SAAM is home to one of the largest collections of work made by African American artists in the world. Join artist and scholar Allan deSouza, art adviser Schwanda Rountree, and DC-based art collectors Mel and […]
Category: Exhibitions & Galleries
6feb – In Focus: Come Let Us Build a New World Together
12:30 & 5:30PM National Portrait Gallery, G Street Lobby 8th & F Sts NW Celebrate Black History Month as we take a close look at a 1963 Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) poster of John […]
2feb – Free Community Day at NMWA
Free Community Day: February, The first Sunday of the month is Community Day at The National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA)! Visit us on Community Day for FREE admission to the museum—take this […]
Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words
Rosa Parks (1913–2005) is best known for her refusal to give up her seat to a white man on a crowded bus in Montgomery, Alabama, on December 1, 1955. Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words showcases […]
1feb An Afternoon with Dr. Woodson
Carter G. Woodson Home, 1pm 1538 Ninth Street NW Washington, DC 20001 On Saturdays in February (1, 15, 29), the afternoon tours of the Carter G. Woodson Home NHS will be joined by “Dr. Carter G. Woodson,” […]
A Right To The City Author Talk Series: Theodore Greene
When Saturday, January 18, 2020, 2 – 4 PM Co-sponsor American University, Metropolitan Policy Center Venue Anacostia Community Museum Event Location Program Room Cost Free Get Tickets http://www.eventbrite.com… Related Exhibition A Right To The City Details Theodore Greene […]
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7Feb The Jackson Family Art Show
Black History Exhibition, 9:30am – 9pm Shaw (Watha T. Daniel) Neighborhood Library 1630 7th St NW Washington DC 20001 wathashawlibrary@dc.gov 202-727-1288 The Jackson Family showcases three generations of greatness. This exhibit is in honor of our family […]
3Feb Portrait Story Days: Toni Morrison 1 – 4pm
Listen to a story and create art inspired by someone in the Portrait Gallery’s collection for kids and families. National Portrait Gallery 8th and F Streets NW Washington, DC 20001
DC Black History happens EveryDay... 