DuSable Museum News

“America I AM” Exhibition Mobile Experience to Visit DuSable Museum

DuSable Museum — 2008-08-01T13:54:00-06:00

Chicago, IL. (4 August 2008)—- “America I AM Across America,” a traveling exhibition preview leading to the “America I AM: The African American Imprint” museum exhibition, will visit the DuSable Museum of African American History on its nationwide tour as it brings the exhibition’s inspirational message to the hearts of more than 40 communities across the country.

34th Annual Arts & Crafts Festival July 12 & 13

DuSable Museum — 2008-07-03T19:55:00-06:00

Chicago, IL. (26 June 2008)—-Mark your calendars, pack your sun-screen, round up your friends and relatives, gas up the car (or take public transportation) and head to the beautiful southside of Chicago to the country’s first African American History Museum on Saturday, July 12, 2008 and Sunday, July 13, 2008 from 12:00 NOON until 8:00 PM, when the DuSable Museum of African American History will present it’s world-renowned 34th Annual Arts and Crafts Festival. The event will take place at the Museum which is located at 740 East 56th Place (57th Street at South Cottage Grove Avenue) in Chicago’s Washington Park. A fun-filled good time has been planned …and best of all, it’s FREE!

SOUL SOLDIERS HONORS UNSUNG HEROES OF VIETNAM ERA

DuSable Museum — 2008-04-10T17:25:00-06:00

Groundbreaking Exhibition To Open At The DuSable Museum April 18, 2008

Chicago, IL. (10 April 2008)—- The DuSable Museum of African American History will present the most comprehensive exhibition to ever explore the issues of the Vietnam War from an African American perspective. “Soul Soldiers: African Americans and the Vietnam Era,” which tells the story of the impact of the Vietnam War on African American life and culture by examining both Vietnam and the Civil Rights Movement.

Forgotten Roots: Muslims in Early America

DuSable Museum — 2008-07-03T20:01:00-06:00

Chicago, IL. (3 July 2008)—- The DuSable Museum of African American History will present the exhibition “Forgotten Roots: Muslims in Early America Through the 20th Century,” which examines the history of America through her Islamic lens. The exhibition, organized by Collections & Stories of American Muslims will open on July 9, 2008 and continue through October 1, 2008 at the Museum, which is located at 740 East 56th Place (57th Street and South Cottage Grove Avenue) in Chicago.

“Red, White, Blue & Black: A History Of Blacks In The Armed Forces” Opens At The DuSable Museum April 18, 2008

DuSable Museum — 2008-04-10T19:29:00-06:00

Chicago, IL. (10 April 2008)—- The call to serve one’s country has always been of special significance in conferring the highest claim of citizenship and patriotic responsibility. The irony however, for the more than 14 million Black men and women who have served in the Armed Forces of the United States, the right to serve, fight and die for America has been a battle of its own long before the colonies enlisted its first militia.

DuSable Museum Pays Tribute to Executive Editor Emeritus Lerone Bennett Jr. with Special Exhibit

DuSable Museum — 2008-02-13T09:47:00-06:00

Chicago, IL.—- The DuSable Museum of African American History pays tribute to journalist, Lerone Bennett, Jr., Executive Editor Emeritus of Ebony Magazine with a special exhibit entitled, WISDOM OF WORDS: Lerone Bennett Jr., The People’s Historian. The exhibition runs through Sunday, June 1, 2008 at the Museum, which is located at 740 East 56th Place (57th Street and South Cottage Grove Avenue) in Chicago.

DuSable Museum and Southside Community Art Center Join Forces for Historic Collaboration

DuSable Museum — 2008-01-21T16:48:00-06:00

In celebration of Black History Month, two of country’s oldest African American cultural institutions, the DuSable Museum of African American History and the Southside Community Art Center will join forces to create and manage their first-ever Joint Docent Training Program.

The DuSable Museum of African American History Presents “2008 Night of 100 Stars”

DuSable Museum — 2008-01-04T23:22:00-06:00

Chicago, IL. (4 January 2008)—- A “star-studded” night is in store for the elegantly dressed Chicagoans who will be fortunate enough to be in attendance when the DuSable Museum of African American History presents it’s annual “A Night Of 100 Stars: Chicago African American History Makers” Gala on Saturday, February 16, 2008. The Gala, which is produced and hosted by the DuSable Museum of African American History’s Board of Trustees will take place at the Museum which is located at 740 East 56th Place (57th Street at South Cottage Grove Avenue) in Chicago’s Washington Park, from 6:00 PM until the stroke of Midnight.

“And Freedom For All: Martin Luther King Jr. & the Civil Rights Movement” Opens January 10, 2008 at the DuSable Museum

DuSable Museum — 2007-12-13T20:42:00-06:00

Chicago, IL. (15 December 2007)CIn celebration of the life of the “drum major for justice,” the DuSable Museum of African American History will present “AND FREEDOM FOR ALL: Martin Luther King Jr. & The Civil Rights Movement.” The exhibition opens on Thursday, January 10, 2008 and will continue through Sunday, June 1, 2008 at the Museum which is located at 740 East 56th Place (57th Street at South Cottage Grove Avenue) in Chicago’s Washington Park.

Celebrate KWANZAA with DuSable Museum Programs and Exhibit December, 10, 2007 through January 6, 2008

DuSable Museum — 2007-12-13T17:00:00-06:00

Chicago, IL. (10 December 2007)—- All of Chicagoland is invited to participate in the celebration of KWANZAA at the DuSable Museum of African American History, beginning December 10, 2007 through January 6, 2008. All events and programs will take place at the Museum, located at 740 East 56th Place (57th Street and South Cottage Grove Avenue) in Chicago.