SOJOURNER TRUTH AFRICAN HERITAGE MUSEUM
SOJOURNER TRUTH AFRICAN HERITAGE MUSEUM
HOURS: Monday/Tuesday - closed Wednesday - by appointment Thursday - Saturday 12:00 - 5:00 pm Sunday - closed
ADDRESS: 2251 Florin Rd. #126 Sacramento, CA. 95822
ADMISSION Members - FREE Children (7 yrs & under) - FREE Adults (8 yrs & up) - $8.00 Seniors/Veterans - $6.00 Guidance Tour - $12.00 Guidance Tour & Art Activities - $20.00
About the Namesake: Sojourner Truth
(1797-1883)
Sojourner Truth was a leading Black abolitionist and advocate for women’s rights, widely recognized for her powerful speeches. In “Ain’t I a Woman?”, she challenged dominant ideas of femininity and equality by highlighting how Black women were excluded from both, exposing the distinct oppression created by the intersection of race and gender. Her speech has served as a foundational text for both feminist and civil rights movements.
LEGACY
In 1970, the State University of New York at New Paltz named its university library after Sojourner Truth. Seventeen years later, the nonprofit Sojourner Truth House was established to support unhoused and at-risk women and their children. In 2009, Truth became the first Black woman honored with a statue in the U.S. Capitol. A memorial statue also stands near her former home in Florence, Massachusetts, and additional sculptures of her can be found across the country, including in New York, California, and Michigan. In 2024, officials marked the opening of the Sojourner Truth Legacy Plaza in Akron, Ohio—where she delivered her famous “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech—with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The plaza was designed by Summit Metro Parks landscape architect Dion Harris, and the sculpture was created by Akron artist Woodrow Nash.
Current Exhibitions
Black Cowboys
Did you know that the first cowboys were Black? Contrary to popular Hollywood portrayals, many of America’s earliest cowboys were formerly enslaved Black men. The term “cowboy” originally did not refer to rugged cattle herders of the open plains; instead, it emerged from social conventions that denied Black men respectful titles like “mister” or “gentleman,” using “boy” as a way to diminish their status.
Black Inventors
African American inventors and scientists have created a wide range of innovations and discoveries throughout history. Their contributions span everyday practical devices as well as advances across fields such as physics, biology, mathematics, medicine, and space science.
Escaped Slavery and Became Millionaires
In the early years of the United States, Black people faced harsh and oppressive conditions. Many were forced into lives of exhausting labor and servitude under brutal plantation systems. Despite this, some resilient African Americans were able to escape these circumstances and go on to build lives of notable success, gaining wealth and status that rivaled those of other colonists.
Black Women Reclaiming Our Grace
Before being enslaved, raped, beaten, and murdered by Europeans, Black women were revered as Queens and Goddesses. Some were rulers of nations and fierce warriors. Some even led armies against the invading white man. But, when finally conquered and enslaved, Black women were reduced to being mere chattel.
Additional Information
Online collections and digital archive are easily accessed and managed by Archivist Aisha Abdul Rahman
MUSEUM OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA (MoAD)
HOURS Monday : Closed Tuesday : 11am - 5pm Wednesday : 11am - 5pm Thursday : 12pm - 8pm Friday : 11am - 5pm Saturday : 11am - 5pm Sunday : 11am - 5pm
ADDRESS 685 Mission Street San Francisco, California 94105
ADMISSION Members & Active Military - FREE Adults- $15 Seniors, Students, and Educators - $7 Youth (under 12) - FREE Second Saturdays of the month are FREE to the public
The mission of MOAD is to elevate contemporary Black Art and Artists by expanding the artistic and educational reach, showcasing diverse and powerful exhibitions, and an Emerging Arts Program. MOAD in the Classroom provides access to youth and educators with a summer program, events, and guided tours. In 2024 they launched the Nexus SF/ Bay Area Black Art Week that brought together over 66 artists and institutions from the Bay Area .
Current Exhibitions
UNBOUND: Art, Blackness & the Universe
The exhibit is groundbreaking in its exploration of the intersections between Blackness and the cosmos. Curated by Key Jo Lee, MoAD’s Chief of Curatorial Affairs and Public Programs, it invites visitors to envision Blackness not as fixed or confined to Earth, but as limitless—expansive, complex, and cosmically rich. The exhibition is organized around three central themes: Geo-Cartographic: Blackness mapped across earthly and celestial terrains. Religio-Mythic: Blackness as origin, cosmology, and creation story. Techno-Cyborgian: Blackness as posthuman- shaped by technology, hybridity, and the ability to move fluidly between identities, an evolving state of becoming and capable of multiple persepctives.
Continuum: MoAD Over Time
Organized both thematically and chronologically, Continuum traces key moments and ideas in the museum’s evolution, presenting a dynamic timeline from its founding through the present and into the future. Visitors will encounter influential figures, landmark exhibitions, major program milestones, innovations, and pivotal leadership moments. The exhibition is designed to honor memory, inspire reflection, and encourage active engagement.
Jasmine Ross, Beauty Plus
First exhibition of the 2026 Emerging Artists Program opens March 18th.
Beauty Plus marks the closing of a 31-year-old, Black-owned beauty supply store in New Haven, Connecticut—the second of its kind in the city. Over the course of three months, Ross used a 4×5 film camera to document the shop’s final days, paying tribute to its owner, Mel, while capturing a layered story of small business ownership, community care, and Black resilience.
MUSEUM OF WEST AFRICAN ART (MOWAA)
MUSEUM OF WEST AFRICAN ART
HOURS 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Contact for exact dates and times
ADDRESS 1 Benin Sapele Rd Oka, Benin City, Nigeria
MEMBERSHIP (₦ = Nigerian Naira) Benin City Residents - ₦60,000 / $45 USD ECOWAS Individual Membership + Guest - ₦150,000 / $110 USD International Individual Membership + Guest - ₦300,000 / $222 USD
The Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) is an independent non-profit institution dedicated to the preservation of heritage, expansion of knowledge and celebration of West African arts and culture. MOWAA brings together curatorial, conservation, archaeology, material science, digitization, and public programs, reflecting our multidisciplinary approach and deep commitment to shaping the future of arts, heritage management and cultural practice in West Africa.
Nigeria Imaginary: Homecoming
This landmark exhibition, presented across multiple spaces on the MOWAA Campus, reimagines Nigeria not as a fixed or singular entity but as a landscape of evolving imaginaries—where history, memory, and identity converge. By challenging inherited narratives, the artists and their works encourage viewers to understand national identity as something continuously reshaped through collective imagination and reinvention.
This exhibition features an intergenerational group of ten artists working across painting, sculpture, installation, film, and text. For some, Nigeria Imaginary: Homecoming represents their first time exhibiting in the country, while for others, it marks a meaningful return after many years away.
Curated by Aindrea Emelife, Curator of Modern & Contemporary Art at MOWAA
Historical collections
MOWAA’s inaugural historical collections display spans more than three millennia, with the earliest works dating to around 1000 BCE. From the ancient city of Jenne-Jeno in Mali to the Benin Empire, the objects on view highlight the artistry, innovation, and craftsmanship of diverse West African civilizations. Featuring clay vessels, archaeological artifacts, and works in bronze, wood, and other materials, the display captures both everyday life and ceremonial traditions, moving between the intimate and the monumental.
Domini Hoskins Black History Museum & Learning Center
Domini Hoskins Black History Museum & Learning Center
HOURS Tuesdays-Saturdays from 12-6pm Sundays from 12-5pm Special group tours and school tours Wednesdays-Fridays by appointment only.
ADDRESS 890 Jefferson Avenue Redwood City, CA 94063
ADMISSION $15 Adults Ages 18-64 $10 Seniors Ages 65+ $5 Children Ages 5-17 Free for Children Under 5
THE STORY
Carolyn Hoskins named the museum after her grandson Domini Hoskins. Originally a pop up museum, it has found a permanent home in Redwood City, California. It features more than 200 exhibits dedicated to showcasing and celebrating the legacy of African American inventors, musicians, politicians, athletes, human rights activists, artists, offering and immersive experience for visitors of all ages.
A unique third SPACE
The Domini Hoskins Museum is unique in that it serves as more than a space to document and preserve the history of Black Americans. It serves the community as a third space for building community and artists. The museum hosts events throughout the year that focus on community such as open mics, classes, and community health events. Many events focus on advocacy, visibility, and representation.
THE COLLECTION
Features over 22,000 square feet of exhibits, including historical artifacts, art, music, politics, inventions, and sports memorabilia. It includes items such as JET and VIBE magazine covers, soul food menus, and art by Black artists.
UPCOMING EVENTS
April 1-30 - National Poetry Month April 21- May 27 - Culture & Tech AI Lab May 16 - Bay Area Health Advisory Council May 16 - Crown the Mic May 31 - Class of 2026 Ubuntu Celebration June 7 - The Black Family Hangout June 27 - Visionaries, Leaders, & Fathers: A Tribute to Black Fathers
Bët-bi
Location: Near Kaolack, Senegal, West Africa. Opening was scheduled for 2025, TBD
Bët-bi, which means “the eye” in Wolof, will showcase contemporary and historical African art, as well as offering a special educational program. Local curators and museum professionals will staff the museum, which will also participate in guest curator programs with other institutions in Africa and internationally. The museum is to feature a community space and highlight African Art. It is intended to help assist with the repatriation of objects from Western museums.
Architect: Mariam Issoufou (b. 1979,
b. 1979 Saint-Étienne, France EDUCATION University of Washington (2013), New York University (2004), Purdue University (2001)
In 2014, she founded atelier masōmī (now Mariam Issoufou Architects), an architecture and research practice that tackles public, cultural, residential, commercial and urban design projects. The firm is headquartered in Niamey, with a design studio in New York. Issoufou believes that architects have an important role to play in creating spaces that elevate, give dignity, and provide people with a better quality of life.
Developers: Josef and Anni Albers Foundation and Le Korsa.
Josef Albers (March 19, 1888-March 25,1976) Boftrop, Germany Anni Albers (June 12, 1899-May 9, 1994) Berlin, Germany
Their work of Josef and Anni Albers emerged from the Bauhaus movement and had great impact on the art world.
JOSEF ALBERS: Through Josef's work in art education is considered one of the most influential contributions to art education in the 20th Century. In addition to art education. Josef Albers was an active abstract painter and theorist, best known for his series Homage to the Square, in which he explored chromatic interactions with nested squares, meticulously recording the colors used. ANNI ALBERS German-Jewish textile artist, pritnmaker, and waver who pioneered 20th Century art through her work as an educator in the Bauhaus movement. She helped establish the concept of fiber arts and textiles as art from "craft". Josef and Anni Albers Foundation (Bethany, CT, USA) "We exist to open eyes." The foundation works to perpetuate the vision of the Albers' through exhibitions, publications, education, and outreach that represents and commits to the couple's personal values. They have a campus in Connecticut dedicated to foster programs, residencies, and further the Albers' ideologies of art and art education. Le Korsa (USA) Non-profit organization, founded in 2005, with the goal of improving life in Senegal. They work in collaboration with doctors, teachers, students, and community leaders to achieve improvements in the quality of life for Senegalese. Projects include forest restoration, agricultural projects like community gardens, and access to medical treatments and aid.
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