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Museum of the African Diaspora

June 02, 2023

The Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) is a contemporary art museum in San Francisco, California. MoAD holds exhibitions and presents artists exclusively of the African diaspora, one of only a few museums of its kind in the United States. Located at 685 Mission St. adjacent to the St. Regis Hotel in the Yerba Buena Arts District, MoAD is a nonprofit organization as well as a Smithsonian Affiliate. Prior to 2014, MoAD educated visitors on the history, culture, and art of the African diaspora through permanent and rotating exhibitions.[1][2] After a six-month refurbishment in 2014 to expand the gallery spaces, the museum reopened and transitioned into presenting exclusively fine arts exhibitions.[1][2] MoAD does not have a permanent collection and instead works directly with artists or independent curators when developing exhibitions.

Museum of the African Diaspora members stand outside the museum, awaiting a tour.

Mission

MoAD "celebrates Black cultures, ignites challenging conversations, and inspires learning through the global lens of the African Diaspora."[3]

History

MoAD was developed as part of a public/private partnership led by the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency. In 1999, the City of San Francisco created a mandate to include an African-American cultural presence in the last vacant parcel of Yerba Buena Gardens. San Francisco Mayor Willie L. Brown appointed a steering committee to determine the mission and scope of a cultural facility within the complex.

The African American Cultural Institute grew out of a research and development process that began in 2002. The new museum was renamed the Museum of the African Diaspora to reflect a broadened scope and mission, and incorporated as a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization. The space was designed by the Freelon Group within the St. Regis Hotel, a 42-story skyscraper that apart from the museum consists of luxury condominiums and a five-star hotel. MoAD opened its doors in 2005.[4]

Linda Harrison was appointed as the executive director of MoAD in November 2013.[1] In June 2014, MoAD underwent a six-month renovation that created more gallery space and refreshed the museum's overall look.[1][2] By October 2014, MoAD was named an official Smithsonian Affiliate. Harrison left MoAD in 2018 to head the Newark Museum in New Jersey.[5]

Monetta White, who has been involved with MoAD since its inception in 2005, was appointed as executive director in December 2019.[6][7]

The Original Museum of the African Diaspora

Before 2014, when the MoAD revised its mission to center on contemporary art,[1][2] the museum used to introduce visitors to the original African diaspora—the original movement of Homo sapiens (from the earliest human remains found in Africa)—to eventually all inhabited regions. The museum asks visitors "when did you first realize you are African?" The museum espouses the scientifically accepted idea of panethnicity, wherein all humans have a common African origin.

Emerging Artists Program

The Emerging Artists Program at the Museum of the African Diaspora was launched concurrently with the celebration of the institution's 10th anniversary, and receives support from the Institute of Museum and Library services.[8]

Past exhibitions

Exhibition Date
Let Your Motto Be Resistance April 4, 2009 – June 14, 2009
The Art of Richard Mayhew October 10, 2009 – March 7, 2010
African Continuum April 20, 2010 – September 26, 2010
Art/Object: Re-Contextualizing African Art October 7, 2010 – January 17, 2011
Textual Rhythms: Constructing the Jazz Tradition, Contemporary African American Quilts January 27, 2011 – April 24, 2011
From Process to Print: Graphic Works by Romare Bearden May 6, 2011 – July 3, 2011
Soulful Stitching: Patchwork Quilts by African (Siddis) in India July 15, 2011 – September 25, 2011
Collected: Stories of Acquisition and Reclamation October 7, 2011 – March 4, 2012
Choose Paint! Choose Abstraction!: Celebrating Bay Area Abstract Artists March 22, 2012 – September 23, 2012
Tuareg and Anima: Photographs of GRACE by Elisabeth Sunday October 5, 2012 – January 21, 2013
Desert Jewels: North African Jewelry and Photography from the Xavier Guerrand-Hermès Collection October 5, 2012 – January 21, 2013
The Kinsey Collection: Shared Treasures of Bernard and Shirley Kinsey, Where Art History Intersect February 8, 2013 – May 19, 2013
J.D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere: Sartorial Moments and the Nearness of Yesterday June 20, 2013 – November 24, 2013
Crosscurrents: Africa and Black Diasporas in Dialogue, 1960-1980 December 5, 2013 – April 13, 2014
Drapetomanía: Grupo Antillano and the Art of Afro-Cuba December 1, 2014 – January 4, 2015
The Art of Elizabeth Catlett January 16, 2015 – April 5, 2105
Lave Thomas: Beyond December 3, 2014 – April 5, 2015
Marie Johnson Calloway: Legacy of Color February 4, 2015 – April 12, 2015
Portraits and Other Likenesses from SFMOMA May 8, 2015 – October 11, 2015
Four Themes: Emerging Artist: Time Roseborough November 11, 2015 – January 18, 2016
Ghosts/Ships: Emerging Artists: Cheryl Patrice Derricotte January 27, 2016 – April 3, 2016
Alison Saar: Bearing November 11, 2015 – April 3, 2016
Who Among Us...The Art of Kenyatta A.C.Hinkle November 11, 2015 – April 3, 2016
Finding the I in Diaspora: From the MoAD Archives November 11, 2015 – April 3, 2016
The Grace Jones Project April 27, 2016 – September 18, 2016
Dandy Lion: (Re)Articulating Black Masculine Identity April 27, 2016 – September 18, 2016
Bayview Portraits by Byron Malik October 16, 2016 – November 3, 2016
Finding the 'I' in Diaspora Bayview Popup: From the MoAD archives July 15, 2016 – November 3, 2016
MoAD Emerging Artists Presents Nyame Brown: Classroom in Nevérÿon October 26, 2016 – January 16, 2017
MoAD Emerging Artists Presents Helina Metafaria: Home Free January 25, 2017 – April 2, 2017
Urban Africa October 26, 2016 – April 2, 2017
Where is Here October 26, 2016 – April 2, 2017
A Matter of Fact: Toyin Ojih Odutola October 26, 2016 – April 2, 2017
MoAD Emerging Artists presents Lili Bernard: Antebellum Appropriations April 26, 2017 – June 25, 2017
MoAD Emerging Artists presents Angie Keller: The Gladioli of El Carmen July 5, 2017 – August 27, 2017
Todd Gray: My life in the Bush with MJ and Iggy April 26, 2017 – August 27, 2017
The Ease of Fiction April 26, 2017 – August 27, 2017
Love or Confusion: Jimi Hendrix in 1967 April 26, 2017 – August 27, 2017
MoAD Emerging Artists presents Ebitenyefa Baralaye: Many Rooms September 20, 2017 – November 26, 2017
MoAD Emerging Artists presents Simone Bailey: Let There Be Darkness December 6, 2017 – March 4, 2018
Otra Mas': 40 Years of Carnaval in San Francsico September 20, 2017 – March 4, 2018
En Mas': Carnival and Performance Art of the Caribbean September 20, 2017 – March 4, 2018
MoAD Emerging Artists presents Andrew Wilson: Equivalencies: Abandoned Bodies March 28, 2018 – June 3, 2018
MoAD Emerging Artists presents summer mason: Gemini June 20, 2018 – August 26, 2018
Digitalia: Art & the Economy of Ideas March 28, 2018 – August 26, 2018
After the Thrill is Gone: Fashion, Politics and Culture in Contemporary South African Art March 28, 2018 – August 26, 2018
MoAD Emerging Artists presents Indira Allegra: B O D Y W A R P September 19, 2018 – November 4, 2018
MoAD Emerging Artists presents 5/5 Collective: black now(here) November 11, 2018 – December 15, 2018
I TOLD YOU WHO AM I: Shushan Tesfuzigta September 19, 2018 – December 16, 2018
Second Look, Twice: Selections from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation September 19, 2018 – December 16, 2018
Ficre Ghebreyesus: City with a River Running Through September 19, 2018 – December 16, 2018
Sadie Barnette: Phone Home January 16, 2019 – April 14, 2019
Black Refractions: Highlight from the Studio Museum in Harlem January 16, 2019 – April 14, 2019
Rodney Ewing: Longitude + Latitude May 8, 2019 – June 23, 2019
Sydney Cain: Refutations[11] October 20, 2021 - December 19, 2021
Billie Zangewa: Thread for a Web Begun[12] October 20, 2021 - February 27, 2022
Amoako Boafo: Soul of Black Folks[13] October 20, 2021 - February 27, 2022
Beyond the Sky Film exhibition[14] October 20, 2021 - February 27, 2022
Cynthia Aurora Brannvall: The Threads That Bind[15] March 31, 2022 - June 12, 2022
Elegies - Still Lifes in Contemporary Art[16] March 31, 2022 - August 21, 2022
Richard-Jonathan Nelson: Interlacing distributed intelligence/ noir care[17] June 22, 2022 - September 18, 2022
Sam Vernon: Impasse of Desires[18] March 31, 2022 - September 18, 2022
David Huffman: Terra Incognita[19] March 31, 2022 - September 18, 2022
Trina Michelle Robinson: Excavation: Past, Present and Future[20] October 5, 2022 - December 11, 2022

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Garcia, David L. (2014-12-14). "Museum of the African Diaspora's Rebirth: Q&A with MoAD Director Linda Harrison". SF Weekly. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
  2. ^ a b c d Winn, Steven (1 December 2014). "MoAD reopens with big changes and big plans". SFGate. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
  3. ^ "About | Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD)". www.moadsf.org. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  4. ^ "Our History". MoAD Museum of African Diaspora. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
  5. ^ Desmarais, Charles (2018-10-11). "Leadership changes announced at Contemporary Jewish Museum, Museum of the African Diaspora". Datebook | San Francisco Arts & Entertainment Guide. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
  6. ^ "Monetta White to Lead San Francisco's Museum of the African Diaspora". www.artforum.com. 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  7. ^ "Monetta White Appointed Executive Director". Contemporary And (in German). 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  8. ^ a b "Emerging Artists Program - MoAD Museum of African Diaspora". MoAD Museum of African Diaspora. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
  9. ^ "Previous Emerging Artists Exhibitions - MoAD Museum of African Diaspora". MoAD Museum of African Diaspora. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
  10. ^ "Conjuring an Afrofuturist Classroom with Paint and Chalk". Hyperallergic. 2016-12-27. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
  11. ^ "Exhibitions - Past | Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD)". www.moadsf.org. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
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The Museum of the African Diaspora MoAD is a contemporary art museum in San Francisco California MoAD holds exhibitions and presents artists exclusively of the African diaspora one of only a few museums of its kind in the United States Located at 685 Mission St adjacent to the St Regis Hotel in the Yerba Buena Arts District MoAD is a nonprofit organization as well as a Smithsonian Affiliate Prior to 2014 MoAD educated visitors on the history culture and art of the African diaspora through permanent and rotating exhibitions 1 2 After a six month refurbishment in 2014 to expand the gallery spaces the museum reopened and transitioned into presenting exclusively fine arts exhibitions 1 2 MoAD does not have a permanent collection and instead works directly with artists or independent curators when developing exhibitions Museum of the African Diaspora members stand outside the museum awaiting a tour Contents 1 Mission 2 History 3 The Original Museum of the African Diaspora 4 Emerging Artists Program 5 Past exhibitions 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksMission EditMoAD celebrates Black cultures ignites challenging conversations and inspires learning through the global lens of the African Diaspora 3 History EditMoAD was developed as part of a public private partnership led by the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency In 1999 the City of San Francisco created a mandate to include an African American cultural presence in the last vacant parcel of Yerba Buena Gardens San Francisco Mayor Willie L Brown appointed a steering committee to determine the mission and scope of a cultural facility within the complex The African American Cultural Institute grew out of a research and development process that began in 2002 The new museum was renamed the Museum of the African Diaspora to reflect a broadened scope and mission and incorporated as a 501 c 3 nonprofit organization The space was designed by the Freelon Group within the St Regis Hotel a 42 story skyscraper that apart from the museum consists of luxury condominiums and a five star hotel MoAD opened its doors in 2005 4 Linda Harrison was appointed as the executive director of MoAD in November 2013 1 In June 2014 MoAD underwent a six month renovation that created more gallery space and refreshed the museum s overall look 1 2 By October 2014 MoAD was named an official Smithsonian Affiliate Harrison left MoAD in 2018 to head the Newark Museum in New Jersey 5 Monetta White who has been involved with MoAD since its inception in 2005 was appointed as executive director in December 2019 6 7 The Original Museum of the African Diaspora EditBefore 2014 when the MoAD revised its mission to center on contemporary art 1 2 the museum used to introduce visitors to the original African diaspora the original movement of Homo sapiens from the earliest human remains found in Africa to eventually all inhabited regions The museum asks visitors when did you first realize you are African The museum espouses the scientifically accepted idea of panethnicity wherein all humans have a common African origin Emerging Artists Program EditThe Emerging Artists Program at the Museum of the African Diaspora was launched concurrently with the celebration of the institution s 10th anniversary and receives support from the Institute of Museum and Library services 8 Tim Roseborough and Cheryl Derricotte 2015 2016 9 Nyame Brown 10 Helina Metaferia Lili Bernard and Angie Keller 2016 2017 8 Past exhibitions EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed July 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Exhibition DateLet Your Motto Be Resistance April 4 2009 June 14 2009The Art of Richard Mayhew October 10 2009 March 7 2010African Continuum April 20 2010 September 26 2010Art Object Re Contextualizing African Art October 7 2010 January 17 2011Textual Rhythms Constructing the Jazz Tradition Contemporary African American Quilts January 27 2011 April 24 2011From Process to Print Graphic Works by Romare Bearden May 6 2011 July 3 2011Soulful Stitching Patchwork Quilts by African Siddis in India July 15 2011 September 25 2011Collected Stories of Acquisition and Reclamation October 7 2011 March 4 2012Choose Paint Choose Abstraction Celebrating Bay Area Abstract Artists March 22 2012 September 23 2012Tuareg and Anima Photographs of GRACE by Elisabeth Sunday October 5 2012 January 21 2013Desert Jewels North African Jewelry and Photography from the Xavier Guerrand Hermes Collection October 5 2012 January 21 2013The Kinsey Collection Shared Treasures of Bernard and Shirley Kinsey Where Art History Intersect February 8 2013 May 19 2013J D Okhai Ojeikere Sartorial Moments and the Nearness of Yesterday June 20 2013 November 24 2013Crosscurrents Africa and Black Diasporas in Dialogue 1960 1980 December 5 2013 April 13 2014Drapetomania Grupo Antillano and the Art of Afro Cuba December 1 2014 January 4 2015The Art of Elizabeth Catlett January 16 2015 April 5 2105Lave Thomas Beyond December 3 2014 April 5 2015Marie Johnson Calloway Legacy of Color February 4 2015 April 12 2015Portraits and Other Likenesses from SFMOMA May 8 2015 October 11 2015Four Themes Emerging Artist Time Roseborough November 11 2015 January 18 2016Ghosts Ships Emerging Artists Cheryl Patrice Derricotte January 27 2016 April 3 2016Alison Saar Bearing November 11 2015 April 3 2016Who Among Us The Art of Kenyatta A C Hinkle November 11 2015 April 3 2016Finding the I in Diaspora From the MoAD Archives November 11 2015 April 3 2016The Grace Jones Project April 27 2016 September 18 2016Dandy Lion Re Articulating Black Masculine Identity April 27 2016 September 18 2016Bayview Portraits by Byron Malik October 16 2016 November 3 2016Finding the I in Diaspora Bayview Popup From the MoAD archives July 15 2016 November 3 2016MoAD Emerging Artists Presents Nyame Brown Classroom in Neveryon October 26 2016 January 16 2017MoAD Emerging Artists Presents Helina Metafaria Home Free January 25 2017 April 2 2017Urban Africa October 26 2016 April 2 2017Where is Here October 26 2016 April 2 2017A Matter of Fact Toyin Ojih Odutola October 26 2016 April 2 2017MoAD Emerging Artists presents Lili Bernard Antebellum Appropriations April 26 2017 June 25 2017MoAD Emerging Artists presents Angie Keller The Gladioli of El Carmen July 5 2017 August 27 2017Todd Gray My life in the Bush with MJ and Iggy April 26 2017 August 27 2017The Ease of Fiction April 26 2017 August 27 2017Love or Confusion Jimi Hendrix in 1967 April 26 2017 August 27 2017MoAD Emerging Artists presents Ebitenyefa Baralaye Many Rooms September 20 2017 November 26 2017MoAD Emerging Artists presents Simone Bailey Let There Be Darkness December 6 2017 March 4 2018Otra Mas 40 Years of Carnaval in San Francsico September 20 2017 March 4 2018En Mas Carnival and Performance Art of the Caribbean September 20 2017 March 4 2018MoAD Emerging Artists presents Andrew Wilson Equivalencies Abandoned Bodies March 28 2018 June 3 2018MoAD Emerging Artists presents summer mason Gemini June 20 2018 August 26 2018Digitalia Art amp the Economy of Ideas March 28 2018 August 26 2018After the Thrill is Gone Fashion Politics and Culture in Contemporary South African Art March 28 2018 August 26 2018MoAD Emerging Artists presents Indira Allegra B O D Y W A R P September 19 2018 November 4 2018MoAD Emerging Artists presents 5 5 Collective black now here November 11 2018 December 15 2018I TOLD YOU WHO AM I Shushan Tesfuzigta September 19 2018 December 16 2018Second Look Twice Selections from the Collections of Jordan D Schnitzer and His Family Foundation September 19 2018 December 16 2018Ficre Ghebreyesus City with a River Running Through September 19 2018 December 16 2018Sadie Barnette Phone Home January 16 2019 April 14 2019Black Refractions Highlight from the Studio Museum in Harlem January 16 2019 April 14 2019Rodney Ewing Longitude Latitude May 8 2019 June 23 2019Sydney Cain Refutations 11 October 20 2021 December 19 2021Billie Zangewa Thread for a Web Begun 12 October 20 2021 February 27 2022Amoako Boafo Soul of Black Folks 13 October 20 2021 February 27 2022Beyond the Sky Film exhibition 14 October 20 2021 February 27 2022Cynthia Aurora Brannvall The Threads That Bind 15 March 31 2022 June 12 2022Elegies Still Lifes in Contemporary Art 16 March 31 2022 August 21 2022Richard Jonathan Nelson Interlacing distributed intelligence noir care 17 June 22 2022 September 18 2022Sam Vernon Impasse of Desires 18 March 31 2022 September 18 2022David Huffman Terra Incognita 19 March 31 2022 September 18 2022Trina Michelle Robinson Excavation Past Present and Future 20 October 5 2022 December 11 2022See also Edit San Francisco Bay Area portal Africa portalList of museums focused on African AmericansReferences Edit a b c d e Garcia David L 2014 12 14 Museum of the African Diaspora s Rebirth Q amp A with MoAD Director Linda Harrison SF Weekly Retrieved 2016 04 27 a b c d Winn Steven 1 December 2014 MoAD reopens with big changes and big plans SFGate Retrieved 2016 04 27 About Museum of the African Diaspora MoAD www moadsf org Retrieved 2022 03 04 Our History MoAD Museum of African Diaspora Retrieved 2016 04 27 Desmarais Charles 2018 10 11 Leadership changes announced at Contemporary Jewish Museum Museum of the African Diaspora Datebook San Francisco Arts amp Entertainment Guide Retrieved 2019 03 12 Monetta White to Lead San Francisco s Museum of the African Diaspora www artforum com 2019 12 04 Retrieved 2022 03 04 Monetta White Appointed Executive Director Contemporary And in German 2019 12 04 Retrieved 2022 03 04 a b Emerging Artists Program MoAD Museum of African Diaspora MoAD Museum of African Diaspora Retrieved 2017 02 26 Previous Emerging Artists Exhibitions MoAD Museum of African Diaspora MoAD Museum of African Diaspora Retrieved 2017 02 26 Conjuring an Afrofuturist Classroom with Paint and Chalk 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