Guided Tour Schedule Update: 
Saturday, 4/26/25: no guided tour
Saturday, 5/3/25: no guided tour - Pinkster Festival

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and hope to see you on Saturday, May 3rd from 12 PM - 4 PM for Pinkster!

UPCOMING EVENTS

Tuesday, April 29, 2025  1 PM
Join VCHM Director Margaret Holmes for a talk about the lives of women in New York from the 1600s to the 1800s. Using the museum’s collection and historic spaces, we’ll look at how women shaped both daily life and the larger social world around them.

Admission is FREE. This talk will be both in person at RSS Center for Ageless Living and streamed online via Zoom. Registration is required.
Saturday, May 3, 2025   12 - 4 PM
Join us on our picturesque lawn for Pinkster: New York's First African American Celebration!  

Bring family and friends for a day filled with vibrant festivities, live music, engaging performances, an Afro-Dutch cooking demonstration, and immersive experiences.

Admission is FREE. 
CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

Unfolded Ornament: Fans from the Collection of Van Cortlandt House Museum

Step into a world of artistry, fashion, and function with our newest exhibition, curated by collections specialist John Carini. With design support by Assistant Director Michelle Macias, this multimedia exhibition highlights the delicate beauty and cultural significance of hand fans from the 18th and 19th centuries. Featuring some of the finest examples from our permanent collection, this exhibition invites you to explore the stories these elegant objects have to tell. 
On view through July 2025.

NEWS
🌷🪻Spring Has Sprung—And So Have Guided Tours!

Starting Saturday, March 29, 2025 we’re launching guided tours of the museum offered on Saturdays at 2 PM!

Spots are limited to 15 participants on a first-come, first-served basis.
Standard museum admission rates apply.
Guided tour availability may be subject to change based on staffing.
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For more information, email us at [email protected] or call 718.543.3344. ​
​Bronx, NY (2/21/25) – NSCDNY/ Van Cortlandt House Museum (VCHM) has received an award of $10,000 from the City of New York as part of the city’s recent announcement of more than $59 million in Cultural Development Fund (CDF) grants to 1,078 cultural organizations across the five boroughs.

For Van Cortlandt House Museum, this CDF grant will support the museum’s No-Cost Field Trips for Bronx Public Schools in the 2024-2025 School Year Initiative. 
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Read the full press release here. 

FIELD TRIPS

​Ready for a hands-on adventure through time?  Book your field trip for the 2024-2025 school year!  Many dates still available.

VCHM is offering no-cost field trips to all Bronx public schools for the 2024-2025 school year! 

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

Step into the world of an 18th century New York provisioning plantation.

Van Cortlandt House Museum is open ​for self-guided tours
Wednesday through Sunday 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.​

Mission Statement

Van Cortlandt House Museum strives to be a vital member of the Bronx cultural community and the larger region by preserving, researching and interpreting the Van Cortlandt House, its grounds, and historical collection for a wide audience for the purpose of growing meaningful connections between the past and the present. The Museum’s research and interpretation focuses on the historical inhabitants of the house from 1749-1823, the social history of those who lived and worked on the property, and the study of decorative arts.
Van Cortlandt House Museum is owned by the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, operated by the National Society of Colonial Dames in the State of New York (NSCDNY), and is a member of the Historic House Trust of New York City.