Feb. 1st (Wednesday) 10:00 am at History Miami Museum, 101 West Flagler Street, Miami, FL. (305) 373-1492 Downtown Miami. Three Black History Events, one location. On view through Feb. 12. Complimentary admission during Black History Month.
1. Stories of Resistance from Black Miami (from Civil Rights to BLM). As we celebrate the Richness of Black History Month, History Miami Museum is proud to present a trio of Black History related exhibitions. Visitors will enjoy hours of learning and experiences, starting with Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow. Organized by the New York Historical Society, the traveling exhibition explores the long struggle for full citizenship and racial equality that unfolds in the 50 years after the Civil War. Art, artifacts, photographs and media illustrate these transformative records in American history and their continuing relevance today.
2. Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow exhibition was organized by the New York Historical Society. A supplement to Black Citizenship is stories of resistance from Black Miami, a locally curated oral history project co-created by the museum and individuals involved in past and contemporary movements. It explores Black Miami’s long and ongoing struggle, resistance, and resilience in response to racial injustice through the eyes of notable Miami activists. The diversity of Miami’s Black Communities, including African American, Haitians, Bahamians, Afro-Latinos, and others, allow stories of resistance to feature culturally diverse perspectives on the trajectory of racial justice efforts in Miami from 1950s to the present.
3. Capture: A Portrait of the Pandemic (to book group-tours, contact City Tours at (305)375-1621. This is HistoryMiami Museum’s Third Exhibition presenting images that represent experiences of 2020, when Miami struggled with the realities of the pandemic, racial injustice protests and falling entertainment industry. More than 60 stunning images make up the curated exhibition. Shut by Rahsaan Alexander, one of Miami’s most renowned Club DJs. Admission is FREE during the month of Feb. Hours: Monday-Tuesday closed. Wednesday-Saturday 10:00 am-4:00 pm. Sunday 12:00 pm-4:00pm. HistoryMiami Museum, a Smithsonian affiliate located in downtown Miami, safeguards and shares Miami history. We accomplish this, through education, collections, research, exhibition, publications and City Tours. Now celebrating its 80th Anniversary, the museum is a 70,000-square-foot facility and home to more than two million historical images and 30,000 three-dimensional artifacts, including a 1920s trolley car, artifacts from Pan American World Airways, and rafts that brought refugees to Miami!