Join the George Washington Carver Museum, Cultural, and Genealogy Center at 1165 Angelina St. to commemorate Black History Month in February 2025 with exciting, educational, and free programs that highlight this year’s theme, African Americans and Labor. Black History Month themes are developed by the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, an organization that was founded by the Father of Black History Month Carter G. Woodson.

Black History Month Kick-Off Block Party!
Carver’s Black History Month kicks-off on Saturday, February 1, 2025 from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. with Solar Saturday, a multigenerational, full-site activation block party featuring live music, cultural arts, and a vibrant vendor market. Get into the celebratory spirit as DJ Marc V. Fort spins vintage sounds on long play and the gallery comes alive with the Presence Exhibit. Visitors of all ages can enjoy hands-on art activities and join in community dance celebrations, including an African American social dance session and high-energy Hip Hop Step fitness classes.

Black History Month programming continues all month with That’s My Face film screenings, Historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Day, Create and Heal: The Art of Gospel with a special gospel performance in the newly renovated Boyd Vance Theatre, and closes out with Black History Month Kids’ Day! There will also be special programs presented in partnership with Black-led organizations and institutions including Torch Literary Arts, Prairie View A&M, Huston Tillotson, and more!

Follow Carver Museum on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter @CarverMuseumATX. For Black History event information and to learn more, visit AustinTexas.gov/BlackHistory.

About the Carver Museum, Cultural and Genealogy Center
The George Washington Carver Museum, Cultural and Genealogy Center is a historic landmark dedicated to preserving Black history, culture, and aesthetic expression. Located in East Austin, the Museum served as Austin’s first branch library and the first library that the African-American community could access. In 1980, the library became the first African-American neighborhood museum in Texas. Today, the 39,000-square-foot facility includes galleries, meeting spaces, a darkroom, a dance studio, a 134-seat theatre, an archive, a community garden, a genealogy center.