Weeksville Heritage Center

Beautiful place. Air conditioning was Absolutely Wonderful. I must go back for a second visit!!

This is pure history at its front door..I went here once many yrs ago..I live less than a mile from here..I passed by this place 5 to 6 times a week. If you love history and black history it's a must visit when in ny.

Historically a very great place to visit and support.

It s a great place to take your children so you can how successful black people were and they strive for so much

I cry every time. I am so happy I discovered this gem of a place.

The Weeksville Heritage Center provides an enriching and enlightening experience around the historically free black neighborhood of Weeksville. It's a beautiful sun-lit venue with an outdoor lawn and patio that hosts various events and programming to educate and advance the community such as galleries, discussions and tours.

I attended specifically for its Juneteenth Celebration and its Homecoming Weekend. It was great to see and hear from local artists in the community who were making an impact, as well as be introduced to a massive collection of African artifacts.

Had a great time at the Earth Day celebration. I got some great ideas and learn so much from the Vegan kitchen demonstration

Going to take my granddaughter in the next ten days! She on 19 months but I want to begin to expose her to the richness of our culture! We will visit many times.

Though it was interesting to hear and learn about the history behind the museum and the tour guide was knowledgeable I wasn t thrilled about its location !! and the fact they had too many kids running around wild.

A must visit of black historical relevance.
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Visit Weeksville! One of the first free Black communities in the U. S. prior to the end of the Civil War. The staff are friendly and helpful. The site is beautiful. A national historic site and a NYC Landmark.

An amazing experience and history centered tour! We will continue researching Weeksville, just sad that we could not photograph or video our tour. However, the memories will forever inspire us!

Little known History Told and explored in a Big way!

A positive addition to the neigborhood. The staff at the museum should create a P.R. department or incorporate a community awareness team, that goes out in to the community and inform people of schedule events that will be taking place in the museum.

The new modern facility is nicely designed with various cultural events and amazing history of Brooklyn's Weeksville African community.

Beautiful place to visit, reminds us all when we were growing up and our parents, the good old days.

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This is an amazing place for families to visit. Weeksville provides an excellent experience for exploration of Black history in Brooklyn.

Our tour guide was great and very informative, he allowed the students to ask questions and he also asked a lot of questions himself to see how much they knew

An African American former settlement in the heart of Brooklyn. There are a couple of houses that show how African Americans lived in the nineteenth century.

Vegfest was nice but make sure to go on a sat. For outside food fest. On sunday its inside.

A wonderful cultural heritage site for all ages. Features an art gallery, indoor and outdoor seating, a terrace, and an abundance of foliage. Guided tours are also available. Call ahead for details.

I like that they honor the community, they facilitate great events also. The decor is very picturesque and you only need minimal decorations because the grounds are beautiful.

Get a tour of the Hunterfly Road houses, they are a must see to get a small glimse of life as a free African American person in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Lots of good informational programing here as well.

Beautifully kept lawn and row homes
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Hidden gem in the city. Must to understand AA history in our country

Very informative, didn't have enough time to visit the house..

The museum was under construction at the time of my visit, so many areas were closed and many displays were missing. What was there was pretty awesome and the staff was very helpful though!

This down-home culture/history center is worth a visit by anyone interested in the history of New York City, especially its African American residents. It preserves a palpable sense of what living in the City's "outer boroughs" was like for its black residents from the mid-1860s into the 20th Century.

Such a beautiful space and historical and community space

I learned a great deal about these historic houses and the neighborhood.

Historic landmark dating all the way back to slavery, (educational)

This is a very transforming and meditative place !
I love it ! The docents here were very kind and helpful! I look forward to returning here post-covid for the full tour !

Amazing place with so much history. Unfortunately didn't get to tour the houses but they had great art in the lobby

Absolutely amazing! We had a great tour guide who shared interesting facts to our family!

This is a great place to visit to learn more about the first free Black community. Filled with history and you will be glad that you visited. They also have many events that they host as well. Highly recommended.

dead prez will be at weeksville for Black VegFest!! Aug 10th. Go to Blackvegfest.org for more info.

This place is a national treasure that distills and displays a slice of history for all to enjoy. The staff is also amazing.

I was kindly greeted upon entering and guided to my reason for attending. The programming was timely, clean and very engaging. Highly recommend this historic experience in the community.

So much to see, learn, enjoy and experience. Multiple trips required, to experience everything offered. I Love It.

I didn't even know this place was here! A hidden gem with lots of history, a multi-purpose room and a beautiful garden.

This is an awesome experience. There were many things I learned about the original Weeksville that I would have never imagined. A town that existed in Brooklyn, a sanctuary for people of African decent. So much hidden history in Brooklyn to be emotionally swept away with. Now, a community center full of historic resources and cultural exchange.

Deeply moving experience reading about the African American experience

Great historical center. If you ride a bike there lock it up tight though. Someone stole it from right on the front of it

Very informational and beautiful music programs as well as cultural exhibits

A Fun filled family Day at Weeksville. Kids enjoyed Minecraft, and B Scene Film screening along with Live DJ like, face painting, and more.

Great cultural museum right in a local neighborhood.

Beautiful, modern event space. Very clean. Professional staff.

More public schools should visit this important neighborhood in Brooklyn

Did y'all remove the 6-star option? Oh well, FIVE MEASLY stars it is. My ancestors speak to me at Weeksville Heritage and that Grand Slam drink they served had me speaking in tongues! Weeksville is like that part in THE FIVE HEARTBEATS when Eddie Kane hits that hiiiiiigh note at the talent show and sista in the front row faints. Weeksville will make a brotha who's money is funny PUT FIVE ON IT when the donations bowl goes around. Weeksville IS spiritual!!! And they only passed the collection plate around ONCE. That's my kinda church turned Heritage Center. Support Weeksville--It's like giving your soul a HIGH FIVE.

What a horrible experience! So unfair to our students! The Weeksville staff is ruining such incredible achievements, history, and memories. A real SHAME!

If you want to learn something new about Brooklyn NY go check this exhibit/tour out. It's a preserved section of what was known as Weeksville Brooklyn. Very interesting!

A hidden gem! Great informative tour of three different time period homes. Thanks Mercedes!

One of the best of New York to understand the classification of heritage and its impact in the society and its people.