Philipse Manor Hall

Philipse Manor Hall
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
29 Warburton Avenue, Yonkers
914-965-4027

Monday, April 28, 2014

THIS WEEKEND AT PHLIPSE MANOR HALL

VINNIE BAGWELL'S ENSLAVED AFRICANS' RAIN GARDEN EXHIBIT

Opening Reception: Friday, May 2, 2014


ON SATURDAY, MAY 3, 
ADMISSION TO 
PHILIPSE MANOR HALL 
WILL BE FREE AS PART OF 


Yonkers Arts WeekendVISIT PMH AND THEN CHECK OUT ALL THE OTHER GREAT STUFF GOING ON DURING YONKERS ARTS WEEKEND!

Thursday, April 24, 2014

MAY 1, 2014 - MAY 31, 2014


VINNIE BAGWELL AND FRIENDS OF PHILIPSE MANOR HALL PRESENT


ENSLAVED AFRICANS' RAIN GARDEN EXHIBITION





Local sculptor Vinnie Bagwell has proposed an extensive public-art project that will commemorate the enslaved Africans who resided at Philipse Manor Hall in Yonkers–six of whom were among the first to be manumitted by law in the United States, 76 years before the Emancipation Proclamation. This exhibition in the Community Art Gallery of Philipse Manor Hall will feature five maquettes of the planned life-sized sculptures and will include historical information pertaining to slavery in Westchester.  The exhibit is designed to introduce the public to the Enslaved Africans’ Rain Garden concept.  

Admission to the Community Gallery is Free.
Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 12:00pm - 5:00pm



JOIN US FRIDAY, MAY 2, 6-8PM AT THE 
EXHIBITION OPENING RECEPTION.


SATURDAY, MAY 3, 12-5PM
Admission to Philipse Manor Hall 
will be free to the public, 
courtesy of Friends of Philipse Manor Hall

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Last Chance to See


A Photographic Exhibition

of Yonkers 

in the Victorian Era

View over 40 images of historic Yonkers, dating from 1860 through the end of the Victorian Era.  This unique exhibit, designed by local historian Bob Piwinski, includes Yonkers streetscapes, train Stations, and the mansions of North Broadway, Warburton Avenue and  Park Hill.  It also includes one of the few known images of the Hendrick Hudson Hotel, designed by architect Bruce Price who also designed the Chateau Frontenac in Quebec. Dubbed “fireproof”, the Hendrick Hudson Hotel burnt to the ground just before it opened in 1901.

Last day of exhibit - Thursday, April 16, 2014




The Community Gallery is free and open to the public.  Gallery hours: Tues - Sat, 12 - 5 pm


Philipse Manor Hall is located at 29 Warburton Ave, Yonkers, NY 10701.  



Bob Piwinski  is a Former Member of the Yonkers Landmarks Preservation Board, Member Board of Directors Friends of Philipse Manor Hall and Website owner of VictorianSource.com

Saturday, April 12, 2014

TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 2014

7 PM

OBJECTS AND MEMORY

a lecture by filmmaker Jonathan Fein



In collaboration with the New York Council for the Humanities, Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site and Friends of Philipse Manor Hall present the lecture, “Objects and Memory,” by filmmaker Jonathan Fein on Tuesday, April 22 at 7 p.m. at Philipse Manor Hall. This lecture is free and open to the general public. This event is made possible through the Speakers in the Humanities program with the support of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Jonathan Fein is a filmmaker and sculptor interested in the interrelationships of the intangible and the physical. In this lecture, Fein asks: what are the things in our homes and museums that mean the most to us? How do we preserve the past and speak to the future? To answer these questions, he focuses on objects and what they reveal about issues of value, memory, contemporary history, museum collecting, and more. Using excerpts from the documentary film "Objects and Memory," this entertaining, stimulating lecture challenges the audience to think about what is taken for granted and what we hold most dear.
For more information about this event, please call Philipse Manor Hall's Public Programs Coordinator at (914) 965-4027 x102. For more information about the Speakers in the Humanities program, visit www.nyhumanities.org/sih.