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Exhibition

Before Yesterday We Could Fly: An Afrofuturist Period Room

Ongoing
Now on view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 508
Free with Museum admission
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In-gallery view of the brick kitchen hearth section within the Afrofuturist Period Room
Exhibition Tour

Join curators Hannah Beachler, Michelle Commander, Sarah E. Lawrence, and Ian Alteveer for a virtual tour of the exhibition.

A collage of the diverse contemporary artists whose work is featured in Before Yesterday We Could Fly: An Afrofuturist Period Room.
Meet The Artists

Hear from the many contemporary artists whose work is featured in the room.

Cover of “Protocol and Response” by John Jennings with a colorful astronaut with a burst of red and blue color
Remixing the Future

The author and illustrator John Jennings discusses Seneca Village, Afrofuturism, and writing The Met’s first graphic novella.

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Dates
Ongoing
Free with Museum admission
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