We are excited about our upcoming partnerships and events. Stay tuned for updates!
Traveling exhibition in partnership with Exhibit Envoy
Breakthrough in Black: African American Cinema from the 1920s-1950s originated with The Black Canon, an arts collective dedicated to preserving and promoting African American literary, performing, visual and media arts. The Black Canon Collection contains the lifelong work of historian and collector James E. Wheeler, who was inspired by the race films he was able to watch in his parents’ café when growing up in the South. He set out to collect and educate others on the influence and innovation demonstrated by those films and filmmakers.
Spartan County Public Libraries, South Carolina; August 23, 2026 – October 18, 2026
History San Jose, California; January 3, 2027 – May 2, 2027
Kalamazoo Valley Museum, Michigan; January 23, 2028 – May 28, 2028
via Zoom
via Zoom
Charles H, Wright Museum, Detroit
Join us at BBA's Black Legacy Festival for a curated film series of rare 16mm selections from our collection.
Charles H, Wright Museum, Detroit
611 W. Philadelphia, Detroit
611 W. Philadelphia, Detroit
Miss Eva's, Detroit
Part 3 of our cultural featuring rare 16mm film, a feature presentation of A Man Called Adam, featuring Sammy Davis, Jr
Miss Eva's, Detroit
Roar Brewing Co, Detroit
Join us for part 2 of our cultural featuring rare 16mm film celebrating Black Music Month, DJ sets, and networking with fellow creatives. A...
Roar Brewing Co, Detroit
The Icon, Detroit, MI
The Icon, Detroit, MI
Newlab at Michigan Central Detroit, MI
Newlab at Michigan Central Detroit, MI
Private Event Birmingham, MI
Private Event Birmingham, MI
The Screening Room Redford, MI
MCCS partners with The Black Canon, a locally curated collection of Black History & Culture from the collection of James Wheeler, to view a...
The Screening Room Redford, MI
Private Event
The Black Canon is proud to showcase select items representing The Cotton Club theme for the North Oakland Macomb (NOM) Jack and Jill of Ame...
Private Event
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