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2019.16.8

In the Presence of Our Ancestors

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Third Thursday: Egypt?s Sunken Cities

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<h1>Black History at Mia</h1>
<p><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Celebrate the exceptional historical and creative cultural contributions made by African American artists with exhibitions, virtual events, videos, stories, and more.</span></p>
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Explore art by African American Artists in Mia&#8217;s collection<br />
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<p>It is our mission to enrich the community by collecting, preserving, and making accessible outstanding works of art from the world’s diverse cultures. With over 90,000 artworks, Mia’s collection includes art from six continents, spanning about 5,000 years.</p>
<p><a class="uppercase button button-link bg-none padding-none bottom-border-hover" href="https://collections.artsmia.org/search/_exists_:%22list:bhm%22">View the art here.</a></p>
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Explore art by African American Artists in Mia's collection

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<p>William Edmondson is a middle-aged laborer in Nashville, Tennessee, at the height of the Great Depression, when God tells him to carve a tombstone. Soon, he&#8217;s the first African-American artist to have a solo show at the Museum of Modern Art.</p>
<p><a class="uppercase button button-link bg-none padding-none bottom-border-hover" href="https://soundcloud.com/theobjectpodcast/miracles-in-stone-the-curious-celebrity-of-gods-sculptor">Listen Here</a></p>


Miracles in Stone: The Curious Celebrity of God's Sculptor

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https://soundcloud.com/theobjectpodcast/miracles-in-stone-the-curious-celebrity-of-gods-sculptor

<p>Elizabeth Catlett, the granddaughter of enslaved African-Americans, is a struggling artist at the height of Jim Crow. But when she moves to Mexico City in 1946, she finds love, inspiration, and eventually fame. There&#8217;s just one catch: she can&#8217;t come home.</p>
<p><a class="uppercase button button-link bg-none padding-none bottom-border-hover" href="https://soundcloud.com/theobjectpodcast/young-gifted-and-gone-the-woman-who-never-came-back">Listen Here</a></p>


Young, Gifted, and Gone: The Woman Who Never Came Back

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Black History Month Events

Virtual Events

Stories

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Black History at Mia

<div style="display: none";><strong>General admission is free.</strong> Special exhibitions, classes, and some talks and special events do require <a href="http://tickets.artsmia.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tickets</a>: reservations are recommended.</div>
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<li>Monday: Closed</li>
<li>Tuesday: Closed</li>
<li>Wednesday: Closed</li>
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<li>Friday:  10am-5pm</li>
<li>Saturday:  10am-5pm</li>
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<p><i>The museum is closed July 4, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day.</i></p>
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Virtual Artists Talk: Breaking the Silence

Virtual Public Tour: Current Conversations

Virtual Talk: Nell Irvin Painter

<div style="margin-top: 20px;"><span class="Mia-bold" style="font-size: x-large;">This is a virtual event that will take place via Zoom.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://ticket.artsmia.org/products/Virtual-Talk-Breaking-the-Silence">Click here</a> to register.<br />
This event takes place from 6 to 7:30PM CST.</span></div>
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<p><span class="Mia-bold">español abajo</span><br />
International Women’s Day has been observed in March around the world for decades. We build upon this legacy and the many movements for liberation for cis- and transgender women and people across the gender spectrum who experience gendered oppression. Hear directly from participating artists as they share their work and explore the power of art to build more equitable and safe communities for all.</p>
<p>Desde hace décadas se ha observado el Día Internacional de la Mujer en marzo. Con este evento nosotres edificamos sobre este legado y los muchos movimientos de liberación para mujeres cis y trans y personas en distintos puntos del espectro de género quienes experimentan la opresión del género. En la inauguración virtual visitantes de la muestra pueden escuchar en directo a las artistas participantes hablando acerca de su trabajo y de su exploración del poder del arte para construir comunidades seguras y equitativas para todos. Regístrese gratis <a href="https://ticket.artsmia.org/products/Virtual-Talk-Breaking-the-Silence">aquí</a>.</p>
<p>La muestra de arte &#8220;Rompiendo el Silencio: el Día Internacional de la Mujer&#8221; se abre en línea el 1 de marzo.</p>
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<h2>Ticketing Information</h2>
<p><span class="Mia-bold">To attend this program:</span> RSVP by calling (612) 870-6323 or register online and receive an email with the Zoom link for the program. If you have never used Zoom before, you will be prompted to download the Zoom app or join from your browser. Zoom works best on the Google Chrome browser. If you are having any trouble, contact our visitor experience team at <a href="mailto:visit@artsmia.org">visit@artsmia.org</a></p>
<p><span class="Mia-bold">Give back:</span> This program is free. Mia relies on your support to present its programs and exhibitions. <a href="https://tickets.artsmia.org/products/donate">Please consider making a contribution</a>.</p>
<p>Lead Sponsor: <img class="alignnone  wp-image-79406" src="https://images.artsmia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/09094529/Ameriprise_Logo-1-e1598028910686.jpg" alt="" width="264" height="99" /></p>
<p><span style="font-size: x-small;">Shut up, Bitch; the Noise No One Hears, by Constanza Carballo and Claudia Valentino</span></p>
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<div style="margin-top: 20px;"><span class="Mia-bold" style="font-size: x-large;">This is a virtual event that will take place via Zoom.</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 20px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">This event will take place from 11AM-12PM CST.<br />
<a href="https://ticket.artsmia.org/products/friends-lecture-03-2021">Click here to register</a>.</span></div>
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<p>In this powerful and deeply insightful program, Painter will explore issues of racial and gender identity and how they have figured into the history of America and her own artwork, which urges audiences to look at history beyond the lines of difference and stereotype.</p>
<p>Nell Irvin Painter is an award-win­ning scholar and writer. A graduate of Harvard University, Painter went on to become the Edwards Professor Emeritus of American History at Princeton University. A prolific author on the history of the American South, Painter’s latest book, The History of White People, addresses more than 2000 years of Western civilization. Also an acclaimed artist, Painter’s work appears in museums across the country, including Mia.</p>
<p><i>Presented in partnership with the Friends of the Institute. Generously supported by the Mark and Mary Goff Fiterman Fund.</i></p>
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<h2>Ticketing Information</h2>
<p><span class="Mia-bold">To attend this program:</span> RSVP by calling (612) 870-6323 or register online and receive an email with the Zoom link for the program. If you have never used Zoom before, you will be prompted to download the Zoom app or join from your browser. Zoom works best on the Google Chrome browser. If you are having any trouble, contact our visitor experience team at <a href="mailto:visit@artsmia.org">visit@artsmia.org</a></p>
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<p>Discover the museum on a virtual tour with the help of our trained tour guides. Look for a new topic for exploring Mia’s permanent collection every month. Tours are free, but registration is required. This is a virtual event that will take place over Zoom.</p>
<p><a href="https://ticket.artsmia.org/catalog/tours">Click here</a> to register. Registration for next month&#8217;s tours opens on the last Friday of the current month.</p>
<h2>Upcoming Tour Topics</h2>
<p><span class="Mia-bold">March: Women in Art</span> What have women contributed to the visual arts? Whether creator or inspiration, women have been a power for influence and change in the production of artworks around the world.</p>
<p><span class="Mia-bold">April: Art in Bloom</span> Participate virtually in Mia&#8217;s annual rite of spring as your guide shares creative floral arrangements and the artworks that inspired them. More information about Art in Bloom tours and how to register for them will be available soon.</p>
<p><span class="Mia-bold">May: With New Light: Arts of South and Southeast Asia and the Himalayas</span> Experience the connected yet diverse artistic traditions of this region in fresh and engaging ways. Welcome back collection highlights while discovering new objects on view for the first time.</p>
<p><span class="Mia-bold">June: Pride</span> Celebrate the LGBTQ+ community through artworks that explore gender identity, fluidity, and social constructs.</p>
<h2>Learn More</h2>
<p>To learn more about tours at Mia, <a href="https://new.artsmia.org/programs/tours">click here</a>. Interested in arranging a private tour? <a href="https://new.artsmia.org/programs/tours/guided-tours/">Click here</a> for more information.</p>


Upcoming Virtual Events 

A sense of blackness: A dialogue across time and space through art

Collecting the subcontinent: How South Asian art evolved under colonialism

A soft landing for hard truths: L’Merchie Frazier’s mesmerizing quilts and the questions they ask

7 takeaways from Robin Wall Kimmerer&#8217;s talk on the animacy of nature and how to respect it

As a part of the department of Digital Strategy Implementation, I contribute to initiatives across the museum that leverage technology as a means to illuminate, contextualize, and enliven Mia's collection.

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In the Presence of Our Ancestors

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Black History at Mia

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Virtual Artists Talk: Breaking the Silence

Virtual Public Tour: Current Conversations

Virtual Talk: Nell Irvin Painter

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A sense of blackness: A dialogue across time and space through art

Collecting the subcontinent: How South Asian art evolved under colonialism

A soft landing for hard truths: L’Merchie Frazier’s mesmerizing quilts and the questions they ask

7 takeaways from Robin Wall Kimmerer’s talk on the animacy of nature and how to respect it

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Virtual Artists Talk: Breaking the Silence

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Virtual Talk: Nell Irvin Painter

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A sense of blackness: A dialogue across time and space through art

Collecting the subcontinent: How South Asian art evolved under colonialism

A soft landing for hard truths: L’Merchie Frazier’s mesmerizing quilts and the questions they ask

7 takeaways from Robin Wall Kimmerer’s talk on the animacy of nature and how to respect it