The Dyckman House, now the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum, is the oldest remaining farmhouse on Manhattan Island, a vestige of New York City's rural past. The Dutch Colonial-style farmhouse was originally part of over 250 acres of farmland owned by the Dyckman family. It’s just off 204th Street in Inwood, once home to the Dutch farmer William Dyckman, his family and enslaved Africans. The Dyckman Farmhouse Museum is now owned by the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, operated by the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum Alliance, and is a member of the Historic House Trust. Dyckman Farmhouse, a white clapboard home built in 1765.
Ancestor Spirit Portraits will be integrated into the DFM and throughout the neighborhood of Inwood. These images will comprise an ‘on the street museum’ along with the IWH soundscape and will comprise a walking tour that addresses history and brings the arts to the streetscape simultaneously.
The IWH work for the DFM will integrate Ancestor Spirit Portraits into spiritually and historically significant sites across the city creating an ‘on the street museum’ in Inwood. This is a model for small and large history ‘house’ museums around the country.
See more about our partnership and the important work the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum is doing.
One of the most important topics throughout history and today is the topic of race. The Dyckman Farmhouse Museum feels it is important to have and to facilitate conversations on race, even though they can be challenging. Because of this, we have put together a series of talks with experts, each looking at the topic of race from a different perspective. Our hope is that we can all come together, learn from one another, and to continue the conversation.