Director’s Lecture Series – Juanita Moore, Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History

The N’Namdi Center is proud to introduce the “Directors’ Lecture Series” a new speaker series by influential directors of museums and art institutions from across the nation. The inaugural lecture will be by Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History’s director Juanita Moore.

Juanita Moore is the President & CEO of the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History (Detroit, MI), the largest museum of its kind in the nation. Prior to assuming her current post, she served as Executive Director of the American Jazz Museum and the Gem Theater located in the 18th & Vine Historic District (Kansas City, MO).

Ms. Moore served as founding Executive Director of the National Civil Rights Museum (Memphis, TN). In that capacity, Ms. Moore oversaw the construction and opening of the museum located at the Lorraine Motel, the site of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Prior to Memphis, Ms. Moore spent several years planning and subsequently opening the National African American Museum and Cultural Center (Wilberforce, OH). As a senior member of the planning team, she was pivotal in developing a strategy and concept for building a nationally donated collection.

Ms. Moore began her career with the Ohio Historical Society, where she served as the first African American curator. She also served as Director of the Kuumba Na Nia Dance and Theatre Company. In 2014, the Association of African American Museums presented Juanita Moore with the Dr. John E. Fleming Award for lifetime achievement.

The lecture will take place at the N’Namdi Center for Contemporary Art on Wednesday, August 10th and will begin at 6:00pm.

In the next few months, the N’Namdi Center will present lectures by museum and art institution directors, either locally or nationally based. Currently, the list of lecturers includes Juanita Moore (Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History), Salvador Salort-Pons (Detroit Institute of Art), Belinda Tate (Kalamazoo Institute of Art) and Andrew Blauvelt (Cranbrook Museum of Art). Stay tuned for additional details on upcoming lecturers and dates in Fall/Winter 2016.

Part of the N’Namdi Center’s ongoing Atelier project to provide Detroit and area residents educational arts programming.

Made possible by a grant from the Knight Foundation, with supporting grants from the Kresge Foundation and the Erb Foundation.