MLK Celebration with Children’s Activities

A colorful community mobile, uplifting a cappella music, and a local children’s author will bring new energy to the New Haven Museum’s celebration of Yale Peabody Museum’s 29th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Legacy of Social & Environmental Justice on Monday, January 20, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Legacy of Environmental and Social Justice program honors King’s legacy and its continuing impact on artists, advocates, and thought leaders today. Citizens Bank is the Presenting Sponsor and Sponsor for Workforce Development. For the full program schedule visit: https://peabody.yale.edu/events/mlk-celebration.

Schedule

• 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
  Yale Peabody Museum open to public
• 10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
  Social and environmental justice activity area for kids and families
  Yale Peabody Lower level
• 11 a.m.
  Sons of Allen Men’s Choir
  Yale PeabodyCentral Gallery
• 11:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. – Visitors can contribute to a colorful community mobile with New Haven Museum Educator Rohanna Delossantos and participate in coloring and reading in the Book Nook.

• 12:00 – Storyteller Joy Donaldson will share fables, anecdotes, and stories honoring King’s work and testifying to his impact on the justice movement.
• 1 p.m. – Author Flavia Albert will read her children’s book, “Lou’s New Trick,” a heartfelt story that encourages kids to navigate emotions and tackle challenges with kindness and resilience.
• 2-3 p.m. – Songs and children’s workshop with Shades of Yale, a co-educational a cappella group that celebrates music of the African Diaspora and African American tradition.

The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Legacy of Environmental and Social Justice program honors King’s legacy and its continuing impact on artists, advocates, and thought leaders today. Presenting Corporate Sponsor and Sponsor for Workforce Development: Citizens Bank. For the full program schedule visit: http://peabody.yale.edu/events/mlk-celebration

About the New Haven Museum

The New Haven Museum has been collecting, preserving and interpreting the history and heritage of Greater New Haven since its inception as the New Haven Colony Historical Society in 1862. Located in downtown New Haven at 114 Whitney Avenue, the Museum brings more than 375 years of New Haven history to life through its collections, exhibitions, programs and outreach. As a designated Blue Star Museum, the New Haven Museum offers the nation’s active-duty military personnel and their families, including National Guard and Reserve, free admission from Memorial Day through Labor Day. For more information visit www.newhavenmuseum.org or Facebook.com/NewHavenMuseum or call 203-562-4183.

About the Yale Peabody Museum

Founded in 1866, the Yale Peabody Museum is home to over 14 million objects and specimens, including the first Brontosaurus, Triceratops, and Stegosaurus ever discovered. Its galleries are currently closed for the Museum’s first major renovation in nearly a century. The Peabody will reopen free to the public in early 2024.