African American Heritage Month

Hip-Hop America: The Mixtape Exhibit

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Music
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Come celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. Our 5,000-square-foot exhibit delves deep into the multifaceted world of hip-hop through expansive exhibits on hip-hop music, dance, graffiti, fashion, business, activism, and history, providing visitors with an immersive experience that explores the profound impact and influence of hip-hop culture. On display will be an incredible array of artifacts including the Notorious B.I.G.’s iconic red leather pea jacket, LL Cool J’s red Kangol bucket hat, and more.

 

Sundays & Mondays, Wednesdays – Fridays 11:00 noon – 5:00 p.m. Saturdays: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00p.m,  Tuesdays – Closed
Website Link
grammymuseum.org/event/hip-hop-america-the-mixtape-exhibit/
Event Date
-
Event Location

Grammy Museum
800 West Olympic Boulevard, Suite A 245
Los Angeles, CA 90015
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0447954, -118.2652703

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Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
$13 – $15
Contact Phone
213.765.6800
Event ID
10294517
Event Main Image

Sargent Claude Johnson

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
This exhibition includes 41 works drawn from The Huntington’s as well as key loans from institutional and private collections. On view will be The Huntington’s Head of a Boy and the monumental carved redwood Organ Screen. In this exhibition, the screen—will be reunited with the other parts of Johnson’s California School for the Blind Commission for the first time in over four decades.
Website Link
https://huntington.org/exhibition/sargent-claude-johnson
Event Date
-
Event Location

The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Garden
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.1278618, -118.1094516

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Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
$25 – $29
Contact Phone
626.405.2100
Event ID
10298163
Event Main Image

Art for the People: WPA-Era Paintings from the Dijkstra Collection

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Drawn from the collection of Sandra and Bram Dijkstra, Art for the People explores paintings created in the United States between the 1929 stock market crash and World War II. The exhibition focuses on federal Works Progress Administration artists of the 1930s and early 1940s who were employed by the government to help stimulate the post-Depression economy. More than 10,000 artists participated, creating works that represented the nation and its people and seeking to express fundamental human concerns, basic democratic principles, and the plight of the dispossessed.

 

Sundays, Mondays, & Wednesdays  – Saturdays 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Website Link
https://huntington.org/exhibition/art-people-wpa-era-paintings-dijkstra-collection
Event Date
-
Event Location

Hammer Museum and the The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
United States

tags

Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
$25 – $29
Event ID
10291682
Event Main Image

The Significant Movies and Moviemakers: Boyz N the Hood

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
The Boyz N the Hood gallery explores the movie’s groundbreaking depiction of Black life in South Central Los Angeles as well as its lasting impact on popular culture. The space highlights writer-director John Singleton’s unique vision for the film, for which he became both the first African American and the youngest person ever to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director. The gallery also spotlights the cast and crew––showing the pivotal role the film played not only in their careers but also for a new generation of Black talent in Hollywood.
Website Link
academymuseum.org/en/exhibitions/boyz-n-the-hood
Event Date
-
Event Location

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
6067 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90036
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0633867, -118.3608799

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Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
$15 – $25
Contact Phone
323.930.3000
Event ID
10301094
Event Main Image

Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Renowned American artist Betye Saar’s large-scale work Drifting Toward Twilight—recently commissioned by The Huntington—is a site-specific installation that features a 17-foot-long vintage wooden canoe and found objects, including birdcages, antlers, and natural materials harvested by Saar from The Huntington’s grounds.

 

“Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight” transforms an entire room in the Scott Galleries into what the artist calls a “cocoon-like environment.” The walls are painted in an oceanic blue gradient, featuring a poem by Saar and phases of the moon. Shifting lighting effects in the gallery emulate phases of daylight to twilight, evening to night, and night to dawn. Inside the canoe, Saar positions mysterious “passengers,” including antlers in metal birdcages, children’s chairs, and architectural elements—all drawn from the artist’s ever-evolving collection of found objects. The space beneath the canoe is illuminated by a cool neon glow, highlighting plant material.

 

Betye Saar (b. 1926) is one of the most significant American artists. Over her six-decade career, she has created assemblage works exploring themes of racial oppression, mysticism, the occult, family, memory, and identity. She fashions her assemblage artworks from found objects, antiques, and family heirlooms that she collects. Emerging as an important artistic voice during the feminist and Civil Rights movements, Saar is a pioneer of Black feminist art who connected the personal with the political, taking on such subject matter as the legacies of enslavement and the impacts of racism.
Website Link
huntington.org/exhibition/betye-saar-drifting-toward-twilight
Event Date
-
Event Location

The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Garden
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.1278618, -118.1094516

tags

Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
$25 – $29
Contact Phone
626.405.2100
Event ID
10296248
Event Main Image

LA Made Presents: Black Punk Now

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Music
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description

Discover the inspiration and purpose that fueled the creation of Black Punk Now, James Spooner, and Chris L. Terry’s latest book. Curated from the perspective of Black writers with connections to the world of punk, the collection mixes media as well as generations, creating a new reference point for music lovers, readers, and historians by capturing the present and looking toward the future. With strong visual elements integrated throughout, this smart, intimate collection is demonstrative of punk by being punk itself: underground, rebellious, aesthetic but not static—working to decenter whiteness by prioritizing other perspectives. The co-authors will lead a table reading followed by a moderated conversation with Tunde Adebimpe and Kash Abdulmalik. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to gain insights into the book’s inception and join in the discussion with our talented creators.

Website Link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gLiV_6-fjs
Event Date
Event Location

Los Angeles Library – Online
Los Angeles, CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0522342, -118.2436849

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10301193
Event Main Image

An Hour with Your Friend, Dan: Award-Winning Author/Illustrator Dan Santat

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Illustrator Dan Santat will share stories of his books, work, process, and life, along with the secrets of how he has published 100+ books for young people. Dan Santat is the Caldecott Medal–winning and New York Times–bestselling author and illustrator of The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend and the new feel-good coming-of-age memoir, A First Time for Everything. This event is recommended for school-age kids and families.
Website Link
youtube.com/watch?v=Nn7tEwZ7Pls&list=PLRsndPpfc7j8AHQBLENOLyOs4fEllALGw
Event Date
Event Location

Online – Los Angeles County Library
Los Angeles, CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0522342, -118.2436849

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Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10285418
Event Main Image

Grammy Museum – Conversations

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Music
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
The GRAMMY Museum is proud to offer a variety of public programming so you can enjoy musicians and industry professionals in an intimate environment for discussion and performance. Watch past Public Programs on COLLECTION: live, the official streaming service from the GRAMMY Museum featuring artist interviews, performances, and livestreams.
Website Link
watch.grammymuseum.org/collection-live-essentials-1
Event Date
Event Location

A Virtual Event with the GRAMMY Museum
800 W. Olympic Blvd Ste A245
Los Angeles, CA 90015
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0442991, -118.2654656

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
(213) 725-5700
Event ID
10290492
Event Main Image

Sanford Biggers: Oracle

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
The work of New York-based artist Sanford Biggers (b. 1970, Los Angeles) inaugurates the museum’s outdoor sculpture pedestal at Wilshire Boulevard and Glendon Avenue. Anchoring this corner is Oracle (2021), a cast bronze figure weighing 7.64 US tons (15,280 pounds) and standing at 25 feet tall. This monumental commission from Biggers continues his “Chimera” series that hybridizes the canonical figures and gestures of Greco-Roman sculpture with an assortment of iconic African objects from the 14th–20th centuries.

Sanford Biggers: Oracle is organized by Connie Butler, chief curator, with Ikechukwu Onyewuenyi, curatorial assistant.

Website Link
https://hammer.ucla.edu/exhibitions/2023/sanford-biggers-oracle
Event Date
Event Location

Hammer Museum, UCLA
10899 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90024
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0591217, -118.4436674

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
310.443.7000
Event ID
10290522
Event Main Image

Virtual Tour at the Grammy – This is Nat King Cole

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Music
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
The masterful pianist and vocalist’s initial focus was jazz, having formed the Nat King Cole Trio while in the late ’30s. Cole was signed to Capitol Records in 1943 and released his debut album, The King Cole Trio, a year later at the dawn of the LP format. Along with his trailblazing music career, Cole is recognized for his contributions to the struggle for racial equality. This Is Nat King Cole will take a look at Cole as an essential figure in several sociopolitical advancements, including the U.S. civil rights movement.
Website Link
grammymuseum.org/digital-experience/nat-king-cole/
Event Date
Event Location

A Virtual Event with the GRAMMY Museum
800 W. Olympic Blvd Ste A245
Los Angeles, CA 90015
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0442991, -118.2654656

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
(213) 725-5700
Event ID
10290462
Event Main Image
African American Heritage Month