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“Juneteenth Community Day” Free Day at Museum of the African Diaspora (SF)

Saturday, June 17, 2023 - 11:00 am to 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE
Museum of the African Diaspora | 685 Mission St, San Francisco, CA
San Francisco

Event Details

Submitted by the Event Organizer

Curtis Family C-Notes

Come to MoAD and celebrate Freedom Day! The Museum honors Juneteenth with a free community day on Saturday, June 17th with exhibitions and programming for the whole family.

Free admission 11am-6pm, with complimentary access to the current exhibition, Black Venus, surveying the legacy of Black Women in visual culture through the work of 18 contemporary artists, and a solo exhibition by Emerging Artist Program awardee Nimah Gobir.
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11am – 4pm: Family art activity in the lobby with MoAD teaching artists
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Special program from 12-1:30pm: Oakland author Dorothy Lazard in conversation with KQED host Pendarvis Harshaw about Lazard’s coming of age memoir, What You Don’t Know Will Make a Whole New World
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Special program at 3pm & 4pm: A Song of Triumph II: The Diaspora of Black Music with the Curtis Family C-Notes and members of the Community Music Center Black Music Program Faculty

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.


Cost: FREE
Categories: Art & Museums, Free Museum Day, In Person, Juneteenth
Address: 685 Mission St, San Francisco, CA

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