Brooklyn Children’s Museum will host a weeklong festival for Black History Month during the Department of Education’s midwinter recess.
Photo by Winston Williams / Brooklyn Children’s Museum.
The Brooklyn Children’s Museum will host a weeklong “Black Future Festival” during the Department of Education’s midwinter school recess to celebrate Black History Month. The institution hopes Brooklynites will attend the festival to learn more about Black history while also envisioning a Black future informed by the past and present.
In partnership with Bedford-Stuyvesant based non-profit organization STooPS and guest curator, dancer and community organizer Kendra J. Bostock, museum visitors will be able to participate in a series of programming from Feb. 18 through Feb. 25 — including live performances, art exploration, storytelling, dance workshops and more.
“Brooklyn Children’s Museum is proud to present Black Future Festival: We Da People in collaboration with our talented partners, Kendra J. Bostock and STooPS,” said Dylan House, director of public programs at Brooklyn Children’s Museum. “As we celebrate Black History Month, it’s important for our youth to learn about the resilience, triumphs, and contributions of Black individuals throughout history and in their communities today. We hope to inspire young people in envisioning their own futures, as well as work towards a future where these contributions are recognized and celebrated every day.”
Visitors will have the opportunity to learn about the relationship art and artistic expression has played on Black-led social movements throughout Brooklyn’s history via the festival’s 11 various programs. The programs include a multidisciplinary dance performance which explores the significance of everyday items in relation to Black histories, present experiences and Afro-futurism and will be performed by Bostock and dancers Brittany Grier, J’Nae Simmons and Kimani…
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