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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

Poster of a heroic man riding a dinosaur.

Poster of a stone statue against a sunrise over a bridge.

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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The Legacy of Blackface: Understanding Performance, Posters, and Public Memory

Thursday, Aug 27, 2026, 6:30–8pm

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Act Black Archives Tour

Friday, Aug 28, 2026, 5–6pm

Genius on Display: Jazz Peña

Friday, Aug 28, 2026, 6–7pm

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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

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

First Friday lockup in white block letters on a salmon background

First Friday lockup in white block letters on a salmon background