10 Black Museums + Art Studios You'll Want to Visit
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It’s about that time of the year again! It’s Black History Month. A full month spotlighting the history of African Americans and their impact on society & culture. I can’t emphasize how important it is to appreciate our history and adding to it. I feel like I learn something new everyday about Black history, finding out about new Black public figures or groups making their marks of accomplishment. There are more barriers being broken. On the creative scene, there has been surge of Black Creatives. Lately, I been noticing more and more Black creatives saying goodbye their 9-5s and embarking onto entrepreneurship and creative opportunities.
Museum of Ice Cream ? Candytopia? Color Factory ? All sound familiar ? Yes, of course. These are some of the most popular selfie Instagrammed pop up museums. How many pop up museums or art studios have you actually been to that are founded or Black Owned ? Aren’t you the least bit curious to know more about Black Owned pop ups, art studios or museums exploring Black Culture?
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Start knowing more about Black Owned pop ups, art studios and museums exploring Black Culture
Founded, Curated and Created.
I love going to pop ups, whether it’s a pop up shop or pop up museum. Pop ups are literally my favorite outing activities. It’s almost like a love language for me, but also a great time to create content. So, I make it my duty to research and learn more about trending pop ups and their curators. With all of this said, I’ve created a listing of current Black Owned pop up museums/experiences, galleries founded and also exploring Black culture.
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1. Rich Girls Museum💕
Founded by North Carolina A&T alum MarTeekia Sweat, this newly trending selfie museum is serving all of the rich girl vibes. This is the FIRST Black Owned “Instagram museum” of its kind.
Sweat (NC native) wanted to bring her own creative pop up flavor back to North Carolina after being inspired from their favorite dates spent at Museum of Ice Cream with her fiancé when living in L.A. The museum features 8 rooms and sets geared for all to curate their best content. Grab your stilettoes, get all dressed up and do it for the gram.
Address & Hours:
4000 Spring Garden St Ste M
Greensboro, NC 27407
Hours: Thurs-Sunday | 11AM-10PM
2. Womanish Experience🚺
Founded by two Black sisters Danyelle and Dionna Gray, this dynamic duo are the creators of Chicago’s newest pop up museum, WOMANISH. WOMANISH is a movement that explores expressions of identity and perspectives through visual and physical exhibitions and experiences produced by woman.
This pop up experience displays woman of all types, but yet also highlight black girl magic, mental health and stereotypes of woman. The museum opened in Chicago during October 2020. The pop up will be relocating to Miami in March 2021. Discover you ISH!
Address & Hours |Chicago (Oct 2020 - Feb 2021)
114 S State | Chicago, IL 60603
Hours: 10am -10pm | Open Daily
Founders of Womanish, Danyelle and Dionna Gray
3. Black Hair Experience💆🏾♀️
Black Creative Duo, Elizabeth Davis and Alisha Brooks are the creators of Atlanta pop up experience Black Hair Experience. The Black Hair Experience is an interactive adventure that combines a pop-up art exhibit and a series of instagrammable spaces all in the name of celebrating black hair.
Address & Hours:
1540 Avenue Place | Suite C-180
Atlanta, GA 30329
Monday & Thursday | 3PM-8PM
Tue-Wed | Closed
Friday & Sunday | 12PM-8PM
Saturday | 10AM - 8PM
4. Culture Experiene ATL🤎
The Culture Experience is now in The A. This pop up highlights 90’s & 2000s culture in Atlanta —- ATL sub-culture, music & media influences like LaFace records, trap music and history. Of course we can’t forget to mention the influx of Black culture with figures like Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks & The Civil Rights Movement and HBCU legacies. Atlanta is a city significant to Black history and culture.
Come experience 20 photo exhibits highlighting the pop culture, nostalgia and culture of Atlanta.
Address & Hours:
521 Tift Street SW | Atlanta, GA 30310
Hours: 12PM - 8PM
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5. National museum of African American history& culture🏛
Wondering where is the place to find everything about African American history? Museum Capital, Washington DC — The National Museum of African American History and Culture would be the place. This museum seeks to understand American history through the lens of the African American experience.
Due to COVID-19, this museum is currently closed. Plan your visit when this museum reopens.
6. Black Girl Magic Museum✨
Make some magic HERE! Dallas Black Girl Magic Museum is here to empower and uplift women. Black Women has made such an impact on history and our culture and The Black Girl Magic Museum goal is to uplift and spotlight the path that some many have paved and continue to pave for women
7. Trap Museum- ATL💽
Trap Music Museum is an interactive experience that uses art to showcase the rich culture of trap music, one of the most popular genres of music today. By paying homage to the inspiring trials and triumphs of today’s biggest trap stars and providing a platform for emerging artists. This museum was created no other than Grammy nom
8. Lil Trap Museum- Miami
T.I.’s pop-up Lil Trap House museum opened in Miami’s Overtown neighborhood in January. The pop-up museum pays homage to the artists that make the 305 so great — like Uncle Luke, Trina, Rick Ross and DJ Khaled.
The exhibit offers an interactive celebration of rappers who have contributed to the culture while also supporting local Black-owned businesses.
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9. These Pink Lips Pussy Garden👄
Explore this studio gallery where explosive colors and sexuality impose a canvas to a soundtrack of upbeat and eclectic music, magic is created. Philadelphia native, Iris Barbee Bonner, transforms her artistic interpretation of beauty and confidence into wearable expressions of her unique aesthetic.
The Stu 🖼
The Stu is a Black owned photography studio located in Greenbelt, Maryland. This colorful studio features 5 aesthetic galleries. Not only can you shoot and curate content, but they also have provide in-house services — wardrobe stylists, creative directors, nail tech, photographers, videographers etc.
SHOOT AT THE STU 📸.
Photos : Museum & Studios company Facebook accounts