Important Notice:
On Friday, February 27th, Weeksville will be closed until 1 PM.
Weeksville’s Mission
Weeksville Heritage Center is an historic site and cultural center in Central Brooklyn that uses education, arts and a social justice lens to preserve, document and inspire engagement with the history of Weeksville. Learn More →
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Exhibitions at Weeksville
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Recap: Our 4th Annual Food Festival
Thank you, community, for joining us at our fourth annual Juneteenth Food Festival.
It was a magical day of uplifting Black food and culture in the sacred space of Weeksville that keeps us rooted to our history. We ate, we danced, we laughed and we communed in a way that only we can. Thank you for showing up, showing out, and supporting Brooklyn’s Black owned businesses.
Extending a huge thank you our partner Black-Owned Brooklyn and to all the Black businesses, artists and performers who lent their talents to the festival.
2026 Spring Benefit
Weeksville Heritage Center presents our 4th Annual Spring Benefit on May 7, 2026, themed Preserving Home: Past, Present, and Future.
Join us for an inspiring evening honoring Brent Leggs, George Wells, and L’Enchanteur, while supporting preservation, education, and the future of this historic Brooklyn site.
Homework: Architectures of Belonging
Grounded in Weeksville’s legacy as both history and home, Homework echoes the founding belief that creating a home is inseparable from claiming space in the world.
Plan a visit to Weeksville to see the exhibition.
Community Design + Oyster Mobile Workshop
Weeksville is getting a new shade structure! Join us Friday, March 27th from 6-8pm for a community design workshop to help shape it.
Learn about the history of Black entrepreneurs in New York’s oyster industry, make oyster mobiles with shells provided by Billion Oyster Project and co-design a piece of Weeksville!
Snacks will be included, and all ages are welcome!
Gathering The Folk: A Celebration of Zora Neale Hurston
Join us for a Women’s History Month community event and an interactive day of celebration! Honoring the legacy of Zora Neale Hurston, the groundbreaking writer of Their Eyes Were Watching God, cultural anthropologist, folklorist, playwright, and choreographer.
