Brooklyn Children’s Museum will present its annual Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. festival on Jan. 18–19, engaging children in the power of peaceful protest, imagination, and service.
The museum will host two days of interactive workshops and inspiring performances during the holiday weekend from 10:00am to 5:00pm each day. Activities will include a peaceful protest workshop, where kids will make their own protest signs for a march around the museum. The march will be led by Grammy-nominated musician and artist, Fyütch, who will perform songs that speak to Dr. King's values and convictions.
Visitors can also participate in a puppet-making workshop and interactive shadow puppet performance inspired by Dr. King's speeches. Created by Nehprii Amenii in collaboration with performers Emmanuel Elpenord, Amparo "Chigui" Santiago and Marina Celander, the performance invites children to join in with puppets they create during the workshop.
Additional activities include a drop-in community service project with Jewish service non-profit Repair the World, and a celestial monoprinting workshop in the museum’s art studio inspired by abstract artist Mildred Thompson that invites children to imagine a better world through art.
“Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy continues to inspire generations to live life with compassion and a sense of justice,” said Atiba T. Edwards, president and chief executive officer of Brooklyn Children’s Museum. “Through our annual MLK celebration, Brooklyn Children’s Museum invites children and families to engage with his enduring values and to imagine the role they can play in shaping a more just future.”
Tickets to the museum grant access to all activities and are $15 for general admission, $14 for grandparents, and free for children under one year old. To purchase tickets, visit: www.brooklynkids.org/mlk.
