Free Day at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: Juneteenth

FREE DAY: JUNETEENTH

CELEBRATING VOICES OF BOSTON

MONDAY, JUNE 19, 11 AM - 5 PM

TICKETS: https://tnew.gardnermuseum.org/30476/31759

Bring family and friends to honor Juneteenth, the oldest nationally recognized commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States, with a free day of performances, conversations, and activities throughout the Museum that celebrate community and freedom.

Join us as we celebrate and honor the legacies of black communities here in the City of Boston! In this very special program, we invite you to learn and reflect on the legacy of black residents, creatives, organizers, and cultural leaders on this very special day. For far too long, there has been barely any light on the stories, perspectives, and struggles of Bostonians of color who continue to reside, build, and thrive here. We welcome you to learn more about these stories through a very special screening of A Reckoning in Boston as well as other activities throughout the day. Enjoy poetry with Amanda Shea to a dynamic conversation with executive producer Carl Chandler and local arts & culture leaders from the city.

DJ KNSZWRTH | 11:30 AM – 1 PM and 1:30 – 4 PM

Courtyard

Get your vibe on in the palace as we celebrate the legacy of Black Bostonians with DJ KNSZWRTH.

Games | 11:00 AM – 4 PM

Bertucci Education Studio

Bring family and friends to play fun games in the Studio. All materials will be provided.

Poetry and Performance with Amanda Shea | 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Living Room

Come by the Living Room to reflect with Roxbury-based spoken word artist Amanda Shea as she invites us to look at our definitions of liberation and what it means to cultivate collective freedom in this city. Amanda will share prompts and a riveting performance of original poetry.

A Reckoning in Boston: Film Screenings

Doors open at 1:00 PM, film begins 1:30 PM

Conversation | 3:00 PM

Calderwood Hall

Join us for a very special screening of A Reckoning in Boston, a film that explores how for far too long, there has been an absence of space for documenting and amplifying the stories, perspectives, and struggles of Bostonians of Color who continue to reside, build, and thrive here. Following the screening, stay to learn more about the film’s themes of transformation, trauma, freedom, place-making, and community, in a talkback with Producer Carl Chandler and guest panelists. This conversation will be moderated by the Museum’s Manager of Community Engagement Mars Calderon and introduced with a poem by spoken word artist and community activist, Amanda Shea.

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Other ways to celebrate Juneteenth in Boston:

Join the Boston Ujima Project at Black Market in Roxbury’s Nubian Square for a unique opportunity to have your tintype portrait taken by renowned photographer Adam Davis at the Black Magic installation.

Visit these Boston arts institutions, free and open on Juneteenth:

• Institute of Contemporary Art
• Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
• MIT List Visual Arts Center
• Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
• National Center of Afro-American Artists

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