Events

Explore More! in STEM: Flying High with the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion

Wednesday, September 27, 2023 11:00am to 1:00pm

2nd Floor Classrooms

This is a *free* event!

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Preservation Station: Exploring the Family Treasures Toolkit

Thursday, September 28, 2023 1:00pm to 2:00pm

2nd Floor Classrooms

Free

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Explore More! in STEM: Having Fun with Frequencies

Tuesday, October 3, 2023 11:00am to 1:00pm

2nd Floor Classrooms

This is a *free* event!

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Explore More! in STEM: Having Fun with Frequencies

Wednesday, October 4, 2023 11:00am to 1:00pm

2nd Floor Classrooms

This is a *free* event!

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Genealogy Workshop: Community Curation 2023

Saturday, October 7, 2023 10:00am to 12:00pm

Vanderbilt University, John Seigenthaler Center (Nashville, TN)

Series: Community Curation 2023: Nashville

Registration will open on October 2

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Virtual Art Workshop - Sun Ra Costume Embroidery

Wednesday, October 11, 2023 6:00pm to 7:15pm

Online

Series: Afrofuturism

$20

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A Speakeasy Evening: Black in the Cosmos: Claiming OUR Space

Wednesday, October 11, 2023 7:00pm to 11:00pm

1st Floor, Heritage Hall

Series: Afrofuturism

Free; Registration Required

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History Lab Express Cart – Afrofuturism: Become a Cosmic Historian

Thursday, October 12, 2023 11:00am to 1:30pm

Concourse

Series: Afrofuturism

Free.

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NMAAHC Kids Learning Together: Building The Future

Friday, October 13, 2023 11:00am to 12:00pm

Online Only

Series: Afrofuturism

FREE. Registration required.

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NMAAHC Kids Learning Together: Building The Future

CANCELLED - History Alive!: Buffalo Soldiers the First of Authorized U.S. Military Personnel

Saturday, October 14, 2023 11:00am to 1:20pm

Program meets in the Double Victory: The African American Military Experience exhibition, L3. Each 20-minute performance starts at: 11:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 1:00 PM

Canceled

Free; walk-in.

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Afrofuturism Big Objects, Big Stories: The Paradox of the Liberty

Wednesday, September 27, 2023 1:30pm to 3:45pm

Program meets at the Paradox of Liberty section, Level C3. Talks take place at: 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM, and 3:30 PM.

Free; walk-in
Tours are subject to docent availability; last minute cancellations may occur.

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Afrofuturism Big Objects, Big Stories: Riot penny charred during the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

Thursday, September 28, 2023 10:30am to 12:45pm

Program meets at the Tulsa, Oklahoma section in The Power of Place exhibition, L3. Each 15-minute program starts at: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 12:30 PM.

Free; walk-in
Tours are subject to docent availability; last minute cancellations may occur.

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Afrofuturism Big Objects, Big Stories: I Go To Prepare A Place For You by Bisa Butler

Thursday, September 28, 2023 1:15pm to 3:30pm

Program meets at the I Go To Prepare A Place For You by Bisa Butler, Level 4. Talks take place at: 1:15 PM, 2:15 PM, and 3:15 PM.

Free; walk-in
Tours are subject to docent availability; last minute cancellations may occur.

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CANCELLED - Afrofuturism Big Objects, Big Stories: Riot penny charred during the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

Thursday, September 28, 2023 1:30pm to 3:45pm

Program meets at the Tulsa, Oklahoma section in The Power of Place exhibition, L2. Each 15-minute program starts at: 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM, and 3:30 PM.

Canceled

Free; walk-in
Tours are subject to docent availability; last minute cancellations may occur.

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Afrofuturism Big Objects, Big Stories: The Paradox of the Liberty

Thursday, September 28, 2023 1:30pm to 3:45pm

Program meets at the Paradox of Liberty section, Level C3. Talks take place at: 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM, and 3:30 PM.

Free; walk-in
Tours are subject to docent availability; last minute cancellations may occur.

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Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom Highlights Tour

Friday, September 29, 2023 10:30am to 12:30pm

This one-hour tour program meets in the Defending Freedom, The Era of Segregation 1876-1968 exhibit, located on C2. Tours take place at 10:30 AM and 11:30 AM

Free; walk-in
Tours are subject to docent availability; last minute cancellations may occur.

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Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom Highlights Tour

Friday, September 29, 2023 12:45pm to 3:45pm

This one-hour tour program meets in the Defending Freedom, The Era of Segregation 1876-1968 exhibit, located on C2. Tours take place at 12:45 PM and 2:45 PM

Free; walk-in
Tours are subject to docent availability; last minute cancellations may occur.

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Black Futures Spotlights: The Sounds of Afrofuturism

Saturday, September 30, 2023 10:30am to 12:55pm

Program meets at Sun Ra's case, in the Afrofuturism: A History of Black Futures exhibition located on the Concourse Level. Talks take place at: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 12:30 PM.

Free; walk-in
Tours are subject to docent availability; last minute cancellations may occur.

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CANCELLED - Big Objects, Big Stories: Southern Railway Car No. 1200

Wednesday, October 4, 2023 11:00am to 12:45pm

Program meets at the railway car, Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation 1876-1968 exhibition, located on C2. Each 15-minute program starts at: 11:00 AM, 12:00 PM, and 12:30 PM.

Canceled

Free; walk-in
Tours are subject to docent availability; last minute cancellations may occur.

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Spotlights: Freedom Now! The Modern Civil Rights Movement (1945-1968)

Thursday, October 5, 2023 12:45pm to 3:10pm

Program meets at the entrance to Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation 1876-1968 exhibition, located on C2. Each 25 min talk takes place at 12:45 PM and 2:45 PM.

Free; walk-in
Tours are subject to docent availability; last minute cancellations may occur.

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