Determined: The 400-Year Struggle for Black Equality — Virginia Museum of History & Culture
"Determined: The 400-Year Struggle for Black Equality," a temporary exhibition commemorating the 400th anniversary of the first enslaved Africans' arrival in British North America, opened June 22, 2019 at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture in Richmond, Virginia, with exhibit and graphic design by HealyKohler Design; the exhibition subsequently toured as a traveling exhibition to other venues.
| Venue | Virginia Museum of History & Culture |
|---|---|
| Project type | Temporary Exhibition |
| Status | Completed |
| Year completed | 2019 |
| Technologies | interactive AV media |
Credits
| Firm | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|
| HealyKohler Design | Exhibit Design | |
| HealyKohler Design | Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding |
Description
The exhibition guides visitors through historical periods from the colonial era to the present using interactive AV media, interpretive graphics, hands-on activities, artifact collections, and individual profiles of people who fought for freedom, equal justice, and access to opportunity, closing with prompts inviting visitor reflection.