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 […]
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 AAMI Museum Educator at the newly re-opened AAMI building for a free presentation, "Mapping Exclusion: Redlining in Iowa". Redlining is the systematic denial of various services by federal and local government agencies and the private sector to residents of specific neighborhoods. Black populations in seven Iowa cities -Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Sioux City, Dubuque, […]
