With photos of Harriet Tubman being few and far between, when a rare new photo of her surfaced it was a huge deal. While most photos depict Tubman as an elderly woman, a newly unearthed picture shows a much younger Tubman and was quickly acquired by the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African-American History […]
The Museum Experience, April 29 from 11 to 4pm, showcases some of Houston Museum District’s most diverse institutions. The walkable zone features eight museums with collections ranging from abstract to avant-garde, contemporary craft, design and several exhibitions that focus on culturally-specific subject matter. Holocaust survivor stories, Civil War re-enactments, live artmaking, and art exhibitions on […]
Prince’s Paisley Park home receives the final approval to operate as a museum. The Chanhassen City Council signed off on the rezoning request after months of deliberation. The request was delayed for the council to consider traffic, parking, and more in the area since Paisley Park expected to attract 600,000 visitors a year. According to park overseers, […]
Summer’s upcoming block party, The Museum Experience, returns July 30, showcasing a trio of participating museums within an easily walkable three-block footprint. The featured museums of Zone 3; Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH), The Jung Center, and The Museum of Fine Arts Houston (MFAH) invite guests to view masterworks, learn meditation techniques, and interact with […]
There is no denying the overwhelming influence and contributions of the African-American culture. Â If you would like to view and learn about all about the numerous figures who helped to shape and lead the land known as America. Â Please pay the Houston Museum of African American culture a visit. Â The museum is located at 2025 […]
Houston is the proud home of the prestigious Buffalo Soldier National Museum. Â During this Black History Month, the Buffalo Soldier National Museum will be hosting their 16th Annual Benefit Gala. Â This event will be going on at the museum on Friday, February 26th, 2016 at 3816 Caroline Street. Â The gala will be prefaced by an […]
K.G. Smooth was in L.A. for the American Idol finale. Â While there he stopped by the Grammy Museum at LA Live. Â Check out the pictures from Michael Jackson and the Whitney Houston exhibit.
HOUSTON (AP) — A nearly 2,600-year-old clay cylinder from Babylon often referred to as the first human rights declaration is set to go on display in…
The director of the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston Gary Tinterow calls Picasso “indisputably the most important artist of the 20th century… the most…
When I walk in the the children museum the energy was so high kids were everywhere.  What I like most was that it was not chaotic the kids were learning about Dr. Martin Luther King, and I came in on the good part they had a youth parade with kids singing this lil light of mines and a youth choir performing check out the video […]
On April 26th at Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan, a black collector of antiques named David Pilgrim will open the first Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia. Pilgrim, a sociology Professor at Ferris, has spent decades collecting racist memorabilia and will now present thousands of pieces of historical artifacts in one museum. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/the_black_diaspora_news/39379
