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Poster of a couple smiling shyly at each other between a horse.
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
Poster of a soldier climbing a tower of books toward a city.

Upcoming Events

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poster for Harlem on the Prairie with Herbert Jeffries
Visita guiada en español: La negritud en el escenario
Friday, Jul 24, 2026, 5–6pm
A drawing of a dark-skinned woman dancing and wearing a skirt made of bananas.
Black Chorus Girls: A Panel Conversation
Saturday, Jul 25, 2026, 6:30–8pm
vintage, illustrated poster for the film Gone Harlem
Harlem Walking Tour with John T. Reddick
Sunday, Jul 26, 2026, 11am–1pm

Featured Posts

Read the Blog
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
A poster of three yellow cartoon figures with a pink x on their torsos on an orange background.
Jun 18, 2026
AIDS & Its Meanings
Rating: PG-13
Poster of a woman in a yellow outfit in front of a tiled wall with colorful paint text on it.
Jun 4, 2026
Blackface / Boldface / Typeface: The Black Image & the Word
Rating: G