Weeksville Heritage Center Reviews

Special historical place in the middle of Brooklyn. Went for a field trip and the fourth graders loved it.

This place is a landmark in the Black Community of Brooklyn, and NYC at large. Never am I disappointed when visiting and spending time here. The events are forward thinking and poignant. You will become a better human being just by experiencing this magnificent place and space.

Such an amazing experienc for healing and wellness and most importantly COMMUNITY!

Very poorly organized. Management and rental staff were rude. Guide was friendly but had only cursory historical knowledge.

professional services here and good business people

Weeksville Heritage Center in Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York is in a Historical Place on Bergen Street and Buffalo Ave. Transportation B15, B45, B65 all stop on Buffalo and St. Marks

Weeksville Heritage Center is a Family oriented place to learn of the past and how people of color lived and strived in our own established environment

We held a work event there and it was great. I will be back when it is open for an exhibit. Next to transportation and easy to find.

It is a nice spot. Never heard of it but attended a film screening there. I see they hold other events which I hope to check out at some point. I like that they offer weekend fitness events. That caught my eye. I have to attend more to really be able to judge it. My main issue with it is the location. It is not near the subway. Well, it's a good walk away from the subway. There is a bus right out front but it doesn't run that often and late at night even less.

It was a beautiful garden escape from the hustle and bustle of NYC life.

Such an amazing place with so much history and the curators and everyone working there is so nice

Great tour of unique Black American historical site. Friendly staff. Comfortable accommodations. Excellent cultural programming.

It's the greatest musuem in the world. I think if you're looking to learn about African Amerkcan history in New York City and Brooklyn, this will be a place to start. I'm a tour educator here. I always get excited when people here about this place for the first time. I'm glad to give some history and awareness about Weeksville.

The heart of the Center is the Hunterfly Road houses, 3 historic homes restored to show what life was like in various eras in the Brooklyn community of Weeksville. Established by free blacks in New York as a way to win suffrage rights available only to African American men who owned property (at a time when all white men had the right to vote) it became a place of refuge and self sufficiency for decades. As the grid that shaped modern Brooklyn was developed the independent community disappeared and was all but forgotten until local activists rediscovered it in the 60s. Tours of the restored houses tell this fascinating story, and the beautifully designed Center is the site of public events.

I really enjoyed my trip. Our guide gave alot of knowledgable information on the history of weeksville and how the community flourished during the war.

This museum is very educational lots of African artifacts.

I was able to visit the site before its completion what an experience, I saw things that you will never learn in school, never thought I would see anything like that it was extremely educational it made me proud to be a black man to know that we've come so far it let me know the strength of our people what we had to go through and what we survived and what we are today. A PROUD PEOPLE!

Amazing little museum, that details the life of Black Americans and how they lived, including many of the items they used in their everyday life. Great learning experience for anyone of any age.

It's a great place to learn about the past and how black people were living, it's kind of a small place. But other than that, you could explore houses people lived in and surprisingly it's all saved. Also, the yard is very neat and clean. And there is a nice bridge to the houses which I think looks cute.

The community need to use the place more. It's an outstanding venue.

Brooklyn's best kept secret! A trove of history. I am definitely going to explore more.

A truly beautiful event venue located adjacent to a historical space of significance to the African American community.

Black VegFest was held at weeksville heritage center for the first time. Weeksville is a great historical institution.

Beautifully designed. Great meeting rooms. The mainhallway has a glass ceiling the provides excellent lighting.

Black History, community history right at your doorstep! A small visual view of a working, respective and thriving town not in any history books. Great for families, groups, organizations and events. They also have rental spaces for meetings and small to medium events

The tour guide, Alfonse was very knowledgeable and personable. I learned quite a bit.

The taste of the past, honestly didn't know about this place until I went there. Amazing piece of history.

Volunteered as a vendor at the Black VegFest 2019- love it here. I learned so much from my experience and made new friends. Come next year to the BLACK VEG FEST and see it for yourself.

Beautiful, airy space accessible by multiple public transport lines.

This place is a must see for all New Yorkers, and all visitors to NYC. The architecture is intriguing and the grounds are peaceful and seem to attract birds, which adds an extra magical quality. The historic houses are lovingly cared for, and it was very moving to walk through the homes of residents of the African American community of Weeksville, Brooklyn. I highly recommend visiting.

Not very big, but great to see the history preserves here. Cool architecture for the main building.

Unexpected cultural marker in a somewhat quiet and run down section of Crown Heights. Near transit, but a bit of a walk.

So beautiful. With or without decorations. Check out their exhibits and host all your events here

You need to update the website. If the place is closed. It should say closed. And when a customer shows up when given incorrect information.
You should be more accommodating and kind in your reception.
Respectfully.

Beautiful and majestic black historical cultural center in the middle of Brooklyn. Everyone should visit to learn of the rich history of historical Weeksville.

A must visit in Brooklyn, great to learn about the history of Weeksville.

Historically very interesting place, good guide once a day at 3pm, worth it!

I visited the center as a child lived in the area for 10 years was a lasting experience

Beautiful property with excellent community programming.

Is important to have cultural center for the community. Space and artifacts are under utilized. Visited Weeksville due to a seminar series which was very good. Need more of such well curated activities.

Great place to visit to learn about how African American used to live during 19th century. Great learning experience

Awesome experience! I was taught some useful tips and techniques on fine dinning and maintaining a professional attitude. I can't wait to use them in the future, and will look forward meeting with them someday in the future. I would recommend going here for anyone who's interested :)

This is an amazing place I've only been here twice and both experiences great I learned so much I didn't even know there were free slave homes on that block so I'm grateful for the experience

I went to see the After Afropolitan exhibit presented by CCCADI with afriPOP! Nice venue with awesome pieces with mixed media. Street parking wasn't that difficult. All the pieces were all in one room. Was little warm inside the venue.

It also has a modern studio and a couple of workshop rooms with projectors.

Went for poetry slam, didnt really get to explore everything. Would like to go back and explore for sure.

This is one of my favorite institutions in Brooklyn. They offer an array of programming that highlight the importance of supporting Black artists and activists. I've attended countless events here and I'm saddened by the current reality they are facing. This venue is monumental in the preservation of the Black narrative and it would be a great disservice to our community to see it disappear.