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Traveling Exhibition Program
Below is a description of all of our traveling exhibitions currently available
for bookings:
African Presence in the Americas
This exhibition offers viewers an introduction to the commonalities and differences
in the cultures of peoples of African descent during their more than 500 years
in the Americas. African Presence in the Americas presents African Americans
as active makers of history and culture as well as integral members of their
communities at local, national, and international levels. This panel focuses
on the themes of migration, work, culture, and struggle, all critical to a
better understanding of the African-American experience.
Black Theatre in Photographs: Scenes from the 20th Century
Stage
This freestanding panel exhibition surveys African-American stage
productions from the Bert Williams and George Walker’s “In Bandanna Land” (1908), through the Negro
Ensemble Company’s Production of Charles Fuller’s “A Soldier’s Play” (1981).
Blacks and the United States Constitution
The pivotal role of race in American Constitutional history is
surveyed in this panel exhibition. The black presence in American
society,
the dynamics of race
relations in the United States, and the role of black freedom struggles are
placed in a perspective that reveals their relationship to the Constitutional
history of all Americans.
Freedom’s Journal: A History of the Black Press in New York
The evolution and impact of journals in the black community is examined in
this exhibition. It focuses on the State of New York, where the first newspaper
and journal activities were based since the time of slavery.
Harlem: The Vision of Morgan and Marvin Smith
This exhibition features 150 original photographs taken by Morgan
and Marvin Smith. The exhibition serves as a reminder of what these photographers
saw as the
best Harlem had to offer from the 1930s through the 1950s.
Invoking the Spirit
This is an exhibition by New York Times photojournalist
Chester Higgins, Jr. The product of over 25 years of travel and research, this
photographic
essay documents the vitality and diversity of the broader global African religious
experience. In Invoking the Spirit, African peoples celebrate God’s
existence and the presence of the divine and pay homage to its infinite power
and spirit within them and in the world.
The Legacy of Arthur A. Schomburg
This panel exhibition explores the life and times of Arthur A.
Schomburg, focusing on the origin of the research center that bears his name
and his enduring contribution
to the preservation and interpretation of black history and culture.
Marcus Garvey: The Centennial Exhibition
August 17, 1987 marked the 100th birthday of Marcus Mosiah Garvey,
Jamaican-born founder and President of the Universal Negro Improvement Association
(UNIA), one of the 20th century’s most photographed movements. Drawn
primarily from the collections of the Schomburg Center and Marcus Garvey the
UNIA Papers Project of the University of California, Los Angeles, this panel
version exhibition, which includes photographs, prints, and publications tell
the story of this extraordinary nationalist movement and its impact on subsequent
black organizations.
Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Retrospective 1963-1968
A freestanding panel photographic exhibition on the life and
times of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., which focuses on the five year period before
his assassination.
Moneta Sleet, Jr.: Pulitzer Prize Photojournalist
A staff photographer for Ebony and Jet magazines
since 1955, Moneta Sleet, Jr. produced work on a wide range of topics. One hundred
and twenty-five black and white and color photographs depict the activities
of the civil rights movements, African independence celebrations, portraits
of celebrities and political leaders, as well as a photo documentation of the
personal and public life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Additional information for all Traveling Exhibitions:
| Scheduling Information |
To schedule an exhibition, contact the Traveling Exhibition Program
for the loan packet and available dates. When exhibition dates have been
agreed upon, the program will send loan contracts to confirm the arrangements. |
| Rental Fee |
The standard rental period is four to six weeks with an additional week
for installation and three days for dismantling and packing. The loan fee
is to be paid six weeks prior to the opening date of the exhibition. |
| Registration |
Wall labels, introductory panels, and condition report forms are supplied
with each exhibition. Completed condition report forms must be returned
to the program within 48 hours of the exhibition arrival. The borrowing
institution is responsible for wall-to-wall insurance coverage from the
time of pick up through two weeks after the return of the exhibition to
the Schomburg Center or subsequent booking, as directed within 48 hours
after the closing date agreed upon in contract. |
| Shipping |
The borrowing institution is responsible for round trip shipping arrangements
and expenses within 48 hours after the closing date agreed upon in the
contract. |
| Publicity and Credit |
Borrowing institutions are required to credit the Schomburg Center’s
Traveling Exhibition Program on all public announcements, press releases,
invitations, posters, and other promotional material in the manner specified
in the loan contract. A sample press release and publicity photographs
will be sent to each institution upon loan confirmation. |
| Catalogues, Brochures, and Posters |
A limited number of complimentary brochures are available with several
of the exhibitions. Additional catalogues, brochures, and posters may be
purchased from the Schomburg for resale or publicity. |
To request further information, please contact:
Mei-Tei-Sing Smith
Manager
Traveling Exhibition Program
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
515 Malcolm X Boulevard
New York, NY 10037
(212) 491-2204
Fax: (212) 491-6760
Email: msmith@nypl.org
To download an exhibition request form click here.
