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BOSTON
NANTUCKET
EXHIBITS
EVENTS
MUSEUM STORE
| The Museum of African American History is dedicated to preserving,
conserving and accurately interpreting the contributions of African
Americans in New England from the colonial period through the
19th century. |
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Unless otherwise noted, programs and events take place at the Museum of African American History's Abiel Smith School Gallery, 46 Joy Street, Boston. RSVP to 617-725-0022 ext. 25 or rsvp@maah.org
Validated discount parking (for most evening, weekend and special events ONLY) is available at the Cambridge Street Garage (under Holiday Inn Express $5.00)
MBTA:  Red and  Green Lines to Park Street |
Wednesday,
February 10, 2010
The Supreme Court
and Race
EVENT POSTPONED
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AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS & SCIENCES
in collaboration with
W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and
African American Research at Harvard University
and
Museum of African American History
Cordially invites you to the 1953rd Stated Meeting
The Supreme Court and Race
with
Michael J. Klarman
Kirkland and Ellis Professor
Harvard Law School
and
Randall L. Kennedy
Professor of Law
Harvard Law School
EVENT POSTPONED
Please stay tuned for new date and time.
Stephen D. Bechtel, Jr. Auditorium
American Academy of Arts & Sciences
136 Irving Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Advance registration is required. REGISTER ONLINE
Please contact Amy Stewart at (617) 576-5032
or email astewart@amacad.org
SEATING LIMITED. VALET PARKING AVAILABLE FOR $10.
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Ayanna Pressley
Carol A. Simpson
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The Museum of African American History
presents
Profiles in Color
Thursday, January 28, 2010
5:30 pm Reception
6:00 pm Program
46 Joy Street
Beacon Hill, Boston
with
Ayanna Pressley
City Councilor-At-Large
Boston City Council
The first African American woman to be elected to the Boston City Council
&
Carole A. Simpson
Leader-in-Residence
Emerson College School of Communications
Three-time Emmy-award winning anchor and senior correspondent, ABC News
Preeminent journalist, Carole A. Simpson, will conduct a one-on-one interview with newly-elected Boston City Councilor-At-Large, Ayanna Pressley.
Profiles in Color is a program that provides an intimate look into the lives of prominent African Americans, both locally and nationally. Previous interviewees include Yolanda King, daughter of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Captain William Pinckney, the first African American to sail solo around the world by way of Cape Horn.
To RSVP for this special event, please contact Scott McDuffie at (617) 725-0022 X 23 or by email at smcduffie@maah.org |
Carolina Chocolate Drops
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The Museum of African American History
is pleased to announce
the return of the
Carolina Chocolate Drops
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Somerville Theatre
55 Davis Square
Somerville, MA
Museum Members Receive a
20% Discount on Tickets
to this One-Night-Only Event.
To learn more about this special members-only discount, please contact Scott McDuffie at
617-725-0022 ext. 23
or by email at
smcduffie@maah.org |
African Meeting House
Boston
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Archaeology of the African Meeting House
Thursday, October 22, 2009
6:00 p.m.
Featuring
Dr. Cheryl LaRoche and Dr. David Landon
In celebration of Archaeology Month, Doctors LaRoche and Landon will give an overview of process of archaeological discovery undertaken by the Museum at the African Meeting House as part of the preparations for the Meeting House's bicentennial in 2006. The excavations, performed by a research team from the University of Massachusetts Boston, uncovered over 38,000 artifacts that reflect the lives of Boston's 19th century free African American community. These artifacts connect us to the routines of daily life for the men, women, and children who lived on Beacon Hill and gathered at the African Meeting House.
Archaeology of the African Meeting House
will be available for purchase. |
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Abolitionism in Black and White: The Anti-Slavery Community of Boston and Cambridge
Friday, October 23, 2009
Evening
The Museum is host to the opening reception for this two-day public symposium that includes the reading of a new play about self-emancipated Harriet Wilson and workshops led by scholars Jim and Lois Horton, David Blight, John Stauffer, Jean Fagan Yellin and others.
Partner:
BOAF |
Harry Belafonte
Herschel Levit (1912 - 1986)
c. 1968
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
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October 17, 2009 - January 10, 2010
The Museum of African American History
Presents
October 17, 2009-January 10, 2010
Museum of African American History
46 Joy Street
Beacon Hill, Boston
This is the inaugural traveling exhibition of the
Smithsonian Institution National
Museum of African American History and Culture
featuring 69 photographs of notable black Americans from the 19th Century to the present.
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Malcolm X
Gordon Parks (1912 - 2006)
1963
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
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The Making of Let Your Motto Be Resistance
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Evening
A talk by the exhibition’s curator, Deborah Willis, Chair and Professor of New York University, Tisch School of the Arts Photography and Imaging. |
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Monday, November 16, 2009
6:30 pm
Dudley Branch Library
65 Warren Street
Roxbury, MA 02119
617-442-6186
Join us at the Dudley Branch Library to learn about the remarkable life of Elizabeth Keckley, the dressmaker to Mary Todd Lincoln and the author of Behind the Scenes, 30 Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House. Performed in retrospect by the East Haddam Stage Company, this dramatic recounting of Keckley's journey from enslavement to entrepreneural success is both educational and inspirational.
All Are Welcome and Admission is FREE. |
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