Black memorabilia is one of the most provocative and fastest-growing categories of collecting in America. Assistant curator Taylor Bythewood-Porter and Gail Deculus-Johnson, a collector and the owner of Sable Images, discuss how these controversial and uncensored depictions shaped African American experiences, as well as the value of these objects today.

The Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County (NHMLAC) and the Los Angeles Times (LA Times) invite you to join journalists, scholars, activists and community leaders in a discussion at the Natural History Museum (NHM) about nuclear contamination and climate change in the Marshall Islands, a Pacific nation spread across more than 800,000 square miles […]

Pioneering contemporary artist Melvin Edwards joins LA Blacksmith curator jill moniz in a discussion of the artist’s work. Edwards employs metalwork and abstraction to invoke social injustice and the African American experience, as evidenced in his work My Turn to Burn—a response to the 1965 Watts Rebellion—which is currently on display at CAAM.

Every second Saturday, CAAM offers in-depth tours of selected exhibitions. Meet passionate and knowledgeable members of CAAM’s Volunteer Docent Council for spirited conversations about the exhibitions Making Mammy: A Caricature of Black Womanhood, 1840–1940 in January

Basecamp & Crew Parking Filming at LA Memorial Coliseum

Enter at Gate 29

RAP Commission Meeting will be held at the EXPO Center on Thursday, January 16th.

The Afrofuturist Podcast’s co-creator and host, Ahmed Best, and panelists discuss ideas, stories, and products that are shaping the future. In conjunction with the exhibition Timothy Washington: Citizen/Ship, hear Lonny J Avi Brooks, co-creator of The Afrofuturist podcast and associate professor of strategic communication at California State University, East Bay, and Anthony Sparks, executive producer, […]

Lifeguard training and recertification for all LA City Aquatics Department Lifesaving Staff

Lifeguard Cadets will be graduating their Academy Training to become LA City Lifeguards.

Lifeguard training and recertification for all LA City Aquatics Department Lifesaving Staff

Lifeguard training and recertification for all LA City Aquatics Department Lifesaving Staff

Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day immersed in art, culture, and community, and commemorate the 55th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Enjoy an array of vibrant programs and activities for all ages. Bring your children for art workshops and food, visit our exhibitions, and hear recitations of King’s speeches about keeping the […]

Lifeguard training and recertification for all LA City Aquatics Department Lifesaving Staff

Lifeguard training and recertification for all LA City Aquatics Department Lifesaving Staff

Free Museum day at NHM from 9am-5pm

Lifeguard training and recertification for all LA City Aquatics Department Lifesaving Staff

Calling all book lovers! Our monthly book club continues this winter with titles that complement our ongoing exhibitions. In January, in conjunction with Timothy Washington: Citizen/Ship, we will read The Water Dancer, the first novel by acclaimed essayist Ta-Nehisi Coates. As part of our programming honoring Black History Month in February, and in conjunction with […]

Private Event

Fashion activism is the practice of using fashion as a means of affecting social change. During the 1992 LA Uprisings, Cross Colours was appreciated for its messages of unity and empowerment. Today, a new generation of designers, influencers, and advocates are embracing the power of fashion. Hear more about the current status of fashion activism […]

The Youth Reinvestment Grant Program (YRG) was established to help improve the outcomes of our vulnerable youth populations, by using trauma-informed, community and health-based interventions and diversions instead of arrest and incarceration of minors. These funds will be awarded to nonprofit organizations, Indian tribes, and local government entities throughout the State. Please join Assemblymember Reginald […]

NOTE: Load-in for the program begins Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 7am