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Community Weekend Honoring Amistad: Open House at Amistad Freedom Schooner

At noon on Saturday, a musical performance by Michael Mills, master drummer/percussionist accompanied by drummers of “Rhythms from the Heart” at the Long Wharf Dock will launch an open house of the Amistad Freedom Schooner till 5:00 p.m. Admission will be free of charge. Discovering Amistad staff members will be onsite to discuss the significance of the Amistad Rebellion of 1839, how the ship model was built, and how it is used today.

Community Weekend Honoring Amistad: Tours of the “Amistad: Retold” exhibition

The New Haven Museum is hosting free, hourly tours of the “Amistad: Retold” exhibition. “Amistad: Retold” highlights the experiences of the people who led the Amistad Revolt and their collective actions to determine their own lives and focuses on New Haven as the site of their incarceration and abolitionist organizing leading to the landmark Supreme Court decision.

Community Weekend Honoring Amistad: Nia Arts and Quoron Walker

The New Haven Museum collaboration with the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition, and Discovering Amistad—co-sponsored by the Amistad Committee, the Office of New Haven Affairs, and the Black & Brown Soul Cyclist—will continue on Saturday, July 20, 2024, with a musical performance by Nia Arts and Quoron Walker at 10 a.m., at the New Haven Museum (114 Whitney Ave.).

Community Weekend Honoring Amistad: Screening of Amistad (1997)

On Friday, July 19, 2024, at 7:30 p.m., a free outdoor screening of the 1997 film “Amistad” by Steven Spielberg will be held at the Canal Boathouse at Long Wharf, of the Amistad Freedom Schooner, the 129-foot reconstruction replica of the original historical schooner, as a commanding visual backdrop. Visitors can visit the schooner for an open house and “Food Truck Paradise” on Long Wharf between 3 - 7 p.m. and bring their own picnics and chairs to the deck.

NXTHVN & cARTie Present The Legacy Mobile Exhibition

NXTHVN and cARTie are excited to collaborate and drive a student-led exhibition across New Haven, centered around the theme of “LEGACY.” The upcoming mobile exhibition, touring the greater New Haven area from June 22–August 13, will feature artistic contributions from NXTHVN’s 2023-2024 Apprentices: Assiata Ayinla, Lauriann Burt, Bri Doctor, Isaiah Hampton, Allana Herbert, Issac Perry, Luca Rivera, Ryan Rugarema, and Loretta Tam, as well as residents of the Hannah Gray home that highlight the concept of generational legacy.

Deserve What You Dream

Deserve What You Dream invites visitors to sit and rest while gazing at leisurely pool scenes of Black joy from Derrick Adams’ Floater painting series, abstract paintings of musings and intuitive thoughts by New Haven-based artist Jihyun Lee, and intricate abstract sculptures and latch-hooked rugs by Sarah Zapata throughout NXTHVN’s gallery and aula spaces; along with a vinyl window install of ‘Adventures of Joy Da Black Boi’ from New Haven-based artist Isaac Bloodworth.

The Murals of Fair Haven presented by Lee Cruz

A renaissance is unfolding in Fair Haven and one of its exciting outcomes is the rediscovery of murals and other forms of public art. Some of these artworks were created decades ago, while others emerged within the past two years. Local artists contributed many of these pieces, but nationally and internationally recognized figures also left their mark. Regardless of their creators’ origins, these public works of art share a common thread: their existence within the vibrant tapestry of Fair Haven, a culturally and ethnically diverse neighborhood.

Welcome to Newhallville

Join us and get a first-hand look at how community residents and stakeholders have rejuvenated and revitalized sections of Newhallville. You will hear some historical and funny facts about Newhallville that will have prizes attached to the correct answer.

Tour of Amistad: Retold at the New Haven Museum

Join a tour to view the New Haven Museum’s updated exhibition Amistad: Retold. The exhibition centers the experiences of the Amistad rebels and their collective action to determine their own lives. It also has a local focus on New Haven as the site of their incarceration and abolitionist organizing leading to the landmark Supreme Court decision. On display are historic and contemporary artistic representations of Amistad that convey the power of the arts to raise awareness and shape collective memory.

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