Members of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing communities are invited to explore Queens Museum with museum educator Joyce Hom. This program will feature an introduction to The Panorama of the City of New York, along with tours of the contemporary art exhibitions Time Owes Me Rest Again by...
Join Poster House on the First Friday of every month for free admission and extended hours! Explore the museum’s latest exhibitions and get in on the fun by attending a tour, workshop, performance, or activity throughout the day. Every First Friday is different, offering unique...
Come to the Children’s Garden to enjoy gardening activities in accessible raised planting beds. Harvest herbs and vegetables, make a flower bouquet, and pot up a plant to take home. This is a drop-in program designed for people with dementia and their caregivers. Our experienced...
Saturday, July 15, 2023 | 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Discovery Garden | Drop-in program Learn and play together in the Discovery Garden! Hands-on stations throughout the garden’s meadow, woodland, and marsh habitats encourage families to explore nature alongside volunteer Discovery Docents. As part of BBG’s celebration of Disability Pride...
Join experts for lively 30-minute dialogues on works of art on view in the galleries. In this talk, author, filmmaker, and founder of Disability/Arts Consultancy Simi Linton first considers the historical and physical significance of the Great Hall stairs. She then continues in the Patio...
Join us July 22 as we celebrate the history and contributions of people with disabilities to the botanical world—past and present—as we offer multi-sensory plant activities for all ages, a live performance from Heidi Latsky Dance, and tours. 12–3 p.m., Vanishing Art Featuring Heidi Latsky Dance, Performing...
What makes a tree notable? It could be its size, its bark, its uses, or a variety of other features. Some of our trees have been here since before the Garden was formally established in 1891. This tour, led by an NYBG Tour Guide accompanied...
J. Hoard interweaves genres to articulate his vivid songwriting. This eclectic approach has yielded songwriting collaborations on two Grammy-award winning albums (Black Coffee – 2022 “Subconsciously” Dance Album & Chance the Rapper – 2017 “Coloring Book” Rap album). Additionally, he works closely with artists such...
Building with what we have discovered in the Cultivating Access Ecologies series, this Closing Party acts as a beautiful experiment about what it means to share space, ideas, joys, and dilemmas. We will experience access as a set of possibilities and invitations. We will dance with Silent...
This Disability Pride Month, join us for a poetry reading facilitated by Joselia Hughes featuring poets Kay Ulanday Barrett, Dan Schapiro, and Jackie Torres, and in conjunction with the thirty-third anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Hughes framed this poetry reading with this...
