Pursuing His Dream: MLK Day at CMC

On Monday, January 20 Cincinnati Museum Center will be celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day with, Pursuing His Dream. It will be a day filled with musical performances, vendors, and lectures honoring the teachings of one of America’s most prominent activists and civil rights leaders.

Performances & Activities:

West End Art Gallery
10 a.m. to noon. Located in KidSPACE.

University of Cincinnati College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Located in STEM Lab.

Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center*
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Located in Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center.

Take a self-guided Civil Rights tour of the Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center. Information about Civil Rights highlights throughout the museum will be provided in the Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center lobby.

* Please note, you will need to purchase a ticket for the Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center to participate in the self-guided tour.

Storytelling with Omope Carter Daboiku
11 to 11:30 a.m. and 2:15 to 2:45 p.m. Located in Newsreel Theater.

Black History Trivia (with a chance to win prizes!)
11 a.m. to noon. Located in Sun Classroom.

Morgan Owens Lecture – Branding: Build It, Share It, Protect It
11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Located in Newsreel Theater.

A Child’s D.R.U.M.S. Percussion Performance
11:30 a.m. and noon. Located in Reakirt Auditorium.

A Child’s D.R.U.M.S. Drum Workshop
12:30 to 1 p.m. Located in Corbett Theater.

African American Chamber of Greater Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky
Lecture – Navigating Intrapreneurship as an Entrepreneur
1 to 2 p.m. Located in Newsreel Theater.

Hope and Dream Flags
2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Located in KidSPACE.

Greater Cincinnati Association of Black Journalists Panel Discussion – A History of Black Journalism
in Cincinnati
3 to 4 p.m. Located in Newsreel Theater.

Vendors:
  • Sweet Jazz Treats
  • GiGi’s Kitchen
  • Kitabu Books
  • Micaiah Yhisrael, author
    10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
    Author of inspirational and motivational books and a calendar.
    All books will be $10 and the calendar will be $12.
    Accepts Cash App, Venmo, Apple Pay, PayPal and Square.
  • Inspirit Fashion Arts
  • New American Art Gallery II
  • Legacy Genius
  • Qute Cosmetics
  • Global Faith Academy
  • Foundation International
  • MAO Brands
Displays:
  • Seven Hills Neighborhood Houses
  • 2020 Census Bureau
  • 1 Heart 2 Hands LLC
  • Harriet Beecher Stowe House
  • Queen City Blue Star Mothers
  • Falcon Theater
  • MORTOR
  • YMCA
  • Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center
Museum Admission

Includes Cincinnati History Museum, Museum of Natural History & Science and The Children's Museum

Adult: $22.50
Senior: $15.50
Child: $15.50
Member Adult:
 FREE
Member Child:
 FREE

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