Past Exhibitions
"Magical Black History Trees" by Alicia Smiley
MAAHMG's holiday exhibition created by Alicia Smiley with six different mannequin trees with a Black history and culture theme. (Photograph by Dallas Smith)
November 2020. Enjoy the video of all six trees online at the museum's YouTube channel: MAAHMG
"A Reckoning: 100 Year after the Lynchings in Duluth"
August 2020 - November 2020
An exhibition in collaboration with In Black Ink, marking the 100th anniversary of the lynching of three black men, Elias Clayton, Elmer Jackson, and Isaac McGhie, in 1920 in Duluth by a white mob.
Black Ingenuity: Past, Present and Future Innovators
January 2020 - May 2020
Black Ingenuity featured blacks in Minnesota who made an impact in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields through their research, inventions and designs. Visitors learned about Frederick McKinley Jones, co-founder of Thermo King, whose refrigerated units revolutionized the long-distance transport of perishable goods. The exhibition also featured Dr. Reatha Clark King, a hidden figure in the Apollo 11 space mission, and several other innovators including Alexander Miles, Clarence "Cap" Wigington, John J. Henry and Damaris Hollingsworth. The exhibition also included programs preparing future innovators such as Minnesota STEM Partnership and Young Builders and Designers.
Open Mic Night at the MAAHMG
February 27, 2020
Hosted by poet Joe Davis
Watch for future events -- share poetry, spoken word, singing, dramatic reading or comedy improv. The event was hosted by Joe Davis, a nationally touring artist, educator, and speaker based in Minneapolis. His work was on display in "8 Season's of Art: Exhibition + Documentary" exhibit at the MAAHMG.
Towards an African Education: Writings on the Education and Development of Children of African Heritage
February 21, 2020
An In Black Ink book presentation and discussion. This book is edited by Elder Mahmoud El-Kati and features 10 contributing writers such as Dr. Josie Johnson, Mary K. Boyd, Dr. Rose Brewer, Gevonee Ford, Eric Mahmoud, Ahmed Azzahir, and several others.
"8 Seasons of Art" Exhibition and Documentary
September 2019 - March 2020
Produced by: Monarch Melanin Films
Directed by: Phil Prospers McGraw
History Harvest: Traveling Exhibition
January 2020 - July 2020
Tells the history of the African American community on the South side of Minneapolis. On display at the Hennepin County Hosmer Library in South Minneapolis.
Keep On Rollin'
July 2019 - September 2019
An exhibition on the history of the Major Taylor Bicycling Club of Minnesota opened July 2 through September 30. The Club celebrated its 20th anniversary this year. Also shown Marshall "Major" Taylor, the first African American to win the world championship cycling race in 1899.
RECAST Minneapolis - Oral History Project
June 2019 - December 2019
GRACE Exhibit at Hennepin Theatre Trust
April 2019 - June 2019
Collaboration with Hennepin Theatre Trust (Painting: Melodee Strong)
The GRACE exhibit was curated by the Minnesota African American Heritage Museum and Gallery (MAAHMG) showing at Hennepin Theatre Trust. The GRACE exhibit is a visual history of the tradition of African American women wearing hats also called "church hats." The exhibit featured artists Christopheraaron Deanes, Walter Griffin, Christopher E. Harrison, Sean G. Phillips, Melodee Strong and Angie Hall Sandifer.
Black Twin Cities: The 1940s Photographs of John F. Glanton
April 2019 - December 2019
Exhibit featured select photographs taken by John F. Glanton which provided a rare look into the personal, professional, and social lives of the tight-knit African American community in the postwar era Twin Cities. The Glanton Collection is part of the Hennepin County Library Digital Collections. This exhibit was a partnership between the Minnesota African American Heritage Museum and Gallery and the Hennepin County Library.
Express Yourself @ MAAHMG in Art!
Summer 2019
Children’s Reading Circle art classes! Broderick Poole, local artist, guided kids through art projects they could take home.
Minnesota Timberwolves at the Target Arena
February 2019, Black History Month
Grace Exhibit
November 2018 - June 2019
The GRACE exhibit was a visual history of the tradition of African American women wearing hats also called "church hats." Curated by MAAHMG.
Exhibit and partnership...
with the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs for Black History Month 2020. (Photo: MN soldiers in Europe, WWI).
University of Northwestern...
(St. Paul) presented MAAHMG's Unbreakable Exhibit for their students and faculty in the Denler Gallery, December 2020.
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"Magical Black History Trees" by Alicia Smiley
An exciting holiday exhibition created by Alicia Smiley of six different mannequin trees with a Black history and culture theme. (Photograph by Dallas Smith)
Happy Holidays from MAAHMG.