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This permanent exhibition serves as the central experience of our Museum. The journey begins in prehistoric Africa, the cradle of human life. Witness several ancient and early modern civilizations that evolved on the continent. Cross the Atlantic Ocean, experience the tragedy of the Middle Passage, and encounter those who resisted the horrors of bondage, emancipated themselves, and sometimes took flight by way of the Underground Railroad. Revel in modern achievements and commitment to progress, family, education, spirituality, and community. Throughout the journey, the efforts of men and women who built families, businesses, educational institutions, spiritual traditions, civic organizations and a legacy of freedom and justice are hailed.
Museum Learning Experiences
Interpretive Living History Experience
Visitors will take a journey through the permanent exhibition And Still We Rise, accompanied by Museum actors representing people from time periods in African American History.
Individual Educator Learning Experience
Visitors will take a journey through the permanent exhibition And Still We Rise with a trained Museum Educator who will impart important information from each gallery and answer questions.
Please call (313) 494-5800 or visit the website, CharlesHWrightMuseum.org for Museum Learning Experience day and time options. |
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On display September 12, 2008 – May 2009
This exhibition of spectacular fine art photographs celebrates the physical and spiritual beauty of African American women. Jerry Taliaferro, the photographer and curator, chooses his subjects "from all walks and stages of life." Featured are twenty-five women--all of whom live in Metropolitan Detroit. They include mothers and daughters, artists, businesswomen, community activists, and many more. Through the use of large-format, black and white photographs reminiscent of the high-glamour photography created in Hollywood during the 1930s and 1940s, Taliaferro dramatically lays bare the essence of the black woman. A stunning companion exhibition catalogue is available for purchase in the Museum Store.
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On display April 10, 2009 to May 22, 2009
The 2009 Michigan Heart Gallery, a collaborative effort between the Michigan Adoption Resource Exchange and the Michigan Department of Human Services, brings community members closer to the faces and voices of children waiting for a “forever family.”
The Michigan Heart Gallery, now in its fourth year, features portraits of Michigan's waiting children from across the state. Children are shown playing outside or showing off a favorite hobby or sport. Siblings smile as they hug each other. All hint at their unique personalities.
The exhibit travels throughout the state, with stops that include Detroit, Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor, Lansing and Kalamazoo. For a schedule, visit www.miheart.org.
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On display March 5, 2009 to June 9, 2008
This exhibition, Realism, Cartoons and Folk Art, is comprised of forty works of art rendered by three African-American artists, Gregory Johnson, Carol Edwards and Cedric C. Henry. Each artist's work reflects a different style: Johnson is a realist, Edwards a folk artist and Henry a cartoonist. Johnson's realistic paintings and prints reveal a variety of subject matters that include landscapes, portraits and urban scenes. Edwards's folk art subject matters, depicting aspects of everyday life, are rendered in naïve flat shapes and brilliant colors. Henry 's cartoons display a unique sense of wit and humor and often depict his satirical political commentary. The integration of the three artists in one exhibition provides the museum's viewers with an opportunity to experience the full range of styles and subject matters of three exciting and unique artists.
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On display April 25 – July 25, 2009
Freedom’s Sisters is the first and most comprehensive traveling exhibition documenting women in the Civil Rights movement. Focusing on the lives and contributions of 20 African American women, it ranges from key 19th-century historical figures to contemporary leaders. This exhibition will captivate the young and the young at heart. It is a high-tech, highly interactive exhibition that will make the past more meaningful and exciting. From engaging giant books to video monitors and interactive computer activities, this exhibition offers effective ways to reach out to everyone, especially students. Visitors will be able to sit beside Rosa Parks on a replica of a Montgomery, Alabama bus while viewing film footage of the historic boycott. The exhibition’s photo booth literally places students on the pages of history, and allows them to take home a personalized book.
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On display from May 10, 2009 to February 28, 2010
Through photography, Leni Sinclair has documented the Detroit music scene for forty years. During live performances, she captured on film, the icons of blues and jazz. Thus, musicians such as Albert King, B.B. King, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, John Coletrain, Thelonius Monk, and Marcus Belgrave, just to name a few, are among those included in her extensive portfolio of photographs. Legends of Music will feature more than forty of her historic images. These music genres, along with Sinclair's works, will also serve as a backdrop for a fun-filled concert in June, during the Museum's annual observance of Black Music Month.
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