Regeneration: Black Cinema, 1898–1971 honors the legacy of African American films and stars and the role of film in the Civil Rights movement. The exhibition includes photographs, contemporary art, memorabilia and more than 70 film clips showcasing Black American cinematic history. 

See this extraordinary exhibition before it opens to the public and hear welcome remarks at 7 p.m. by Valerie Mercer, Curator and Department Head, General Motors Center for African American Art and Elliot Wilhelm, Curator of Film Programs. Hors d’oeuvre and a Cash Bar will be available in Rivera Court/Great Hall.

Limited to four guests per invitation.

Parking Valet parking will be available at the John R Circle. Secured self-parking is available directly east of the DIA between John R and Brush Streets. The John R Loggia entrance is handicap accessible.

Image: 

Dancers performing the Cake Walk, 1897. Gelatin silver print. Culver Pictures. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library.