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Banneker-Douglass Museum #TakeovertheNetwork
To honor International Underground Railroad Month in 2022, the Network to Freedom Program hosted a social media takeover. Each day, a different Network to Freedom member signed on to #TakeoverTheNetwork and highlight what makes their Underground Railroad story special.
On September 6, the Banneker-Douglass Museum took over the Network to Freedom's social media accounts. The Banneker-Douglass Museum is listed as a program in the Network to Freedom.
Feed Post: Introducing the Banneker-Douglass Museum
Hello!! We are the Banneker-Douglass Museum, and we are so excited to #TakeoverTheNetwork!
The Banneker-Douglass Museum is the State of Maryland’s official museum of African American heritage and culture. It is operated by the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture. It serves to document, interpret, and promote African American history and culture through exhibitions, programs, and projects in order to improve the understanding and appreciation of America’s rich cultural diversity for all.
Named for Benjamin Banneker and Frederick Douglass, the museum is housed within the former Mount Moriah African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in the heart of historic Annapolis. The Victorian-Gothic structure was included in the Annapolis Historic District in 1971 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. Thanks to a community-led effort to transform the former Mt. Moriah AME Church building into a museum, the museum opened on February 24, 1984. An addition was added in 2005.
The museum’s permanent exhibit is “Deep Roots, Rising Waters: A Celebration of African Americans in Maryland”. Also, the museum is named a top attraction to visit in Annapolis as stated by U.S. News and World Report and TripAdvisor.
The Banneker-Douglass Museum became a part of the Network to Freedom in 2006.
You can learn more at http://bdmuseum.maryland.gov !
Banneker-Douglass Museum
Banneker-Douglass Museum
Banneker-Douglass Museum
Feed Post: From 1619 to Today Part III
On June 11, 2022, youth and community members came together for the culminating event, "From 1619 to Today Part III" to create a mural of Harriet Tubman in celebration of Tubman's year-long 200th Birthday Celebration while incorporating themes from The 1619 Project by Nicole Hannah-Jones.
In this three part series, we explored the influence of race on the Annapolis community from 1619 to today through public readings, youth presentations, group discussions, and this community mural/book giveaway event.
Lead muralists were Chanel Compton, artist and Executive Director of the Banneker-Douglass Museum, and Gina Marie Lewis, Professor of Art at Bowie State University.
All around Harriet Tubman, Adinkra symbols were painted to symbolize "Freedom in Emancipation", "Trust in God", "Abundance", and other key themes.
Event partners were Baltimore Read Aloud, Lambda Delta Sigma Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., and the Bowie State University Department of Fine and Performing Arts. The event sponsor was Rotary Club of Annapolis.
Check out the time lapse video showing the creation of the mural from beginning to end on our YouTube page here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYubEfo1xYQ
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Feed Post: Araminta with Rifle and Vévé
Come stand in awe of the monumental sculpture, Araminta with Rifle and Vévé (2017) now on display at the Banneker-Douglass Museum!
Standing at 10 feet tall, this sculpture of Harriet Tubman created by MacArthur Fellow Joyce J. Scott is made of painted milled foam with found objects, blown glass, and mixed media appliqués. She holds in her hands a beaded rifle and beaded staff, called a vévé.
The sculpture is a part of the upcoming exhibition, The Radical Voice of Blackness Speaks of Resistance and Joy opening on November 10, 2022. More Joyce J. Scott pieces will be on display in this exhibition featuring the multidisciplinary works of 15 cross-generational Maryland-based Black artists. The exhibit explores America’s fraught history of systemic racism while celebrating the resiliency of a people who have persevered despite social and political devices to suppress them. You don’t want to miss this!
Stay tuned at http://bdmuseum.maryland.gov
©Goya Contemporary Gallery & the Artist, photo Ken Eck
©Goya Contemporary Gallery & the Artist, photo Ken Eck
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©Goya Contemporary Gallery & the Artist, photo Ken Eck. This story was shared by Banneker-Douglass Museum as part of #TakeoverTheNetwork - a social media takeover by the Network to Freedom
Last updated: September 6, 2022