Before Yesterday We Could Fly: An Afrofuturist Period Room

STUDENT OPPORTUNITY

Join us for a guided tour of the Afrofuturistic period room at The Met, which features an imagined domestic space in Seneca Village, a vibrant Black community in the 19th century, who’s landowners and tenants were displaced in 1857 when the city embarked on the development of Central Park. The room showcases the interconnectedness of the past, present, and future as a way to see beyond this challenging history. It centers Afrofuturism as a creative mode in which we can experience what might have been in a thriving home in Seneca Village.

Attendance is free, but space is limited. Students will be given the option to meet at NYU Tisch, 721 Broadway, to travel to the museum via subway together. MetroCards will be provided.

Image Credit: Roberto Lugo, Queen Abolition, 2021. Digital illustration.