance.
Virtual
Enslaved African Legacy Tour
NEW DATE: Saturday, February 28 at 11am
The frigid weather forced us to cancel our previously scheduled date, so we’ve rescheduled. Join VCPA’s Arts Integration Strategist, Ashley Hart Adams, on a guided walk that will enlighten participants on the true history that shaped Van Cortlandt Park.
The walk will be approximately 90 minutes long with stops throughout to talk.
Van Cortlandt House Museum