Education Programs at the Brooklyn Historical Society

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BHS is pleased to now offer free group tours for schools, through funding from Barclays Capital with additional funding from the Verizon Foundation.

Please choose school group tours based on BHS' current exhibits listed below.

Exhibits 2009 - 2010
These programs are only offered onsite at BHS

It Happened in Brooklyn
Ongoing
Grades K-12
Students will meet a diverse range of residents from Brooklyn’s earliest Native American settlements, to the men and women who fought in the Revolutionary War on Brooklyn’s shores, to the Brooklynites who worked to abolish slavery, immigrants from all over the world, and the women who kept America going by working in the Brooklyn Navy Yard during WWII. With primary sources from the Brooklyn Historical Society collection such as photographs, artwork, documents and oral histories students will engage with key moments in our nation’s history and learn how they played out on Brooklyn’s streets.

In Our Own Words: Portraits of Brooklyn's Vietnam Veterans
Ongoing
Grades 8-12
With the use of oral histories, portraits, and personal artifacts this interactive audio installation will explore the impact of the Vietnam War on the lives of Brooklyn’s diverse residents from a first person perspective. Students will “meet” eight people who were touched by the Vietnam War and consider the ongoing impact of the Vietnam War in the lives of Brooklynites, including memories of the war and how it affects them today. Ask about scheduling one of the veterans featured in the exhibition to speak with your students during their visit.

Guided Tours - Grades K-12
One hour; (up to 30 participants for each program) Includes three adult chaperones for K-12 grade groups.

Free group tours for schools made possible through funding from Barclays Nets Community Alliance and Barclays Capital with additional funding from the Verizon Foundation.

College Level & Adult Tours
One hour; (up to 30 participants for each program)

Self-Guided tours available Wednesday - Sunday (up to 30 participants). Self-Guided tour fee: $75

Guided Tour fee: $150.

All tours by appointment only.
For more information, please call (718) 222-4111, ext. 228.


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