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Museum Matinees: The Jazz Ambassadors
Sun, April 23rd, 2023 at 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
In conjunction with the exhibition Black Orpheus: Jacob Lawrence & the Mbari Club, NOMA presents Museum Matinees: a day of film screenings related to the exhibition in the Lapis Center for the Arts.
Showtimes
11 am: The Jazz Ambassadors (90 minutes)
1 pm: Jacob Lawrence: The Glory of Expression (30 minutes)
2 pm: Elesin Oba: The King’s Horseman (90 minutes)
4 pm: Jacob Lawrence: The Glory of Expression (30 minutes)
Seating is available on a first come, first served basis. This program is free with museum admission.
About The Jazz Ambassadors
Discover how the Cold War and Civil Rights movement collided when America asked Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman to travel as cultural ambassadors and combat racially-charged Soviet propaganda through their music.