“African Americans and the Arts” is the theme for the museum’s online and in-person offerings.

From in-person activities to online offerings, join our museum to commemorate King and the holiday surrounding his impact on the world.

Ribbon Rack from U.S. Army Service Uniform Jacket Worn by Gen. Lloyd James Austin III, the first African American secretary of defense, is on display in the “Double Victory” exhibition.

The year 2023 marks the 160th anniversary of one of the most important documents in the nation’s history, the Emancipation Proclamation.

Built in 1972 as a prominent feature of the Johnson Publishing Co. building in Chicago, the Ebony Test Kitchen is where recipes were tested and prepared before they were published in Ebony magazine for home cooks around the country.

Dr. N. Anthony Coles will serve as Chair of the Advisory Council for the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

On view until August 18, 2024, the exhibition explores and reveals Afrofuturism’s historic and poignant engagement with African American history and popular culture.