Martin Luther King Jr. Family Day

Sun Jan 14, 2024
2:00pm to 5:00pm ET
Age: All ages
Price: Free with museum admission
Location:
Museum of the Moving Image
718-777-6800
36-01 35 Ave., Astoria, NY, 11106
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Celebrate the birthday of Civil Rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Museum of the Moving Image with a talk, tours, media-making activities, and more.

Visitors can join a conversation with teens about their advocacy and community service; create animations and other media inspired by the work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; and explore a tour or participate in a scavenger hunt game inside the Behind the Screen exhibition, discovering the connections between moving image history and Black people’s fight for freedom during the Civil Rights Movement.

Schedule of events:

2pm–2:30pm - Conversation with teen advocates (Fox Amphitheater)
2:30–3:30pm - Scavenger hunt game with prizes (Fox Amphitheater and Galleries)
3–5pm - Animation and green screen media-making activities (Digital Learning Suite and Media Game Lab)
4pm - Behind the Screen Exhibition Public Tour

** Activity dates/times are subject to change. Please click through to the activity website to verify.