Children Gallery of Black History

M.O.M.I.E’s TLC implements the annual Children’s Gallery of Black History to support and enhance our strategy to develop innovative, educational resources and products for families and the community.  

What is the Children's Gallery of Black History?

M.O.M.I.E’s programs seek to build confidence, strengthen core academic skills, and develop leadership.  One such program is the Children’s Gallery of Black History (CGBH). The CGBH is an interactive museum dedicated to “bringing history to life” for young children.  As an ongoing program of M.O.M.I.E’s TLC, the Children’s Gallery of Black History offers child-friendly, hands-on exhibits that focus on great leaders of color from the past and present.  These exhibits are designed to inspire children to pursue their dreams and talents despite obstacles they face.  Unlike traditional museums, the Children’s Gallery of Black History encourages visitors to actively participate in the learning experience.  Visitors have the opportunity to “walk a mile in the shoes of” the great person by doing the things that the great person may have done.   

The goal behind the use of interactive exhibitions is to positively change or “re-image” how at-risk children are perceived and demonstrate effective ways to teach and motivate them to learn. The CGBH engages children and families in active learning about history, culture and activism through self-guided explorations.

 

The 2010 Children's Gallery of Black History:

Rise Up! A Journey for Economic Empowerment Worldwide

M.O.M.I.E’s TLC would like to invite you and your students to our annual Children’s Gallery of Black History. Following the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), this year’s theme, Rise Up! A Journey for Economic Empowerment Worldwide, celebrates those who pushed against the odds to attain financial sustainability.  

The Children’s Gallery will feature hands-on learning exhibits that explore the life and achievements of visionary minority leaders who have struggled to achieve seemingly impossible feats. We will pay tribute to 8 momentous men and women including Carter G. Woodson, Nina Simone, and A. Philip Randolph. The purpose of this year’s theme is to empower children to realize that they too can break the cycles of hardship in their their communities.

M.O.M.I.E's Mobile Gallery Program
Starting in March of 2010, the Children's Gallery will tour schools, community centers, churches, and after school groups. Please contact us if you would like to learn how the Gallery can visit you!


For more information about the Children's Gallery of Black History, contact Chitra at chitra@momiestlc.com or call (202) 545-1919.

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