Join us for a Free Virtual Guided Tour of the African American History Museum of Philadelphia. The tour will be presented by one of the curators and will include presentations on two exhibits currently running at the Gallery. The two exhibits featured are:

Audacious Freedom, African Americans in Philadelphia 1776 - 1876: This exhibit recounts the stories of and contributions made by people of African descent in Philadelphia during the tumultuous years following the founding of our nation. Through this exhibit visitors will learn who the people were, how they lived and worked, and their unheralded impact on our nation.

Anna Russell Jones, The Art of Design: this exhibit highlights the diverse treasures of AAMP’s permanent collection. Anna Russell Jones (1902-1995), was the first African American graduate of the Philadelphia School of Design for Women, now Moore College of Art and Design, and an alumna of the anatomy department of Howard Medical School, now Howard University College of Medicine. She was known to contemporaries as a talented artist, working in wallpaper and carpet design, as a civil service illustrator, and freelance artist.

​The exhibition surveys original art and design by Jones, displaying the intricacies of the artist’s practice and highlighting significant archival materials from this rare collection; illustrating her interest in and the importance of African American history and civil rights, commitment to public service, and fascination with medical practice.

A Zoom link for the event will be sent out on the day of the event.