MLK Day 2024
MoAD will celebrate the national observance of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday as a Day of Service, providing FREE admission to the museum and programs throughout the day.
Through film, art, performance and dance, our special guests will help us reflect on the importance of protest, creativity and diverse communities. Destiny Arts Junior Company presents an interactive hip hop performance, and we will screen Roger Ross Williams' groundbreaking documentary film STAMPED FROM THE BEGINNING (2023, 91 minutes) based on the book by Ibram X. Kendi, followed by a discussion about Civil Rights, the law, and reparations. A family art activity and gallery scavenger hunt connects families to our current exhibitions -- JoeSam.: Text Messages, Spectrum: On Color and Contemporary Art, Lishan AZ: Eugene's Cove and our digital exhibition The Only Door I Can Open: Women Exposing Prison Through Art and Poetry. Come together to celebrate the life and achievements of one of our nation's greatest heroes.
MLK DAY SCHEDULE
FREE ADMISSION
SIDEWALK
11 AM – 2 PM
Prescott Circus performers from Prescott Elementary in West Oakland will dazzle you with their stilt-walking and interactive performance
1 – 4 PM
Sidewalk Chalk Art with Jamie Treacy
MoAD SALON
12 – 1:00 PM
Destiny Arts Junior Company will present a hip hop dance performance and bring in the audience to learn their choreography with them!
2 - 4:30 PM
Stamped From the Beginning (2023, 91 minutes) screening followed by a discussion with Dylan Penningroth, author of Before the Movement: The Hidden History of Black Civil Rights, and Eric McDonnell, Chair of the San Francisco Reparations Committee, moderated by Cornelius Moore.
THIRD FLOOR
11 AM– 4 PM Family Art Activity with Nicole Dixon
EXHIBITION GALLERIES
Engage all ages with a gallery scavenger hunt! Receive a prize when the hunt is complete.
JoeSam.: Text Messages
Spectrum: On Color and Contemporary Art
Lishan AZ: Eugene's Cove
Digital Exhibition | The Only Door I Can Open: Women Exposing Prison Through Art & Poetry
This day is made possible in part by the generous support of the Yerba Buena Community Benefit District