Events

Upcoming Events

Opening Reception
September 28, 2026
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6:00PM - 8:00PM EDT
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Alain Locke Gallery of African & African American Art
In Person
Please join us as we celebrate the opening of An Introduction to Van Lévé. Sovereign Visions from the Creole and Maroon Caribbean and Amazonia: Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guyane & and Haiti: 2001-Now, curated by Claire Tancons
Ronald Cyrille's painting "L’Accolade"

A Conversation with the Curator
September 29, 2026
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5:00PM EDT
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Marcyliena H. Morgan Hip Hop Archive & Research Institute
In Person
Tessa Mars, "A Vision of Peace, Harmony and Good Intelligence," 2020. Acrylic paint on canvas, 190 x 190 cm. Collection: Sabine Vazieux Panel conversation with curator Claire Tancons and Hutchins Center fellows Tao Leigh Goffe (Hunter College of the City...
Tessa Mars' 2020 painting, "A Vision of Peace, Harmony and Good Intelligence"

Past Events

"Renaissance, Race, and Representation" Curatorial Tour with Dell Hamilton
June 12, 2026
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3:00PM - 4:00PM EDT
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Locke Gallery, 102 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA
In Person
Curator Dell Hamilton will be giving a tour of Renaissance, Race, and Representation the current exhibit at the Alain Locke Gallery. Tours will take place at the Locke Gallery (102 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge) and will last for about 1 hour. Gallery...

"Renaissance, Race, and Representation" Curatorial Tour with Dell Hamilton
June 4, 2026
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3:00PM - 4:00PM EDT
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Locke Gallery, 102 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA
In Person
Curator Dell Hamilton will be giving a tour of Renaissance, Race, and Representation the current exhibit at the Alain Locke Gallery. Tours will take place at the Locke Gallery (102 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge) and will last for about 1 hour. Gallery...

"Renaissance, Race, and Representation" Curatorial Tour with Dell Hamilton
May 14, 2026
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3:00PM - 4:00PM EDT
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Locke Gallery, 102 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA
In Person
Curator Dell Hamilton will be giving a tour of Renaissance, Race, and Representation the current exhibit at the Alain Locke Gallery. Tours will take place at the Locke Gallery (102 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge) and will last for about 1 hour. Gallery...

"Renaissance, Race, and Representation" Curatorial Tour with Dell Hamilton
April 16, 2026
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3:00PM - 4:00PM EDT
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Locke Gallery, 102 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA
In Person
Curator Dell Hamilton will be giving a tour of Renaissance, Race, and Representation the current exhibit at the Alain Locke Gallery. Tours will take place at the Locke Gallery (102 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge) and will last for about 1 hour. Gallery...

"Renaissance, Race, and Representation" Curatorial Tour with Dell Hamilton
March 26, 2026
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3:00PM - 4:00PM EDT
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Locke Gallery, 102 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA
In Person
Curator Dell Hamilton will be giving a tour of Renaissance, Race, and Representation the current exhibit at the Alain Locke Gallery. Tours will take place at the Locke Gallery (102 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge) and will last for about 1 hour. Gallery...

"Renaissance, Race, and Representation" Curatorial Tour with Dell Hamilton
February 19, 2026
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3:00PM - 4:00PM EST
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Locke Gallery, 102 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA
In Person
Curator Dell Hamilton will be giving a tour of Renaissance, Race, and Representation the current exhibit at the Alain Locke Gallery. Tours will take place at the Locke Gallery (102 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge) and will last for about 1 hour. Gallery...

"Renaissance, Race, and Representation" Curatorial Tour with Dell Hamilton
November 19, 2025
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3:00PM - 4:00PM EST
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Locke Gallery, 102 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA
In Person
On Wednesday, November 12th and Wednesday, November 19th, curator Dell Hamilton will be giving tours of Renaissance, Race, and Representation the current exhibit at the Alain Locke Gallery. Tours will take place at the Locke Gallery (102 Mount Auburn...

"Renaissance, Race, and Representation" Curatorial Tour with Dell Hamilton
November 12, 2025
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3:00PM - 4:00PM EST
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Locke Gallery, 102 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA
In Person
On Wednesday, November 12th and Wednesday, November 19th, curator Dell Hamilton will be giving tours of Renaissance, Race, and Representation the current exhibit at the Alain Locke Gallery. Tours will take place at the Locke Gallery (102 Mount Auburn...

Sounds of the Modern Renaissance: Yosvany Terry Quartet
October 16, 2025
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6:30PM - 8:00PM EDT
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Alain Locke Gallery of African & African American Art
In Person
Registration Required Registration for this event is currently full, there will be a standby line on the day in case spots open up! Yosvany Terry, Senior Lecturer on Music / Director of Jazz Bands, is an internationally acclaimed Cuban musician, American...
Yosvany Terry looking into the camera

Opening Reception
October 15, 2025
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6:00PM - 8:00PM EDT
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Alain Locke Gallery of African & African American Art
In Person
Please join us as we celebrate the opening of Renaissance, Race, and Representation in the Harmon and Harriet Kelley Collection of African American Art
Elizabeth Catlett (1915-2012) Malcolm Speaks For Us, 1969 Four color linoleum cut Edition no.: 13/35 Malcolm Speaks for Us by Elizabeth Catlett, 1969. Courtesy of the Harmon & Harriet Kelley Collection.

Exhibition Opening
October 1, 2025
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10:00AM - 6:00PM EDT
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Alain Locke Gallery of African & African American Art
In Person
Please join us as we open our doors for Renaissance, Race, and Representation in the Harmon and Harriet Kelley Collection of African American Art
Ernest T. Crichlow (1914-2005) Anyone’s Date, 1940 Gouache on paper Anyone’s Date by Ernest T. Crichlow, 1940. Courtesy of the Harmon & Harriet Kelley Collection.