Join us for a members only event celebrating the opening of our latest exhibit: Power and Impact. Power and Impact is designed to explore the contemporary visual arts being produced through the unique perspective of Black artists in Iowa. From painting to installation, visitors will be exposed to visual perspectives responding to socio-economic and cultural perspectives, […]
Join us for the opening of our latest exhibit: Power and Impact. Power and Impact is designed to explore the contemporary visual arts being produced through the unique perspective of Black artists in Iowa. From painting to installation, visitors will be exposed to visual perspectives responding to socio-economic and cultural perspectives, identity, race, and historical narratives. […]
Join the AAMI Museum Educator Sydney O'Hare at the Iowa City Public Library for teen programming related to the AAMI's latest exhibit, Suspended: Systemic Oppression in our Schools. This exhibit examines the role public schools play in funneling students into the prison system. Elements of the criminal justice system have entered public schools around the […]
The Office of Equity and Human Rights, in coordination with the Iowa City Public Library (ICPL) and African American Museum of Iowa, will host a conversation on the criminal justice system and public education in ICPL Meeting Room A from 6:30-7:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023. This conversation will examine the role public schools […]
Join the AAMI for our brand-new book club, Book Club 802. This month we will be reading Wake: The Hidden History of Women Led Slave Revolts by Rebecca Hall. We'll be meeting to discuss the book on Tuesday, November 7 at 6:30 at Beaverdale Books in Des Moines. Registration is preferred but not required. This […]
Join AAMI Museum Educator at the Musser Public Library for a presentation on Iowa Civil Rights. Explore the struggles and triumphs of the fight for equal rights in Iowa from the first documented refusal to pay a school tax to the marches and sit-ins of the 1950s and 60s. Alexander Clark, Viola Gibson, Edna Griffin, […]
Join the AAMI for a brand new program on Sunday, November 19 from 1:00-4:30 PM at the Indian Creek Nature Center. Using fresh and local produce helps both our planet and our plates, but how do we make that happen? Learn more about Iowa's Black farmers who are leading this charge, check out ways to […]
Join the AAMI for our brand-new book club, Book Club 802. This month we will be reading All Boys Aren't Blue by George Johnson. We'll be meeting to discuss the book on Tuesday, December 5 at 6:30 at Dog-Eared Books in Ames. Registration is preferred but not required. This book is available for purchase in […]
The AAMI was invited to showcase the Museum at the 2024 MLK Now conference in Cedar Rapids. This event works to highlight how Black Midwesterners are collaborating in business, policy, and education.
Join AAMI on Monday, January 15 from 2-4:30 PM at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church (6621 C Ave NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402). Visitors can pick up listen to a presentation on the history of Iowa Civil Rights and enjoy a family craft.
