Weeksville Transforming Community: In Pursuit of Freedom — Weeksville Heritage Center
Weeksville Transforming Community: In Pursuit of Freedom, the second exhibition in the "In Pursuit of Freedom" partnership, opened during Black History Month (February) 2022 at the Weeksville Heritage Center in Brooklyn, New York, with exhibition design by Matter Practice and graphics by Pure+Applied.
| Venue | Weeksville Heritage Center |
|---|---|
| Project type | New Exhibition |
| Status | Completed |
| Year completed | 2022 |
Credits
| Firm | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Matter Practice | Exhibit Design | Credited as Matter Practice on this project |
| Pure+Applied | Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding |
Description
Curated by Tia Powell Harris, the collection-based exhibition traces Weeksville's origins as one of America's first free Black communities, through its founders, residents, and 1970s-80s preservation movement, installed on the first floor of a reconstructed Hunterfly Road House.
Sources
- https://www.brownstoner.com/brooklyn-life/weeksville-brooklyn-in-pursuit-freedom-abolition-liberation-exhibit-opens-black-history-month-2022/
- https://www.brooklynpaper.com/years-in-the-making-weeksville-exhibit-to-open-during-black-history-month/
- https://pureandappliedstudio.com/project/weeksville-lived-experiences-in-pursuit-of-freedom