Upcoming Exhibits
The Endangered Species: A Visual Response to the Vanishing Black Man, New Works by Raub Welch
Opens October 18, 2013
Against the backdrop of exquisite beauty, this show interrogates masculinity, sexuality, slavery, vanity, mental poverty and the futility of aspiration. Each piece is a riotous installation—a visual treasure hunt.
Kwanzaa: A DuSable Museum Showcase
Opens December 7, 2013
As an African American and Pan-African holiday celebrated by millions throughout the world African community, Kwanzaa brings a cultural message ...
Beyond the Swastika and Jim Crow: Jewish Refugee Scholars at Black Colleges
Opens January 2, 2014
Beyond Swastika and Jim Crow explores the unlikely coming together of these two groups, each the object of exclusion and hatred, and examines the ongoing encounter between them as they navigated the challenges of life in the segregated South.
Bandits & Heros, Poets and Saints
Opens May 9, 2014
The exhibition is divided into three sections: The Land and Its People; Expressions of Faith; and Poetry, Celebration and Song.
Funky Turns 40: Black Character Revolution Animation Art form Classic Cartoon of the 1970s
Opens July 13, 2014
This special exhibition commemorates the 40th anniversaries of 1970's Saturday Morning cartoons that featured positive Black characters for the first time in television history. The exhibition includes original production cels and drawings used to produce these cartoons. Also included are images from the animated opening to Soul Train and two of the few Black cast/Black focused animated features that have been produced since the 1970′s, BeBe’s Kids (1992) and Our Friend Martin (1999).
Legend and Legacy: Jean Baptiste Pointe
Opens June 1, 2014
The Afro-Frenchman Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable is best known as the founder of Chicago being the first non-Native American to establish a permanent settlement in the territory. Images of du Sable and his Potawatomi Indian wife named Kittahawa (DuSable gave her the Christian name Catherine), serve as guides through the highly tactile, interactive exhibition.