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Theaster Gates: Black Image Corporation is a participatory exhibition that explores the legacy of the Johnson Publishing Company archive. We invite you to experience a virtual introduction today.
Be Your Own Muse, the Museum’s original podcast series, highlights Black women cultural producers. Check out our entire library on SoundCloud and Apple Podcasts.
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The Museum organizes a host of public programs such as Archiving Identity & Preserving Our Image. Explore the archive of the Museum’s lectures, gallery walks, workshops, family days, and much more and relive the excitement again and again.
It has a calming aura and it encourages me to be reflective and introspective.
- Museum Visitor
I enjoy celebrating blackness!!
- Museum Visitor
I enjoyed spending time in the Museum with my mom and witnessing the power of discovering and seeing ourselves in these powerful images together. It was exactly what I needed.
- Museum Visitor
I thoroughly enjoy witnessing Spelman students experiencing these images for the first time. The invitation to interact has also elicited glee, smiles, laughter, and sustained interest and attention, which is a rarity these days. It is a Balm in Gilead.
- Museum Visitor
I enjoyed the paintings, they were very vibrant and they made me feel like I was at home, comfy, cozy, and creative. The artwork persuaded me that art is not just colors, shapes, and lines but it is a feeling.