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Art Break: Emerging from the Archives

African American Museum in Philadelphia 701 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA
$10 – $14

Want to view some art over your lunch break? Why not join AAMP for Art Break? Every third Thursday for one hour at noon, the museum hosts Art Break, a monthly program encouraging visitors to unpack the layered content of a featured exhibition by engaging in informal discussions with curatorial and programming staff and invited guest speakers. Morgan Lloyd, Lead Gallery Guide/Program Coordinator will lead this month's discussion, "Emerging from...

Art Break at AAMP: Song of Freedom

African American Museum in Philadelphia 701 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA
$10 – $14

Join us at AAMP every third Thursday for one hour at noon for Art Break, a monthly program encouraging visitors to unpack the layered content of a featured exhibition by engaging in informal discussions with curatorial and programming staff and invited guest speakers. See you at Art Break! Date Thursday, July 20, 2023 Time 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Venue African American Museum in Philadelphia Price Included with General Admission...

Black Metropolis Walking Tour at AAMP

African American Museum in Philadelphia 701 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA
$30

Ready for some Summer fun? Lace up your sneakers, pack a bottle of water, grab your notebook, and join AAMP as we host the immersive 1838 Black Metropolis' Philadelphia mile-walking tour. The nonprofit is offering four custom routes with themes complementing our new exhibition, Rising Sun: Artists in an Uncertain America. Part Three of their limited series, Complicating Citizenship, centers on the challenges and successes of Philadelphia's Free African American...

The Black Metropolis Symposium Town Hall: Deconstructing the Issues that Resonate

African American Museum in Philadelphia 701 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA
$10 – $14

The African American Museum in Philadelphia and The Mann Center for the Performing Arts are proud to co-present The Black Metropolis Symposium Town Hall: Deconstructing the Issues that Resonate. This engaging and powerful Town Hall will draw from themes found in Rising Sun: Artists in an Uncertain America, the upcoming premiere of Black Metropolis at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts, and some of the most important current events...

Rising Sun Chair Arrival at AAMP

African American Museum in Philadelphia 701 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA
$10 – $14

The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) and the African American Museum in Philadelphia (AAMP) are proud to partner with The Mann Center for the Performing Arts to bring you the special performance “YOUBA” in honor of welcoming the “Rising Sun” chair from PAFA to AAMP. The program will feature remarks from our Vice President of Curatorial, Dejay B. Duckett with a performance to follow immediately. "Youba": is a...

Black Metropolis Walking Tour at AAMP

African American Museum in Philadelphia 701 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA
$30

Ready for some Summer fun? Lace up your sneakers, pack a bottle of water, grab your notebook, and join AAMP as we host the immersive 1838 Black Metropolis' Philadelphia mile-walking tour. The nonprofit is offering four custom routes with themes complementing our new exhibition, Rising Sun: Artists in an Uncertain America. Part Two of their limited series, Freedom's Feast, will start on South 12th Street in front of abolitionist William...

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Liberation Rising: Juneteenth Block Party and Free Museum Day

African American Museum in Philadelphia 701 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA
Free

Culture, history, liberation, and celebration take center stage at the 2023 Juneteenth Block Party with the African American Museum in Philadelphia! Join AAMP as we continue the legacy of Juneteenth and celebrate our 47th anniversary as the first institution by a major city dedicated to the heritage of African Americans. In partnership with Wawa and Welcome America, AAMP will host an all-day, family-friendly outdoor festival with WURD's Tiffany Bacon as...

Black Metropolis Walking Tour at AAMP: Part 1 – Democracy of Diasporas

African American Museum in Philadelphia 701 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA
$30

Ready for some Spring Summer fun? Lace up your sneakers, pack a bottle of water, grab your notebook, and join AAMP as we host the premier Philadelphia’s 1838 Black Metropolis mile-walking tour. The 1838 Black Metropolis Movement is offering four custom routes with themes complementing our new exhibition, Rising Sun: Artists in an Uncertain America. We will explore the streets of Center City, an area of the City that housed...

Art Break at AAMP: Ladies of Liberty

African American Museum in Philadelphia 701 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA
$10 – $14

Join us at AAMP every third Thursday for one hour at noon for Art Break, a monthly program encouraging visitors to unpack the layered content of a featured exhibition by engaging in informal discussions with curatorial and programming staff and invited guest speakers. Lead Gallery Guide /Program Coordinator, Morgan Lloyd, and Director of Programming, Nina “Lyrispect” Ball will lead this month’s discussion “Ladies of Liberty” which explores the contributions of...

Rising Tide: Celebrating Identity-Specific Art and Black & Asian Solidarity

African American Museum in Philadelphia 701 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA
10$ – 19$

The saying goes, “rising tides lift all boats”... As our museum sits at the border of Chinatown, in honor of AAPI month, in the spirit of Black and Asian solidarity, and as a supporting event to our newest exhibition with the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts,, “Rising Sun: Artists in an Uncertain America” , AAMP in collaboration with Asian Arts Initiative, Studio Incamminati and the Colored Girls Museum, will present...

An Evening of Poetry with Kevin Powell

African American Museum in Philadelphia 701 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA
Free

Visit AAMP for a very special evening with poet human & civil rights activist, and filmmaker, Kevin Powell who will be joined by a powerful lineup of inclusive poetic voices: Dr. Kimmika Williams-Witherspoon, Gabriel Ramirez, Richard J. Watson, AFKA Furious George, and Lyrispect. After each poet sounds off, Kevin will be joined by NBC 10’s Leah Uko, who will moderate a conversation unpacking the content of his newest books and how we move towards being “alright” in an Uncertain America. Book Signing to follow immediately in the museum’s...

Earth Day Chat “Environmental and Social Justice in the Climate of America

African American Museum in Philadelphia 701 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA
Free

  Who gets to breathe and who doesn't? Who gets to drink clean water? What is justice in this time of poisoned water, soil and air...pandemics? What do we have to unlearn? How do we repair?   Join Charlotte Sherman, author of “Mermaid Kenzie: Protector of the Deeps” and Sherri Lumpkin, founder and Executive Director of the Ragbaby Exchange- ahead of their Mermaid Doll-Making workshop and book reading at AAMP...