Uptown Treasures Celebration

On October 15, 2008 by D. Bell

Sunday, October 19, 2008

11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Uptown Treasures Celebration is a day of art, music, history and family fun at the cultural and historic institutions of northern Manhattan.

Free shuttle buses are available between locations throughout the day.

www.uptowntreasures.org

Participating Institutions & Schedule of Events and Activities

Academy of Arts & Letters
Broadway between 155th and 156th streets on Audubon Terrace
(212) 368-5900, www.artsandletters.org

Free
11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Hourly tours of the Academy’s historic building and art collection
All-day family art project

The Cloisters
Fort Tryon Park, 99 Margaret Corbin Drive
(212) 923-3700, www.metmuseum.org

Suggested Admission
1 p.m. Tour of The Cloisters Gardens
3 p.m. Tour of The Cloisters Collection

Dyckman Farmhouse Museum
4881 Broadway at 204th Street
(212) 304-9422, www.dyckmanfarmhouse.org

Free
All-day cider pressing, quilting demonstrations, and self-guided tours of the Farmhouse and garden.

The Heather Garden & Fort Tryon Park
Margaret Corbin Circle at Fort Washington Avenue and Cabrini Boulevard
(212) 795-1388
www.forttryonparktrust.org

Free
12 & 2 p.m. Tours of the landmarked Garden
All-day self-guided tours of the garden and park

High Bridge Water Tower
Highbridge Park at 174th Street & Amsterdam Avenue
(212) 795-1388, www.thehighbridge.org

Free
All day climb the tower’s spiral staircase
All day Urban Park Rangers recount the history of the Old Croton Aqueduct System’s tower and bridge

The Hispanic Society of America
Broadway between 155th and 156th streets on Audubon Terrace
(212) 926-2234, www.hispanicsociety.org

Free
2 p.m. Spanish & Latin American dance performances by Ballet Hispanico School Ensemble

Morris-Jumel Mansion
65 Jumel Terrace at 160th Street east of St. Nicholas Avenue
(212) 923-8008, www.morrisjumel.org

Free
12 & 2 p.m. Spirits of the Past tour of the Mansion
All-day candle-making in the colonial kitchen

National Track & Field Hall of Fame
216 Fort Washington Avenue between 168th and 169th streets
(212) 923-1803, www.armorytrack.com

Free
12 – 4 p.m. hourly tours led by an Olympic Gold Medalist
All-day self-guided tours of interactive exhibits and films

Category :
Art, Children/Youth, Events, Free, Museums

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