Speaker Dr. Mary Gitau, Assistant Professor of Social Work at Clarke University, presents a talk on "Hidden Figures" and the individuals that inspired the film. "Hidden Figures" is based on a true story of three female African American Mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the U.S. space program. […]
Online Registration Form Inspired by the colors and artworks in the current exhibition African American Art of the 20th Century, students will create personal expressions of their neighborhood environments and learn brush techniques using acrylic paint. Ages: This workshop is geared to children 9 and older, but all ages are welcome. Instructor: Hana Velde Tuition: […]
Chief Curator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Virginia Mecklenburg, will present a gallery talk on the "African American Art In The 20th Century" exhibition that she curated.
The March First First Friday will be featuring Artist Madai Taylor and his exhibition "An Elegy to America in Black and White" on exhibition through April 28, 2019. Make sure to catch the free heated trolley that will be making stops at each First Friday location every 10 to 15 minutes. First Fridays and trolley […]
Judy Richardson will give a featured talk sponsored by the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque in conjunction with the Dubuque Museum of Art's new exhibit, "African American Art in the 20th Century." Richardson was at the forefront of the Civil Rights Movement, working on the staff of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and organizing a "freedom […]
The University of Iowa Latin Jazz Ensemble joins us playing the music of the Caribbean and South America. Join us for free and family-oriented programming every second Saturday of the month at 1 PM. Second Saturdays feature culturally-diverse performing arts, acts, and hands-on art activities that the entire family will enjoy. Sponsored by Mediacom
Free event! Dinner will be served! REGISTER ONLINE AND MORE INFO HERE
This noontime presentation will look at the Urban Renewal and its impact on Dubuque Architecture. This event is free and open to the public. Please feel free to bring a sack lunch as lunch will not be provided. Register Online Call the Museum at 563-557-1851 if you have any questions, or if you are unable […]
The Maroons: Free People of Color in America Maroons were Africans and their descendants in the Americas who formed settlements away from New World chattel slavery. Some had escaped from plantations, but others had always been free, like those born among them in freedom. Part of the Dubuque Chapter NAACP Speakers Bureau Lunch & Learn Series. Free free to bring a sack lunch, however lunch will […]
DuMA Spring Break Art Camps: Monday-Friday, March 25-29th Section I: Grades K-2, M-F, 9-11 am (optional sack lunch add-on 11 am-Noon) Section II: Grades 3-5, M-F, 1-4 pm Tuition: $65 Members | $75 Guests (materials included); $10 sack lunch (optional) Instructors: Rachel Spurling and Caitlin Donald Looking for a creative way to fill Spring Break […]