Bring New Energy to MLK Day at New Haven Museum
New Haven, Conn. (January 10, 2025) – 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 programhonors 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 at New Haven Museum
- 11:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. – Visitors can contribute to a colorful community mobile withNew 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.
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 visitwww.newhavenmuseum.org or Facebook.com/New Haven Museum or call 203-562-4183.
About the Yale Peabody Museum
Founded in 1866 and renovated in 2024, the Yale Peabody Museum is one of the world’s oldest and largest university museums of its kind. Home to over 14 million objects and specimens across 10 distinct collections, it preserves and displays more than four billion years of Earth and human history. It has long served as a gateway to science for the Greater New Haven community, hosting exhibitions and public programs that connect hundreds of thousands of visitors each year with the latest research occurring at Yale and around the world.