The museum will be closed all day on New Year's Day (January 1), and will close at 4 pm on New Year's Eve (December 31).

Program Series

The Black Book

A collaborative project of author and California Institute of the Arts professor Tisa Bryant and celebrated writer Ernest Hardy, The Black Book chronicles black life and thought through literature, cinema, and other media. Each chapter is a living archive: a photo album, mixtape, and love letter to the past, present, and future of black aesthetics.

Car Wash

Car Wash

This madcap comedy portrays a day in the life of a group of wisecracking car wash employees.

Thu Jun 14 2018 7:30 PM

The Landlord

The Landlord

Written by visionary black filmmaker Bill Gunn and the first film of Oscar-winning director Hal Ashby, this film is both a coming-of-age tale and a social satire.

Wed Jun 20 2018 7:30 PM

Touki Bouki

The Black Book Vol. VI: Dust Tracks: Black People on the Move

Using a mix of sources, Tisa Bryant and Ernest Hardy trace and reflect on black movement both extraordinary and mundane.

Wed Aug 1 2018 7:30 PM

Sounder

Sounder

This Academy Award–nominated film tells the story of a family of black sharecroppers in the Depression-era South.

Tue Aug 7 2018 7:30 PM

Touki Bouki

Touki Bouki

This dazzling fantasy-drama features two young lovers who attempt to escape from Dakar for the glamour and comforts of France.

Tue Aug 14 2018 7:30 PM

Still from Afro-Punk

Afro-Punk

James Spooner’s audacious rock documentary follows four black people who are immersed in overwhelmingly white punk scenes.

Wed Aug 29 2018 7:30 PM