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Act Black: Posters from Black American Stage & Screen
Mar 13–Sep 6, 2026
Love & Fury: New York’s Fight Against AIDS
Mar 13–Sep 6, 2026
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From Monarchy to Modernity: Travel, Identity, & the Czechoslovak First Republic (1918–1938)
Apr 23–Nov 1, 2026
Reading Under Fire: Arming Minds & Hearts During Wartime
Apr 23–Nov 1, 2026
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Poster Tots: Fascinatin’ Rhythm
Saturday, Aug 15, 2026, 10:30am–12pm
A poster of Black cowboys fighting while on horseback.
Screening & Conversation: Harlem Rides the Range
Saturday, Aug 15, 2026, 6:30–9pm
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Third Sunday Always Free
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An orange poster for the film Guess Who's Coming to Dinner with black-and-white photographs on it. The largest photograph is of a couple—the man is Black and the woman is white. There are two small portraits at the bottom of the poster: one is of an older white man and the other is of an older white woman.
Aug 13, 2026
After Act Black: Film Posters for a New Generation
Rating: PG-13
Vintage image of a woman looking down at a woman lying down on a bed.
Jul 28, 2026
A Career Deferred: Fredi Washington and Hollywood’s Color Line
Rating: G
Jul 16, 2026
Made in Cuba
Rating: G
A poster of an illustrated woman smoking in front of a green and yellow night skyline with a Black man's face smiling down.
Jul 2, 2026
Act Black: An Interview with Curator Es-pranza Humphrey
Rating: G