Join AAMI Museum Educator at Clarke University in Dubuque for our "More Than Just a Game" presentation. The program will be held in the Jansen Music Hall, located inside of Wahlert Atrium. Click here for a map of Clarke University. Iowa’s athletes have long impacted their teams, communities, and the sports they played, but African […]
Join the AAMI and Kirkwood Community College for Black Women Walking at the Ballantyne Auditorium. Following the 1.5 hour performance, the audience is invited stay for a talk back with the cast. Black Women Walking is an award-winning, breathtaking theatrical production that combines monologues, movement, music, and multimedia to bring to life the stories of […]
Join the AAMI and Kirkwood Community College for Black Women Walking at the Ballantyne Auditorium. Following the 1.5 hour performance, the audience is invited stay for a talk back with the cast. Black Women Walking is an award-winning, breathtaking theatrical production that combines monologues, movement, music, and multimedia to bring to life the stories of […]
Join the AAMI for our brand-new book club, Book Club 802. This month we will be reading Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge by Erica Armstrong Dunbar. We'll be meeting to discuss the book on March 5 from 6:30 - 7:30PM at Dragonfly Books in Decorah. This book is […]
Join us for a free screening of "Aftershock" (2022) and discussion with nurses, midwives, and historians about the importance of racial justice in birth care. This free event is the premier public showing of "Aftershock" in Iowa and is at 6:30pm on Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at the Iowa City Public Library (Meeting Room ABC). […]
This new program will explore the history of Black women and girls making change in Iowa! From the bravery of teenage Susan Clark to the tenacity of Edna Griffin, explore how African American women have shaped our state.
Join the African American Museum of Iowa for a three-part series on Black agriculture and farming. Part one will take place at the Waterloo Public Library on Sunday, April 28 at 1pm and focus on the African origins of agriculture with presenter Dr. Negus Rudison-Imhotep. Dr. Rudison-Imhotep earned his Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Business Administration, […]
Join the African American Museum of Iowa in celebrating our reopening with $1 admission all day! This family-friendly day will include self-guided exhibit tours through the Museum’s permanent exhibit, Endless Possibilities, as well as of the Museum’s brand-new temporary exhibit, Thirty Years of the AAMI, an exploration of the Museum’s thirty-year history and exhibits. In […]
Enjoy extended gallery hours Thursdays in May. Stick around for a free program at 6:30 PM: May 16: The Des Moines Black Panther Party May 23: Mapping Exclusion May 30: George Washington Carver
Join the AAMI Museum Educator at the newly re-opened African American Museum of Iowa for a free presentation on the Des Moines Black Panthers. Explore how Iowa was impacted by the Black Panther Party with this new adult program! Des Moines serves as a great example of the long struggle for racial justice that led […]
