A Collaboration Between the Office of Historic Alexandria, George Washington’s Mount Vernon, and the Gum Springs Museum November 18th 10:00 am – 4:00 pm $50.00 This special tour begins at Mount Vernon with an exclusive […]
Category: Exhibitions & Galleries
2 March – 26 May, Exhibition: Shifting: African American Women Artists and the Power of Their Gaze
Shifting explores how African American female artists turn their gaze on themselves and on other women. Not attempting to provide one answer, this exhibition serves as a platform for creating a dialogue around the questions: Whose […]
24Feb 7-9pm Lecture
Emancipation to Integration — 150 Years of Advancement in Educational Equality […]
February @ Montpelier Cultural Arts Center
Main, Library, and Resident Artist Galleries “Shout For Joy”: African American Sacred Music Traditions The 2017 Black History Month exhibition examines the development of sacred music within the African-American community. Through the stories behind the […]
4Feb 2:00 PM Discussion & Exhibit
African American Leisure Activities with Patsy M. Fletcher and Marya McQuirter Author and historian Patsy Mose Fletcher, Historically African American Leisure Destinations around Washington, D.C. Historian Marya McQuirter will discuss the history of African American leisure […]
3 Feb, 4:00 – 8:00 PM Artist Reception & 4Feb, 2:00 – 6:00 PM
“Creatively We Unite” February 3 – March 4, 2017 ZENITH GALLERY est. 1978 1429 Iris St., NW, Washington, DC 20012 Gallery Hours: Wednesday – Saturday, 12-6 PM Featuring: Doba Afolabi, Mason Archie, Anne Bouie, Francesca Britton, […]
DC Black History happens EveryDay... 