Sunday Memento Mori Fest NYC Schedule: May 4, 2025
Close out the Memento Mori Fest Weekend with special events in Brooklyn!
In partnership with their Sundays in the Cemetery program, The Green-Wood Cemetery will open its gates to two special Morbid Anatomy walking tours - exploring their catacombs and Memento Mori gravestone imagery. Following a reading by Joanna Ebenstein, the Green-Wood Trolley will take us to Industry City for a Morbid Anatomy Library open house.
The Morbid Anatomy Library will be free and open to the public throughout the afternoon with special guest show-and-tells and tarot readings. Our Industry City neighbors will help celebrate the theme of Memento Mori - with special themed tattoo flash at White Ghost Studios, personalized Memento Mori portraits at Rusty Zimmerman Studio, and death-themed board games at Brooklyn Game Knight. We’ll close out the weekend with drinks and tunes at Barrows Intense Tasting Room (open to all 21+), a few doors down from the Morbid Anatomy Library.
~ SUNDAY, MAY 4 AT THE GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY ~
Memento Mori Tour (11am-12pm, meet at main gate): Writer and cultural critic Allison Meier leads visitors through The Green-Wood Cemetery for a tour of Memento Mori gravestone imagery. Tickets required, purchase above.
Joanna Ebenstein Reading & Signing (12pm-1pm, Modern Chapel): Morbid Anatomy Founder & Creative Director Joanna Ebenstein joins the Sunday in the Cemetery celebrations with a reading from her most recent publication Memento Mori: The Art of Contemplating Death to Live a Better Life, the cornerstone for this weekend’s activities, followed by a Q&A.
Morbid Anatomy Library Pop-Up Table (12pm-5pm:, Modern Chapel Lobby): Visit the Morbid Anatomy pop-up throughout the day for a selection of books and object d’arte from our Library & Shop.
Catacomb Tour (2:30pm-3:30pm, meet at main gate): Join Green-Wood Cemetery tour guide and artist L. J. Lyndhurst for a visit to the cemetery catacombs. Built in the 1850s and rarely accessible to the public, the burial grounds were an underground alternative for Gilded Age tastemakers. Tickets required, purchase above.
~ SUNDAY, MAY 4 AT INDUSTRY CITY ~
Morbid Anatomy Open House (12pm - 5pm, Building 2): Free and open to the public! Visit The Morbid Anatomy Library and Gift Shop to meet our Founder and Creative Director, Joanna Ebenstein and explore our unique collection and library. Joanna will be available for conversation and book signing from 2-5, and other special guests will pop by throughout the day!
Memento Mori Flash Tattoos (12pm - 8pm, Building 2): White Ghost Tattoo will be offering a discount on tattoos from three limited edition Memento Mori Flash Sheets! Come celebrate being alive and go home with a reminder of your mortality. Discount tattoos are available from 5/5 through 5/11 if you book directly with White Ghost on or before the event day.
Memento Mori Live Portraits (12pm - 4pm, Building 2): Rusty Zimmerman Studio will sketch your Memento Mori portrait from life and death, drawing from classic half portrait/half skull imagery! ($40, walk-ins welcome)
Death-Themed Board and Role-Playing Games (2pm - 10pm, Building 6): There is only one certainly in life: death. Actually, two: death and the fun you will have when playing a selection of death themed board and role-playing games at Brooklyn Game Knight. (walk-ins welcome)
Afterparty (6pm - 9pm, Barrows Intense Tasting Room, Building 6): Celebrate the end of an incredible weekend with fellow Morbid Anatomy enthusiasts and thanatophiles! Come for the drinks, stay for the conversation about Victorian hair art.
Sunday, May 4 at a Glance
11am - 12pm: Allison Meier’s Memento Mori Green-Wood Cemetery Tour (Meet at main gate) Tickets required, purchase via dropdown.
12pm - 1pm: Joanna Ebenstein Reading & Signing @ Green-Wood (Modern Chapel)
12pm - 4pm: Memento Mori Life/Death portraits by Rusty Zimmerman @ Industry City, 254 36th Street, 2nd floor
12pm - 5pm: Morbid Anatomy Library Open House @ Industry City (Free and Open to the Public!)
12pm - 5pm: Morbid Anatomy Library Pop-Up @ Green-Wood (Modern Chapel Lobby)
12pm - 8pm: Memento Mori Flash Tattoos at White Ghost Studios @ Industry City, 254 36th Street, 2nd floor
2pm - 10pm: Death-themed board and role-playing games at Brooklyn Game Knight @ Industry City, Building 6
2:30 - 3:30pm: Catacomb Tour @ Green-Wood (Meet at main gate) Tickets required, purchase via dropdown
6pm - 9pm: Barrows Intense Tasting Room Afterparty @ Industry City, Building 6 (Open to ages 21+)
Close out the Memento Mori Fest Weekend with special events in Brooklyn!
In partnership with their Sundays in the Cemetery program, The Green-Wood Cemetery will open its gates to two special Morbid Anatomy walking tours - exploring their catacombs and Memento Mori gravestone imagery. Following a reading by Joanna Ebenstein, the Green-Wood Trolley will take us to Industry City for a Morbid Anatomy Library open house.
The Morbid Anatomy Library will be free and open to the public throughout the afternoon with special guest show-and-tells and tarot readings. Our Industry City neighbors will help celebrate the theme of Memento Mori - with special themed tattoo flash at White Ghost Studios, personalized Memento Mori portraits at Rusty Zimmerman Studio, and death-themed board games at Brooklyn Game Knight. We’ll close out the weekend with drinks and tunes at Barrows Intense Tasting Room (open to all 21+), a few doors down from the Morbid Anatomy Library.
~ SUNDAY, MAY 4 AT THE GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY ~
Memento Mori Tour (11am-12pm, meet at main gate): Writer and cultural critic Allison Meier leads visitors through The Green-Wood Cemetery for a tour of Memento Mori gravestone imagery. Tickets required, purchase above.
Joanna Ebenstein Reading & Signing (12pm-1pm, Modern Chapel): Morbid Anatomy Founder & Creative Director Joanna Ebenstein joins the Sunday in the Cemetery celebrations with a reading from her most recent publication Memento Mori: The Art of Contemplating Death to Live a Better Life, the cornerstone for this weekend’s activities, followed by a Q&A.
Morbid Anatomy Library Pop-Up Table (12pm-5pm:, Modern Chapel Lobby): Visit the Morbid Anatomy pop-up throughout the day for a selection of books and object d’arte from our Library & Shop.
Catacomb Tour (2:30pm-3:30pm, meet at main gate): Join Green-Wood Cemetery tour guide and artist L. J. Lyndhurst for a visit to the cemetery catacombs. Built in the 1850s and rarely accessible to the public, the burial grounds were an underground alternative for Gilded Age tastemakers. Tickets required, purchase above.
~ SUNDAY, MAY 4 AT INDUSTRY CITY ~
Morbid Anatomy Open House (12pm - 5pm, Building 2): Free and open to the public! Visit The Morbid Anatomy Library and Gift Shop to meet our Founder and Creative Director, Joanna Ebenstein and explore our unique collection and library. Joanna will be available for conversation and book signing from 2-5, and other special guests will pop by throughout the day!
Memento Mori Flash Tattoos (12pm - 8pm, Building 2): White Ghost Tattoo will be offering a discount on tattoos from three limited edition Memento Mori Flash Sheets! Come celebrate being alive and go home with a reminder of your mortality. Discount tattoos are available from 5/5 through 5/11 if you book directly with White Ghost on or before the event day.
Memento Mori Live Portraits (12pm - 4pm, Building 2): Rusty Zimmerman Studio will sketch your Memento Mori portrait from life and death, drawing from classic half portrait/half skull imagery! ($40, walk-ins welcome)
Death-Themed Board and Role-Playing Games (2pm - 10pm, Building 6): There is only one certainly in life: death. Actually, two: death and the fun you will have when playing a selection of death themed board and role-playing games at Brooklyn Game Knight. (walk-ins welcome)
Afterparty (6pm - 9pm, Barrows Intense Tasting Room, Building 6): Celebrate the end of an incredible weekend with fellow Morbid Anatomy enthusiasts and thanatophiles! Come for the drinks, stay for the conversation about Victorian hair art.
Sunday, May 4 at a Glance
11am - 12pm: Allison Meier’s Memento Mori Green-Wood Cemetery Tour (Meet at main gate) Tickets required, purchase via dropdown.
12pm - 1pm: Joanna Ebenstein Reading & Signing @ Green-Wood (Modern Chapel)
12pm - 4pm: Memento Mori Life/Death portraits by Rusty Zimmerman @ Industry City, 254 36th Street, 2nd floor
12pm - 5pm: Morbid Anatomy Library Open House @ Industry City (Free and Open to the Public!)
12pm - 5pm: Morbid Anatomy Library Pop-Up @ Green-Wood (Modern Chapel Lobby)
12pm - 8pm: Memento Mori Flash Tattoos at White Ghost Studios @ Industry City, 254 36th Street, 2nd floor
2pm - 10pm: Death-themed board and role-playing games at Brooklyn Game Knight @ Industry City, Building 6
2:30 - 3:30pm: Catacomb Tour @ Green-Wood (Meet at main gate) Tickets required, purchase via dropdown
6pm - 9pm: Barrows Intense Tasting Room Afterparty @ Industry City, Building 6 (Open to ages 21+)
Close out the Memento Mori Fest Weekend with special events in Brooklyn!
In partnership with their Sundays in the Cemetery program, The Green-Wood Cemetery will open its gates to two special Morbid Anatomy walking tours - exploring their catacombs and Memento Mori gravestone imagery. Following a reading by Joanna Ebenstein, the Green-Wood Trolley will take us to Industry City for a Morbid Anatomy Library open house.
The Morbid Anatomy Library will be free and open to the public throughout the afternoon with special guest show-and-tells and tarot readings. Our Industry City neighbors will help celebrate the theme of Memento Mori - with special themed tattoo flash at White Ghost Studios, personalized Memento Mori portraits at Rusty Zimmerman Studio, and death-themed board games at Brooklyn Game Knight. We’ll close out the weekend with drinks and tunes at Barrows Intense Tasting Room (open to all 21+), a few doors down from the Morbid Anatomy Library.
~ SUNDAY, MAY 4 AT THE GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY ~
Memento Mori Tour (11am-12pm, meet at main gate): Writer and cultural critic Allison Meier leads visitors through The Green-Wood Cemetery for a tour of Memento Mori gravestone imagery. Tickets required, purchase above.
Joanna Ebenstein Reading & Signing (12pm-1pm, Modern Chapel): Morbid Anatomy Founder & Creative Director Joanna Ebenstein joins the Sunday in the Cemetery celebrations with a reading from her most recent publication Memento Mori: The Art of Contemplating Death to Live a Better Life, the cornerstone for this weekend’s activities, followed by a Q&A.
Morbid Anatomy Library Pop-Up Table (12pm-5pm:, Modern Chapel Lobby): Visit the Morbid Anatomy pop-up throughout the day for a selection of books and object d’arte from our Library & Shop.
Catacomb Tour (2:30pm-3:30pm, meet at main gate): Join Green-Wood Cemetery tour guide and artist L. J. Lyndhurst for a visit to the cemetery catacombs. Built in the 1850s and rarely accessible to the public, the burial grounds were an underground alternative for Gilded Age tastemakers. Tickets required, purchase above.
~ SUNDAY, MAY 4 AT INDUSTRY CITY ~
Morbid Anatomy Open House (12pm - 5pm, Building 2): Free and open to the public! Visit The Morbid Anatomy Library and Gift Shop to meet our Founder and Creative Director, Joanna Ebenstein and explore our unique collection and library. Joanna will be available for conversation and book signing from 2-5, and other special guests will pop by throughout the day!
Memento Mori Flash Tattoos (12pm - 8pm, Building 2): White Ghost Tattoo will be offering a discount on tattoos from three limited edition Memento Mori Flash Sheets! Come celebrate being alive and go home with a reminder of your mortality. Discount tattoos are available from 5/5 through 5/11 if you book directly with White Ghost on or before the event day.
Memento Mori Live Portraits (12pm - 4pm, Building 2): Rusty Zimmerman Studio will sketch your Memento Mori portrait from life and death, drawing from classic half portrait/half skull imagery! ($40, walk-ins welcome)
Death-Themed Board and Role-Playing Games (2pm - 10pm, Building 6): There is only one certainly in life: death. Actually, two: death and the fun you will have when playing a selection of death themed board and role-playing games at Brooklyn Game Knight. (walk-ins welcome)
Afterparty (6pm - 9pm, Barrows Intense Tasting Room, Building 6): Celebrate the end of an incredible weekend with fellow Morbid Anatomy enthusiasts and thanatophiles! Come for the drinks, stay for the conversation about Victorian hair art.
Sunday, May 4 at a Glance
11am - 12pm: Allison Meier’s Memento Mori Green-Wood Cemetery Tour (Meet at main gate) Tickets required, purchase via dropdown.
12pm - 1pm: Joanna Ebenstein Reading & Signing @ Green-Wood (Modern Chapel)
12pm - 4pm: Memento Mori Life/Death portraits by Rusty Zimmerman @ Industry City, 254 36th Street, 2nd floor
12pm - 5pm: Morbid Anatomy Library Open House @ Industry City (Free and Open to the Public!)
12pm - 5pm: Morbid Anatomy Library Pop-Up @ Green-Wood (Modern Chapel Lobby)
12pm - 8pm: Memento Mori Flash Tattoos at White Ghost Studios @ Industry City, 254 36th Street, 2nd floor
2pm - 10pm: Death-themed board and role-playing games at Brooklyn Game Knight @ Industry City, Building 6
2:30 - 3:30pm: Catacomb Tour @ Green-Wood (Meet at main gate) Tickets required, purchase via dropdown
6pm - 9pm: Barrows Intense Tasting Room Afterparty @ Industry City, Building 6 (Open to ages 21+)