A Movement in Every Direction: Legacies of the Great Migration explores the profound impact of the Great Migration on the social and cultural life of the United States from historical and personal perspectives. Co-organized with the Baltimore Museum of Art, the exhibition features newly commissioned works by 12 acclaimed Black artists across a variety of media. The Great Migration (1915-1970) saw more than six million Black Americans leave the South for cities across the United States. Informed by research, explorations, and conversations, the artists’ works explore themes of perseverance, self-determination, and self-reliance, along with the impacts this historical phenomenon continues to have today.
The exhibition is co-organized by the Mississippi Museum of Art and the Baltimore Museum of Art and will travel to The Brooklyn Museum in 2023
For more information, please visit Baltimore Museum of Art’s website.
October 30, 2022 - January 29, 2023