Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

When: Monday, January 20, 2020, 11:00am

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Black and white photograph of Martin Luthur King Jr. standing at a microphone with a building and flag waving behind him. — Benedict J. Fernandez, untitled [Dr. Martin Luthur King Jr.] April 15, 1967. Museum of the City of New York, 99.150.3

Come honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King and learn about his work as a civil rights leader, an advocate for the poor and working-class, and his anti-war activism. Join us for storytime, art-making, and a museum scavenger hunt in the exhibition Activist New York to explore King’s role in the Civil Rights Movement.

Storytime will begin at 11:15am and will be followed by an art-making activity.

Family and Community Engagement Programs are made possible in part by the Margaret S. Ogden and Stephen A. Ogden Memorial Fund, Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation, Sy Syms Foundation, and the Frank J. Antun Foundation.

The Frederick A.O. Schwarz Education Center is endowed by grants from The Thompson Family Foundation Fund, the F.A.O. Schwarz Family Foundation, the William Randolph Hearst Endowment, and other generous donors.