MLK Community Day at New Britain Museum of American Art

Mon Jan 20, 2025
11:00am to 1:00pm ET
Age: All Ages
Price: Free
Location:
New Britain Museum of American Art
860-229-0257
56 Lexington Avenue, New Britain , CT, 06052
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Join the NBMAA for a series of programs throughout the day in commemoration of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. The Museum continues its partnership with the CT Center for Nonviolence (CTCN) to present an afternoon of art-making, interactive music and dance performances, poetry writing workshop, youth presentations, and guided gallery activities centered on the theme of The Power of Words.
 
Schedule:
  • 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. | Word Mobiles Drop-In Art Activity in Studio A
  • 11-11:45 a.m. | Interactive Drumming with Gamaliel Moses
  • 11-11:45 a.m. & 12:15-1 p.m. | Poetry Workshop with Shanna T. Melton
  • 11:55 a.m.-12:15 p.m. | Youth Presentation
  • 12:20-1 p.m. | Afro Beats Dancing with Adjovi Simpini
Throughout the Day | Art Activity in the Makerspace
 
Time TBD | Guided Gallery Conversations focused on Radcliffe Bailey's "Transatlantic"
Café Takeover: The 881 Grab & Go - A Caribbean fusion casual eatery where Island flavors meet a creative Philadelphia flair. They offer a diverse menu that satisfies all appetites.

 

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