Grand Opening: The Green-House at Green-Wood 

, Credit: Stephen Cassell Welcome to the Green-House! Join us for an unforgettable opening weekend as we celebrate Green-Wood’s newest space with activities designed to delight visitors of all ages. From hands-on workshops to guided explorations, these programs offer something for everyone to discover, learn, and connect with this exciting addition to our historic grounds.   The Green-House at Green-Wood is the Cemetery’s new front door. Built around the restored Victorian 1895 Weir Greenhouse, it’s a space for exhibitions, workshops, research, and events just across from our Main Entrance at 25th Street and Fifth Avenue. Free and open year-round, it’s the perfect place to discover the stories behind Green-Wood before heading onto the grounds.  Price: Free. Donations encouraged. Register In-Person Event (see details below) This event is free and open to the public. Registration is not required, just show up! Please consider a donation to the Green-Wood Historic Fund so that we can continue to offer free and low-cost programs throughout the year. SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES Celadon Landscape by Jean Shin 10:00am–3:00pm Location: The Green-House Focus Gallery Celadon Landscape by Jean Shin inaugurates the new Focus Gallery! Two large vessels, formed from thousands of discarded celadon shards, reflect themes of fragmentation, diaspora, and renewal. Visitors are invited to write the names of loved ones on paper “shards,” contributing to a growing collective artwork. To learn more, click here. Tokens of Remembrance: A Card-Making Workshop 10:00am–3:00pm Location: The Green-House Classroom Create a handmade card for someone you carry in your heart. This family-friendly workshop invites participants of all ages to reflect on someone they love, someone they’ve lost, or someone they simply want to hold close, creating a card that expresses those memories through art. Drawing inspiration from artist Jean Shin’s works currently on view at Green-Wood, this workshop invites you to explore themes of memory, loss, and what we choose to keep. Using floral stamps reminiscent of the wildflowers blooming atop Offering, Shin’s outdoor earthwork near the Main Entrance, and mulberry paper featured in her Focus Gallery installation, Celadon Landscape, you’ll leave with something beautiful, handmade, and deeply personal.  An Inside Look: The Center for Research 10:00am–3:00pm Location: The Green-House Reading Room Discover some of the stories preserved within Green-Wood’s Archives and Collections during this special opening weekend program in the new Center for Research.   This free, limited-capacity experience invites visitors inside the Reading Room for a guided introduction to the Cemetery’s historical records and objects. Through a curated display of materials, visitors can explore original documents and artifacts that illuminate the lives, operations, and evolution of Green-Wood. View 188-year-old records from Green-Wood’s founding, correspondences w...