What: The Gay Harlem Renaissance
Where: New York Historical
170 Central Park W.
New York, NY
Who: All ages
When: Through March 8, 2026
The current exhibit, The Gay Harlem Renaissance, at the New York Historical covers all aspects of Black LGBTQ life in the 1920s and 1930s. It explores what the social, religious, and political life, and more, were like during that time and examines the dual pressures of racism and homophobia that they faced.
The exhibit includes numerous pictures, paintings, documents, and other objects. It covers a large number of performers, artists, and writers, some of whom are quite well-known and others who might not be as familiar to many people. They include Ethel Waters, Gladys Bentley, Malvin Gray Johnson, Nella Larsen, Langston Hughes, and more.
Listen to the vibrant jazz soundtrack playing in the background as you peruse the exhibit, which includes songs by Jelly Roll Morton, Count Basie and his Orchestra, Duke Ellington, and more. Explore the hot spots of the time with the interactive club map. Learn some slang terms of the era. Plus, there's a whole lot to do, see, and learn about.
For more about the exhibit or to purchase tickets to the New York Historical, visit www.nyhistory.org.
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