Public Programs

Part of ELA's mission is to offer a range of public programming for a general audience interested in language issues and specifically lesser-known languages and language endangerment.

Exhibits

Exhibits

ELA's work has been the basis of the several first-ever exhibits devoted to linguistic diversity at museums, galleries, and other venues around NYC.

Events

ELA hosts and participants in a wide range of outreach events with speakers of endangered languages and with the general public.

Residencies

In 2020 and 2021, ELA was in residency on Governors Island, a cultural hub just a short ferry ride from Lower Manhattan or Red Hook, Brooklyn.

Talks

ELA researchers frequently visit schools and colleges to give presentations on cultural and linguistic diversity, mulitilingualism, linguistics, specific languages, and ELA's work in New York City, among other topics.

Tours

ELA offers occasional informal tours highlighting the deep linguistic and cultural diversity of New York City neighborhoods.