NYAB Events - Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture/ NYPL

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture/ NYPL - Past Events

Below is a list of all past events for Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture/ NYPL. Current and upcoming events, as well as other details, are available on the venue's page.

Aaron Douglas "African American Modernist"
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- Media: Painting
- 2008-09-11 - 2008-11-30
Aaron Douglas (1899–1979) was considered the foremost visual artist of the Harlem Renaissance. In paintings, murals, and book illustrations, he incorporated elements from music, dance, literature, and (...)

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Peter Magubane "Mandela:Cry Freedom"
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- Media: Photography
- 2008-06-12 - 2008-08-31
In celebration of the 90th birthday of former South African President Nelson Mandela, the Schomburg Center presents a photo exhibition featuring portraits of Mandela taken by internationally acclaimed (...)

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Senegalese Cinema: A Schomburg Selection
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- Media: Film
- 2008-05-18 - 2008-05-18
Free admission. First come, first serve. SHOWING AT 1 P.M. Faat Kine by Sembene Ousmane (2000) SHOWING AT 3 P.M. Almodou by Amadou Thior (2002) SHOWING AT 4:30 P.M. Ndeysaan by Mansour (...)

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"A Saint in the City" Exhibition
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- Media: Prints
- 2008-03-10 - 2008-06-29
A Saint in the City--originally on view at Fowler Museum at UCLA--presents the visual culture of a dynamic religious movement known as the Mouride way that is inspired by a Senegalese Sufi pacifist, poet, (...)

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"A Saint in the City" Exhibition
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- Media: Other
- 2008-03-09 - 2008-05-31
A Saint in the City--originally on view at Fowler Museum at UCLA--presents the visual culture of a dynamic religious movement known as the Mouride way that is inspired by a Senegalese Sufi pacifist, poet, (...)

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"The Abyssinian Baptist Church Bicentennial" Exhibition
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- Media: Architecture
- 2008-02-04 - 2008-05-31
The exhibition traces the evolution of the church from its founding in Lower Manhattan in 1808 as the first African-American Baptist Church in the state of New York through its current work as an agent (...)

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