Jan 19, 2015
The 15th annual MLK Day Commemorative Breakfast commences the day’s events with great food, followed by a packed program of speakers, music and dance performances. tickets here for $35.00
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
315 E. Warren Ave.
Detroit, MI
315 E. Warren Ave.
Detroit, MI
Jan 19, 2015
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is The Wright Museum's busiest day of the year - and with good reason! It's an exciting day of celebration that includes children's workshops, arts and crafts, musical performances, storytelling, video tributes, special displays of MLK and Coretta Scott King artifacts, and much, much more! Special events include the Unknown Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King: A Youth Dialogue On Race, Culture, & Detroit Identity presented Public Allies Metro Detroit, and a free premier film screening and discussion of the 2014 documentary, "Al Helm (The Dream): Martin Luther King in Palestine" presented in partnership with the Arab American National Museum. Also opening will be the museum's newest exhibition, Shadow Matter: The Rhythm of Structure – Afro Futurism to Afro Surrealism, which features the works of New York sculptor and Inkster, Michigan native M. Scott Johnson. Johnson studied under master artisans in Zimbabwe and has been strongly influenced by African American techno music, Ndyuka and Saramaka graphic art forms, Japanese-American artist Isamu Noguchi, and Makonde sculpture.
All activities and exhibitions are included in museum admission, which is $8 for adults (ages 13 +), $5 for seniors (62 +) and youth (ages 3 - 12), and free for museum members and children under 3. Please consider purchasing a museum membership, which provides free admission for an entire year. Memberships are available for purchase on site. For more information call or visit www.TheWright.org. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration is made possible by the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs.
Celebrate a full day at the Wright with related arts, crafts, music, stories, video tributes, artifacts and more.
No comments:
Post a Comment