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King Manor Museum interprets founding father Rufus King’s political legacy and antislavery history to teach critical thinking for a healthier democracy.
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King Manor Museum (December 2025)
Museum Social Impact in Practice Launches with Forty Museum Participants
American Alliance of Museums (October 2, 2024)
The Ultimate Sightseeing Pass for Culture Lovers in NYC Has Just Been Launched
Newsbreak (April 6, 2023)
The New York City Borough Pass Launches as the Sightseeing Pass for the Cultural Traveler
PR Newswire (April 4, 2023)
(January 2023)
Check out Momondo’s New York City Guide for Travel Inspiration
Momondo (November 2022)
15 Fun and Mostly Free Things To Do In NYC This Weekend and Beyond
Gothamist (October 21, 2022)
Museum Workers' Create Press Release
(October 26, 2022)
13 Mostly Free Things To Do In NYC This Weekend and Beyond
Gothamist (October 14, 2022)
Exhibition Catalogue Press Release
(July 22, 2020)
Traditions Festival Press Release
(2019)
2025
A Rare Draft of the Constitution Shows It as a Work in Progress
New York Times (September 24, 2025)
Cocktails, Constitution, and Community at King Manor
Invited NYC (September 19, 2025)
Constitution Week celebrated at King Manor
Queens Chronicle (September 19, 2025)
Rare Constitution copy on display in Queens for one weekend only
(September 19, 2025)
King Manor Constitution & Cocktails
Queens Gazette (September 18, 2025)
A Rare draft of the Constitution is on display in Queens—but only this weekend
Time Out (September 18, 2025)
Immigrants from Jamaica keep heritage alive in jamaica, Queens
CBS News (September 4, 2025)
A Contemporary Art Exhibition in an 18th-Century Home
Hyper Allergic (September 2, 2025)
VP Records, King Manor Celebrate Jamaican Heritage at 1st Annual Spirit of the Caribbean Party
New York Amsterdam News (August 28, 2025)
Celebrating Jamaica, in Jamaica: Heritage on display at new Queens Exhibit
Spectrum News NY1 (August 21, 2025)
King Manor Hosts Freezin’ Season – Black Inventors
Queens Chronicle (March 22, 2025)
King Manor Hosts Kwanzaa w/ Ms. Cheyney McKnight
Jamaica Funk (March 20, 2025)
Spilling the tea for free at King Manor
Queens Chronicle (February 6, 2025)
2024
King Manor Hosts Musique Macabre
Jamaica Funk (November 17, 2024)
King Manor Hosts Fall Festival
Jamaica Funk (November 17, 2024)
King Manor Hosts Queens Fiber Arts
Jamaica Funk (November 17, 2024)
King Manor Hosts Transfer at Jamaica
Jamaica Funk (October 6, 2024)
Free Art Workshops Coming to King Manor Museum in Jamaica this Weekend
QNS (August 26, 2024)
Improving Queens One Proposal at a Time
Queens Chronicle (May 16, 2024)
King Manor Hosts Decorative Lights
Jamaica Funk (April 26, 2024)
Making Manor Hosts Hands-On History: Ocean in a Bottle
Jamaica Funk (April 26, 2024)
Jamaica Funk (February 28, 2024)
King Manor Hosts Hands-On History: Victorian Valentine’s
Jamaica Funk (February 28, 2024)
A King of Queens: Historic King Manor Museum home to founding father
Spectrum News NY1 (February 16, 2024)
2023
'PATHS OF RHYTHM' POP UP HIP-HOP EXHIBITION COMES TO QUEENS
Rock the Bells (November 20, 2023)
Hip-hop museum pop-up at King Manor
Queens Chronicle (November 9, 2023)
'Un sueño de hace muchos años, pensaba que era imposible': inmigrante en ceremonia de ciudadanía
Spectrum Noticias NY1 (September 18, 2023)
Spring Into Wellness fair at King Manor
Queens Chronicle (April 13, 2023)
Maya Ciarrocchi to Premiere SITE: YIZKOR/KING MANOR at King Manor Museum in Queens
Broadway World (March 23, 2023)
Networking at King Manor Museum
Queens Chronicle (February 23, 2023)
2022
The museum is the muse, the curator the artist
Queens Chronicle (December 1, 2022)
Queens Chronicle (November 10, 2022)
New citizens minted at Rufus King Museum
Queens Chronicle (September 22, 2022)
WinC x King Manor at Rufus King Park
Queens Ledger (July 13, 2022)
American Alliance of Museums (June 27, 2022)
Multiple Realities of Abstract Art at the Southeast Queens Biennial
Hyperallergic (May 9, 2022)
Volunteering at King Manor Museum’s Community Gardening Day
The Dawoodi Bohras USA (April 13, 2022)
Museum Highlights Jamaica As Cultural Destination
This Is Queensborough (March 9, 2022)
2021
Queens Chronicle (December 16, 2021)
Pop-up business fair at King Manor
Queens Chronicle (December 16, 2021)
King Manor fall festival in Jamaica
Queens Chronicle (October 28, 2021)
Caribbean citizens among immigrants sworn-in as US citizens on Constitution Day
Caribbean Life (September 23, 2021)
Staffing and support to vital landmarks
Queens Chronicle (June 24, 2021)
Juneteenth bazaar comes to King Manor
Queens Chronicle (June 24, 2021)
Queens Chronicle (June 10, 2021)
Nonprofit celebrates South Queens Art
Queens Chronicle (June 3, 2021)
Art exhibition at King Manor Museum tells stories of Queens community
Caribbean Life (May 25, 2021)
Step into Queens’ historical homes
Queens Chronicle (May 13, 2021)
‘Made in Queens’ a South Queens Women’s March Exhibit
Caribbean Life (May 13, 2021)
South Queens Women’s March to host opening of art exhibition at King Manor Museum in Jamaica
QNS (May 12, 2021)
Composting Drop-off Site Makes a Return to MacDonald Park Sunday
Forest Hills Post (May 12, 2021)
MEET THE “QUEENS” OF KING MANOR IN A NEW WOMEN’S HISTORY EXHIBIT
Untapped Cities (March 11, 2021)
2020
Nonprofit Talk: Making history come to life at Jamaica’s King Manor
Queens Daily Eagle (September 8, 2020)
Queens Chronicle (July 9, 2020)
New York Times (June 5, 2020)
New York Times (March 6, 2020)
2019
Historic, 220-year-old desk to be restored at King Manor Museum
Queens Daily Eagle (November 7, 2019)
Guyanese-American honored on Constitution Day
Caribbean Life (September 25, 2019)
King Manor Museum welcomes new executive director
Queens Examiner (August 16, 2019)
King Manor Museum Shares Story of Overlooked Founding Father
Spectrum News New York 1 (August 5, 2019)
2018 & Beyond
Peek into the Rural Retreat of a 19th Century Political Family in Jamaica, Queens
Brownstoner (May 18, 2018)
King Manor hosts lecture on historic African-American headwear on Sunday
It’s in Queens (April 13, 2018)
King Manor Museum
Gazette of the American Friends of Lafayette No. 86, pg. 62-64 (May 2017)