BLACK HISTORY MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER OF VIRGINIA

00 Clay Street Richmond, VA 23219 · (804) 780 · 9093
Tuesday - Saturday: 10am–5pm · First Fridays hours: 6pm–9pm
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The Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia presents the complex experiences of the people of Africa and the African Diaspora, with an emphasis on Virginians, by collecting, preserving, and interpreting historical and cultural artifacts

CLOSED ON SEPTEMBER 3

 

While the Black History Museum will be closed September 3 - 6, 2010 the exhibitions listed below will be on view through September 18. Current exhibiting artist, Keith M. Ramsey will give an artist talk on Saturday, September 11, 2010.


EXHIBITIONS:

Diluted Loss by Keith M. Ramsey is an important—and challenging—examination of African Americans’ military experiences during World War II articulated through the installation of six original pieces. The series is mixed media, and was created using organic materials including newspaper clippings and soldiers’ letters. A native of Virginia, Ramsey is well known throughout the Richmond arts community.

http://www.kmrfinearts.com

An Officer and a Gentleman: Selections from the Colonel Charles Young Collection draws from the Black History Museum’s permanent collection. The exhibition features a number of documents and various prints on handmade paper that capture important moments in Colonel Young’s public and family life, from the mid 1800s through the early 1900s. Young was the third African American to graduate from West Point and the first African American to earn the rank of Army colonel.

The Black History Museum will host an opening reception in honor of the opening of Diluted Loss and An Officer and a Gentleman on Friday, June 4, from 6:00-8:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public, and is held in conjunction with Richmond’s First Fridays Art Walk.

 

COLLECTIONS:

The Black History Museum and Cultural Center continues its mission by expanding its collection to include fine art objects, traditional African artifacts and the preservation of oral traditions. The Museum holds works by renowned artists such as Sam Gilllam, John Biggers, and P.H. Polk. In addition, the Museum has an extensive collection of African Artifacts and textiles from various ethnic groups throughout Africa.

The BHMCC also strives to become the largest repository for black memorabilia pertaining to people and businesses of Historic Jackson Ward, the birthplace of Black Capitalism.


FIRST FRIDAYS: CLOSED SEPTEMBER 3

EXHIBITION: CONTINUES THROUGH SEPTEMBER 18, 2010