Curated by Fable Jones

Explore archaeological findings and significant source materials, including correspondence from George Washington, Henry Knox & Nathaniel Greene about Fort Defiance, Red Hook Lane and the defense of the New York Harbor, in the campaign of 1776.

Join Frank Morrison for the final weekend of his Brooklyn Artist Residency to experience a powerful new body of work inspired by Mannerism and Cubism. These original works on paper celebrate imagination, identity, and the brilliance of our urban communities through Frank Morrison’s distinctive visual language.

Black people played important and varied roles in the Battle of Brooklyn in August 1776 – the first and largest battle of the American War for Independence. They served as soldiers and spies on both sides, built the American forts in downtown Brooklyn, and serviced the British ships in the Narrows.