Weeksville Heritage Center in Elmhurst

100% customer service, they are the best I ever seen...Highly recommended

Weeksville Heritage Center is a must see. It is great educational experience.

Wonderful & Reverent experience. Weeksville is a sacred space that ALL should know and learn about. It is perfect for Brooklyn to begin its Juneteenth Commemoration & Celebration.I do wish there was more property/land remaining.

It was a wonderful place we were outside at a performance by Katie Madison and her cast ❤ wonderful.

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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 !

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.

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.

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 Citys "outer boroughs" was like for its black residents from the mid-1860s into the 20th Century.

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

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.

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

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

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.

This is an amazing place Ive only been here twice and both experiences great I learned so much I didnt even know there were free slave homes on that block so Im grateful for the experience

Beautiful, airy space accessible by multiple public transport lines.

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.

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 its a must visit when in ny.

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. Ive attended countless events here and Im 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.

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.

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.

Awesome experience! I was taught some useful tips and techniques on fine dinning and maintaining a professional attitude. I cant 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 whos interested :)

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

Little known History Told and explored in a Big way!

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.

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

Had a great time at weekville for black history month on feb 9th . The dance classes were great, the medicinal plant classes provided healing , The intentional bead making classes were interesting. The interior design allows for a lot of natural light. The staff was very welcoming.

Amazing place with so much history. Unfortunately didnt get to tour the houses but they had great art in the lobby

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

The Weeksville Heritage Center provides an enriching and enlightening experience around the historically free black neighborhood of Weeksville. Its 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.

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!

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

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

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!

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, its a good walk away from the subway. There is a bus right out front but it doesnt run that often and late at night even less.

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.

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.

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. MarksWeeksville 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

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.

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.

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 voteit 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.

The taste of the past, honestly didnt know about this place until I went there. Amazing piece of history.

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

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 weve 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!

I went to see the After Afropolitan exhibit presented by CCCADI with afriPOP! Nice venue with awesome pieces with mixed media. Street parking wasnt that difficult. All the pieces were all in one room. Was little warm inside the venue.