Discover Green-Wood: Battle Hill to Basquiat
Join our expert tour guides to explore Green-Wood’s historic landscape and most popular permanent residents. If you have never been to the Cemetery, this is your opportunity to discover its 478 acres of art, history, and nature! You will tread where George Washington and his troops fought in the Battle of Brooklyn, hear the heartbreaking tale of the Roosevelt family, visit the grave of one of America’s greatest artists, and much more.
Discover Green-Wood: Battle Hill to Basquiat
Join our expert tour guides to explore Green-Wood’s historic landscape and most popular permanent residents. If you have never been to the Cemetery, this is your opportunity to discover its 478 acres of art, history, and nature! You will tread where George Washington and his troops fought in the Battle of Brooklyn, hear the heartbreaking tale of the Roosevelt family, visit the grave of one of America’s greatest artists, and much more.
Discover Green-Wood: Battle Hill to Basquiat
Join our expert tour guides to explore Green-Wood’s historic landscape and most popular permanent residents. If you have never been to the Cemetery, this is your opportunity to discover its 478 acres of art, history, and nature! You will tread where George Washington and his troops fought in the Battle of Brooklyn, hear the heartbreaking tale of the Roosevelt family, visit the grave of one of America’s greatest artists, and much more.
Battle of Brooklyn
It’s a New York City favorite, now in its twenty-second year! Bring a blanket and enjoy this free early summer performance. The concert honoring veterans features The New York City Symphonic Band at Third Street, led by music director Paul Corn, and is hosted by guest conductor Brian P. Worsdale. You’ll enjoy the musical works ... Read more
Discover Green-Wood: Battle Hill to Basquiat
Join our expert tour guides to explore Green-Wood’s historic landscape and most popular permanent residents. If you have never been to the Cemetery, this is your opportunity to discover its 478 acres of art, history, and nature! You will tread where George Washington and his troops fought in the Battle of Brooklyn, hear the heartbreaking tale of the Roosevelt family, visit the grave of one of America’s greatest artists, and much more.
Discover Green-Wood: Battle Hill to Basquiat
Join our expert tour guides to explore Green-Wood’s historic landscape and most popular permanent residents. If you have never been to the Cemetery, this is your opportunity to discover its 478 acres of art, history, and nature! You will tread where George Washington and his troops fought in the Battle of Brooklyn, hear the heartbreaking tale of the Roosevelt family, visit the grave of one of America’s greatest artists, and much more.
Discover Green-Wood: Battle Hill to Basquiat
Join our expert tour guides to explore Green-Wood’s historic landscape and most popular permanent residents. If you have never been to the Cemetery, this is your opportunity to discover its 478 acres of art, history, and nature! You will tread where George Washington and his troops fought in the Battle of Brooklyn, hear the heartbreaking tale of the Roosevelt family, visit the grave of one of America’s greatest artists, and much more.
Stone by Stone: Preserving Green-Wood’s Treasures
Since 2016, Neela Wickremesinghe, The Robert A. and Elizabeth Rohn Jeffe Director of Restoration and Preservation at Green-Wood, and two assistants have restored hundreds of mausoleums and monuments in the Cemetery. Join Neela and Green-Wood Historian Jeff Richman, for a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to preserve and safeguard these invaluable treasures, and how ... Read more
A Night at Niblo’s Garden
This popular event is back in 2020! Enjoy a Victorian extravaganza put on by our good friends at Bindlestiff Family Cirkus. Begin the evening with a picnic (bring your own) around beautiful Crescent Water before being dazzled by nineteenth-century showmanship: fire eaters, musicians, contortionists, performers on floats, and much more—all under the starry summer sky. ... Read more
Discover Green-Wood: Battle Hill to Basquiat
Join our expert tour guides to explore Green-Wood’s historic landscape and most popular permanent residents. If you have never been to the Cemetery, this is your opportunity to discover its 478 acres of art, history, and nature! You will tread where George Washington and his troops fought in the Battle of Brooklyn, hear the heartbreaking tale of the Roosevelt family, visit the grave of one of America’s greatest artists, and much more.
Green-Wood’s public programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, as well as the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.
