The George Washington Carver Museum, Cultural, and Genealogy Center is set to commemorate Black History Month in February 2025 with a series of educational and free programs. The theme for this year is “African Americans and Labor,” as developed by the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. This organization was founded by Carter G. Woodson, known as the Father of Black History Month.
The museum's Black History Month events will begin with Solar Saturday, a multigenerational block party that activates the entire site. Other events include "That’s My Face" film screenings, Historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Day, and "Create and Heal: The Art of Gospel," which features a special gospel performance at the newly renovated Boyd Vance Theatre. The month will conclude with Black History Month Kids’ Day. Additionally, there will be special programs in collaboration with Black-led organizations such as Torch Literary Arts, Prairie View A&M University, Huston-Tillotson University, among others.
Located in East Austin, the George Washington Carver Museum serves as a historic landmark dedicated to preserving Black history and culture. Originally serving as Austin’s first branch library accessible to the African-American community, it became Texas' first African-American neighborhood museum in 1980. The facility now includes galleries, meeting spaces, a darkroom, dance studio, theatre seating 134 people, an archive, community garden, and genealogy center.
For more information on Black History Month events or to learn more about the museum's offerings, follow Carver Museum on social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter @CarverMuseumATX.