Museum News & Highlights

Cover of Game Changers: Sports Photographs from the National Museum of American History and Culture

First Book of Sports Photography Available on Sept. 17

"Game Changers: Sports Photographs from the National Museum of African American History and Culture" is the first in the Double Exposure series to include photographs from the Johnson Publishing Company Archive.
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Forces for Change exhibition image

New Exhibition Explores Mary McLeod Bethune's Legacy

“Forces for Change: Mary McLeod Bethune and Black Women’s Activism" connects Bethune’s legacy across time to other Black women who have been inspired by and built upon her work.
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Graphic featuring the phrase "Recliming My Time," which is the name of an exhibition of contemporary Black designers

Space Devoted to Black Design Now Open

The new exhibition features chairs and other works by designers who engage with ideas related to rest, repose, and the history of labor and leisure.
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Image of Sharecroppers Masterpiece

New on View in the Museum

Take a closer look at new objects from our museum's collection and exhibitions.
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Image of Charlotte Lyons in the Ebony Test Kitchen, featured in the November 1992 issue of Ebony magazine. Lyons is shown leaning frontward over a counter

Iconic Ebony Test Kitchen Finds a Home at Our Museum

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.
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What's Happening at the Museum

A look at all the upcoming programs and events

Photograph of four women in Team USA uniforms wearing Olympic gold medals.
A Nation's Story

Going for Gold: Black Women and Olympic Gender Parity

When American society was reluctant to encourage women’s athletics, African American women were at the vanguard of sporting opportunities for all.

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