Schomburg Center's Centennial Exhibition: 100 Years of Black Culture and History

Celebrating a Century of Black Culture

• 🌟 The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is celebrating its 100th anniversary with a major exhibition.
• 💡 This exhibition, titled "100: A Century of Collection, Community, and Creativity," showcases the center's vast collection and its service to the community.

Exhibition Highlights

• 🎨 The exhibition features a significant amount of fine art, including murals by Aaron Douglas, created specifically for the Schomburg Center.
• 🖼️ For the first time, viewers can experience these iconic murals up close, recognizing their importance to Black art history.
• 📚 Beyond art, the exhibition displays a fraction of the center's 11 million pieces of history, including literature and photographs.

The Cosmogram and Langston Hughes

• 🌌 A centerpiece of the exhibition is the Cosmogram, a piece of art that incorporates Langston Hughes' poem "The Negro Speaks of Rivers."
• 📍 Beneath the Cosmogram lies the grave of Langston Hughes, adding a profound layer of historical significance.
• 💳 A special 100-year commemorative library card featuring the Cosmogram is also being introduced.

Historical Significance

• ✊ The exhibition serves as powerful evidence against the notion that Black history does not exist or is not significant.
• 🏛️ Located on Malcolm X Boulevard in Harlem, the Schomburg Center has been a vital institution for collecting and preserving African American history for a century.