Programs

Closed

This organization closed in 2023. It filed a final 990 indicating termination and no longer appears as active in IRS records, as it is absent from the EO Business Master File and Pub78 List.

  • Program 1 [2018]

    EDUCATION PROGRAMSBROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S AWARD-WINNING EDUCATION PROGRAM SERVES OVER 15,000 K-12 STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND ADULTS ANNUALLY (80% FROM TITLE I SCHOOLS) THROUGH TOURS, IN-CLASS & AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS, DIGITAL CURRICULA, YOUTH INTERNSHIPS, AND TEACHER PROFESSIONAL LEARNING WORKSHOPS THAT CONNECT BROOKLYN EVENTS TO U.S. AND WORLD HISTORY. SINCE 2011, BHS HAS ALSO PARTNERED WITH THE BROOKLYN NAVY YARD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO LEAD STUDENT, TEACHER, AND AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS AT BLDG 92 IN SOCIAL STUDIES AND STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH) TOPICS, INCLUDING LABOR AND INDUSTRY, SUSTAINABILITY, AND INNOVATION. BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY EDUCATION PROGRAMS EMPOWER CHILDREN, YOUTH, TEACHERS AND FAMILIES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INTERPRETATION OF BROOKLYN HISTORY AS THEY BUILD CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS THAT WILL SHAPE THEIR PRESENT. EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE GROUNDED IN BHS'S UNIQUE AND RESONANT PRIMARY SOURCE MATERIALS, DATED BETWEEN 1620 AND 2016. IN THESE COLLECTIONS STUDENTS AND TEACHERS FIND MYRIAD CASE STUDIES TO ENHANCE, ENLIVEN, AND BROADEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING AND TEACHING OF AMERICAN HISTORY NARRATIVES AND STEM SUBJECTS FROM PRE-K TO GRADE 12.BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY PROGRAMS SUPPORT THE COMMON CORE LEARNING STANDARDS AND NEW YORK CITY SOCIAL STUDIES SCOPE AND SEQUENCE AND CAN BE INTEGRATED INTO ELA, ART, SCIENCE, AND MATH CURRICULA. OUR EMPHASIS ON DOCUMENT ANALYSIS, CRITICAL THINKING, AND EVIDENCE-BASED REASONING WITH ORIGINAL PRIMARY-SOURCE TEXTS HELPS TO BUILD TRANSFERABLE SKILLS THAT BENEFIT STUDENTS ACROSS DISCIPLINES. BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS A REGISTERED VENDOR WITH THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (VENDOR ID: BRO-120000). BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS AN AUTHORIZED PROVIDER OF NYS CONTINUING TEACHER & LEADER EDUCATION (CTLE) CREDITS.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $698K

  • Program 2 [2018]

    MUSEUMEXHIBITIONS AT BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY REVEAL BROOKLYN'S SOMETIMES QUIRKY, ALWAYS POWERFUL PAST, CONNECT BROOKLYN'S MULTILAYERED HISTORY TO THE HISTORY OF OUR NATION AND TO ISSUES THAT CONTINUE TO SHAPE THE BOROUGH TODAY. BHS HAS FIVE GALLERIES FEATURING LONG-TERM AND ROTATING EXHIBITIONS. PUBLIC PROGRAMMING SERIES ALSO ACCOMPANY MANY EXHIBITIONS, AND ADDITIONAL ONLINE RESOURCES ALLOW VISITORS BEYOND THE GREATER NEW YORK CITY AREA TO EXPLORE THESE STORIES. EXHIBITIONS AT BHS HAVE FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHS CHRONICLING NEW YORK CITY'S FOOD PANTRIES, EXPLORED A CONTESTED HISTORY THROUGH THE VOICES OF VIETNAM VETERANS, CELEBRATED JACKIE ROBINSON'S LEGACY AS THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN TO PLAY PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL, EXAMINED PHOTOGRAPHY AND LETTER-WRITING IN CIVIL-WAR BROOKLYN, AND LOOKED AT THE UNSUNG HEROES OF BROOKLYN'S ANTISLAVERY MOVEMENT.IN JANUARY 2018, BHS OPENED A MAJOR LONG TERM EXHIBITION, WATERFRONT, AT ITS DUMBO LOCATION IN BROOKLYN. THIS EXHIBITION AND MULTIMEDIA EXPERIENCE BRINGS TO LIFE THE VIBRANT HISTORY OF BROOKLYN'S COASTLINE THROUGH STORIES OF WORKERS, ARTISTS, INDUSTRIES, ACTIVISTS, FAMILIES, NEIGHBORHOODS, AND ECOSYSTEMS FOR VISITORS OF ALL AGES.WATERFRONT TRACES A PERSONAL, LOCAL HISTORY OF THE BOROUGH'S WATERFRONT WHILE ALSO EXPLORING THE COASTLINE'S GLOBAL SIGNIFICANCE. THE EXHIBITION ENGAGES WITH IMPORTANT DEBATES ABOUT THE SHORELINE'S FUTURE BY TAKING ON THE WATERFRONT'S MOST PRESSING CONTEMPORARY TOPICS INCLUDING SEA LEVEL RISE AND GENTRIFICATION.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $3.3M

  • Program 3 [2018]

    COLLECTIONSBROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY HOUSES A WORLD-RENOWNED ARCHIVES AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARY ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF ITS LANDMARK BUILDING. THE OTHMER LIBRARY'S MAGNIFICENT READING ROOM, WITH ITS STAINED GLASS WINDOWS AND CARVED WOODEN COLUMNS, TRANSPORTS THE VISITOR TO AN EARLIER ERA. THE LIBRARY & ARCHIVES DEPARTMENT COLLECTS, PRESERVES, AND MAKES ACCESSIBLE ONE OF THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF MATERIALS RELATED TO BROOKLYN'S HISTORY AND CULTURE. ITS HOLDINGS INCLUDE OVER 33,000 BOOKS, 1,600 ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS, 1,200 ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWS, 50,000 PHOTOGRAPHS, 8,000 ARTIFACTS, 300 PAINTINGS, AND 2,000 MAPS WHICH DOCUMENT THE COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL, COMMUNITY, AND CIVIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE BOROUGH. THE COLLECTIONS FOSTER NEW AND CUTTING-EDGE SCHOLARSHIP; SUPPORT PUBLIC LEARNING AND RESEARCH; AND ENRICH BHS'S EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, AND PUBLIC PROGRAMMING. THE LIBRARY IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR RESEARCH.BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS THE ONLY CULTURAL INSTITUTION IN BROOKLYN THAT MAINTAINS A PERMANENT ORAL HISTORY PROGRAM. BEGUN IN 1973, BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S ORAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS NOW INCLUDE OVER 1,200 INTERVIEWS. THROUGH AN INTEGRATED DESCRIPTION PROGRAM WITH THE LIBRARY & ARCHIVES, THESE ORAL HISTORIES BRING THE VOICES OF HISTORY TO BROAD AUDIENCES THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, DIGITAL HUMANITIES PROJECTS, K-12 AND POST-SECONDARY CURRICULA, PUBLIC PROGRAMS, AND VIA THE BHS BLOG AND FLATBUSH + MAIN PODCAST. THE COLLECTIONS PROVIDE A WEALTH OF HISTORICAL EVIDENCE ABOUT THE LIVES OF TWENTIETH- AND TWENTY-FIRST-CENTURY BROOKLYN RESIDENTS, AND REVEAL HOW DIVERSE INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES HAVE SOUGHT TO PRESERVE VITAL SOCIAL, POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS, AND CULTURAL TRADITIONS AS BROOKLYNITES, NEW YORKERS, AND AMERICANS. THE COLLECTIONS CONTAIN INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, CANTONESE, AND MANDARIN, WITH NARRATORS BORN AS EARLY AS 1880. RECORDING THE VOICES OF TODAY'S AND YESTERDAY'S BROOKLYNITES IS JUST ONE OF THE WAYS THAT BHS FULFILLS ITS MISSION TO MAKE THE VIBRANT HISTORY OF BROOKLYN TANGIBLE, RELEVANT, AND MEANINGFUL FOR TODAY'S DIVERSE COMMUNITIES, AND FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.IN 2017, BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY LAUNCHED MUSLIMS IN BROOKLYN, A MULTI-YEAR, PUBLIC ARTS AND HISTORY PROJECT TO AMPLIFY STORIES OF BROOKLYN'S DIVERSE MUSLIM COMMUNITIES.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $925.9K