Events
Upcoming Events
We offer a variety of in-person, virtual, and on-demand programming for adults, children, and families.
S.T.E.A.M Saturday - Building Justice: Lego Printmaking
Celebrate National Fair Housing Month and Earth Day at the Lewis Latimer House through graphic design and Lego printmaking!
Memoir and Autobiographical Writing Workshop: Session 4
Learn more about our ongoing six-session memoir writing workshop, focusing on themes of race and immigration!
Climate Arts Festival
Celebrate Earth Month with us at the Queens Botanical Garden’s Climate Arts Festival!
Mini Family Textiles
Experiment with colors, symbols, and shapes to design mini family quilts!
S.T.E.A.M Saturday - Spirals and Patterns
Observe and use patterns found in natural objects as inspiration for vibrant watercolor cards!
Make It Glow!
Experiment with different colors and textures to create glow-in-the-dark slime!
Writing on Race & Immigration: An Afternoon of Memoir
Join us for an afternoon of storytelling, featuring 8 Queens writers from Lewis Latimer House's Memoir Workshop on Race and Immigration!
Memoir and Autobiographical Writing Workshop: Session 3
Learn more about our ongoing six-session memoir writing workshop, focusing on themes of race and immigration!
Young Inventors Workshop
Discover your inner inventor with educators from Lewis Latimer House!
Memoir and Autobiographical Writing Workshop: Session 2
Learn more about our ongoing six-session memoir writing workshop, focusing on themes of race and immigration!
A Labor of Love: Sharing Our Stories
Join educators from the Lewis Latimer House at QPL, St. Albans to to design a mini family quilt!
Memoir and Autobiographical Writing Workshop: Session 1
Learn more about our ongoing six-session memoir writing workshop, focusing on themes of race and immigration!
S.T.E.A.M Saturday - Video Games in Stop Motion
Create and then animate your own video game with cardboard, wire, and stop motion animation!
Black Historic Sites in Conversation: Dyckman Farmhouse Museum
Discover how a museum, a shelter, and community are working towards reparative justice through remembrance, space and time.
Lunar New Year Celebration
Join educators from the Lewis Latimer House at the Lunar New Year Celebration for a 3D Anaglyph Art activity!
S.T.E.A.M Saturday - LED Pop-Up Cards
Create and illuminate pop-up cards to share with friends and family, just in time for Valentine’s Day!
Black Historic Sites in Conversation: Frederick Douglass Memorial Park
Join us online to learn about the historic Frederick Douglass Memorial Park, and the many ways its leaders have been preserving and honoring African American history and cultural heritage!
2025 Memoir and Autobiographical Writing Workshop Applications Due
Apply to join our six-session writing workshop on memoir and autobiographical writing focusing on themes of race and immigration.
S.T.E.A.M Saturday - Confetti Poppers
Join educators from the Lewis Latimer House as we create confetti poppers and fill them with well wishes for the new year!
S.T.E.A.M Saturday - A Labor of Love: Sharing Our Stories
Design a mini family quilt and learn about Dr. Winifred Norman, Latimer’s granddaughter, at this family-friendly S.T.E.A.M Saturday workshop!
Black Historic Sites in Conversation: Apollo Theater
Join us on December 12 for a conversation with the legendary Apollo Theater, exploring their contributions to the preservation and celebration of Black creativity throughout NYC and beyond!
A Taste of Home: Queens Memoirists on Food and Culture
Celebrate Queens’ diverse history with an afternoon of storytelling, food and music!
Black Historic Sites in Conversation: Mother A.M.E Zion Church
Join us online for an engaging discussion as we delve into the rich history of the Mother African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E) Zion Church—the oldest Black church in New York State.
Origami Paper Power
Join us at Queens Public Library Mitchell-Linden for Origami Paper Power, where you'll learn to combine mathematics, circuitry and art to create and illuminate your own origami sculptures!
S.T.E.A.M Saturday: A Spooky Sweet Challenge
The Halloween fun isn’t over just yet! Stop by the Lewis Latimer House Museum for a S.T.E.A.M challenge and a sweet treat.
Open House New York Weekend
Join us for family-friendly STEAM workshops, participatory performances and hourly tours at Open House New York Weekend! The annual festival highlights 200+ places across the five boroughs for behind-the-scenes tours and special programs.
Turning a House Into a Home
Design and illuminate a diorama of your dream home at our upcoming workshop, "Turning a House into a Home.”
Lewis Latimer’s 176th Birthday Celebration
Come explore free hands-on science, technology, engineering, art, and math projects with your kids, and enjoy great music!
34th Ave Back to School: Poems in a Jar
Channel your excitement for the new school year with our Poems in a Jar activity at the 34th Ave Back to School Festival!
Summer Wellness Series: Anaglyph 3D Art
Come unwind and express your creativity with Anaglyph 3D Art at the 2024 Summer Wellness Series!
The 31st District's Annual Family Day: Drafting Circuits
Join our Drafting Circuits activity at the 31st District’s Annual Family Day!
Jamaica Arts & Music Summer Festival: Prints and Poems
Celebrate Queens' talented community and diverse culture with us at the Jamaica Arts and Music Summer "JAMS" Festival!
34th Ave Open Streets: Poems in a Jar
Come explore a free hands-on STEAM activity with your kids!
34th Ave Open Streets: Origami Flower Power
Come explore a free hands-on STEAM activity with your kids!
34th Ave Open Streets: 3D Anaglyph Art
Come explore a free hands-on STEAM activity with your kids!
34th Ave Open Streets: Prints & Poems
Come explore a free hands-on STEAM activity with your kids!
34th Ave Open Streets: Drafting Circuits
Come explore a free hands-on STEAM activity with your kids!
Rent Our Space for Your Event
The historic Landmark home and welcoming garden are perfect locations for your next event. Learn more about our rental spaces.