Afrofuturism: A History of Black Futures<\/a>,\u201d opens on March 24, 2023, and features the late actor\u2019s iconic gear.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBlack Panther counts as the first superhero of African descent to appear in mainstream American comics, and the film is the first major cinematic production on the character.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cInvestigating Afrofuturist expression through art, music, activism and more, this exhibition explores and reveals Afrofuturism\u2019s historic and poignant engagement with African American history and popular culture,\u201d Smithsonian officials wrote in a news release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFrom the enslaved looking to the cosmos for freedom to popular sci-fi stories inspiring Black astronauts, to the musical influence of Sun Ra, OutKast, P-Funk and more, this exhibition covers the broad and impactful spectrum of Afrofuturism.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Through the 4,300-square-foot temporary exhibition, visitors will view a variety of objects from Afrofuturism pioneers, including Octavia Butler\u2019s typewriter, Nichelle Nichols\u2019 Star Trek uniform as the character Lt. Nyoto Uhura and Nona Hendryx\u2019s spacesuit-inspired costume worn while performing with LaBelle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The exhibition also utilizes select objects to elevate stories that speak to Black liberation and social equality, such as Trayvon Martin\u2019s flight suit from Experience Aviation, and his childhood dream of being an astronaut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTrayvon Martin\u2019s flight suit tells the story of a dream of space flight ended tragically by earthbound violence,\u201d said Kevin Young, the Andrew W. Mellon Director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are honored to tell more of Trayvon\u2019s story, exploring his love of flight and mechanics and his fondness for science and technology. Afrofuturism charts the joy of a rich, imagined future, often in the face of injustice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since its opening in 2016, NMAAHC has supported conversations, collections and initiatives surrounding Afrofuturism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAfrofuturism: A History of Black Futures\u201d will be on view in the museum\u2019s Bank of America Special Exhibitions Gallery from March 24, 2023, through March 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For more details about the new exhibition and to sign up for additional updates, visit the museum\u2019s Afrofuturism website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new exhibition debuting next spring at the Smithsonian\u2019s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) will celebrate Chadwick Boseman\u2019s Black Panther hero costume. \u201cAfrofuturism: A History of Black Futures,\u201d opens on March 24, 2023, and features the late actor\u2019s iconic gear. Black Panther counts as the first superhero of African descent to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[125,1272,594],"class_list":["post-2134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-black-panther","tag-national-museum-of-african-american-history-and-culture-nmaahc","tag-smithsonian-museum","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/apexsamplework.com\/insightnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2134","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/apexsamplework.com\/insightnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/apexsamplework.com\/insightnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apexsamplework.com\/insightnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apexsamplework.com\/insightnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2134"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/apexsamplework.com\/insightnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2134\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2135,"href":"https:\/\/apexsamplework.com\/insightnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2134\/revisions\/2135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/apexsamplework.com\/insightnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apexsamplework.com\/insightnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apexsamplework.com\/insightnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}