Forever, Always: The Black Love Exhibit
Wednesday, March 26, 2025 10am to 4pm
About this Event
The Moorland-Spingarn Research Center (MSRC) at Howard University announces the opening of its latest exhibition, "Forever, Always: The Black Love Exhibit," that launched on February 19th in the Breezeway Gallery between Founders Library and the Wayne A. I. Frederick Undergraduate Library (UGL).
This innovative multi-thematic museum display celebrates the diverse expressions and experiences of Black love through a carefully curated collection of archival materials from MSRC's prestigious collections. The exhibit features original artwork by Howard University students, a curated Black Love playlist, and an engaging collection of oral histories documenting love stories from the community. Visitors are invited to participate in an interactive component, making the exhibition a truly immersive experience.
"I'm inspired by the diverse expressions of love that the curators present in this exhibit," says Dr. Benjamin Talton, MSRC Director. "We most often envision love as expressed between couples, within families, and among friends. But what we see on display here is that there are spaces of love that we may take for granted. I'm inspired by the curators’ work and look forward to seeing students and the broader community engage with it."
"We have an extremely capable and very organized team of archivists who served as co-curators of this exhibition," adds Sonja Woods, University Archivist and exhibit committee advisor. "They have proven to be consummate collaborators and demonstrate a high-level of both archival and artistic talent, innovation, and creativity. I am eternally grateful to the Divine for these individuals and their work in presenting 'Forever Always' to the wider Howard community."
Black love is an enduring force. Despite the distorting element of white supremacy, it has resisted attempts to mutilate its intention, its necessity, its power. Black love is holy. Black love is sacred. Black love is complicated. Black love, like Black people, occurs everywhere. Black love is an intricately designed looking glass. We invite you to see yourself in it and be inspired to love more and better.
Follow MSRC on social media for exclusive previews and behind-the-scenes content through their exhibit vlog series:
- Instagram: @moorlandhu
- Facebook: @MoorlandSpingarnResearchCenter
- YouTube: @MSRCtv
About the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center
The Moorland-Spingarn Research Center is one of the world's largest and most comprehensive repositories for the documentation of the history and culture of people of African descent in Africa, the Americas, and other parts of the world.