The GRAMMY Museum Mississippi is celebrating Black History Month with a slate of special programming that includes screenings of Selma, Soul, and Harriet, plus free admission to the museum three weekends in a row.
“We are honored to mark Black History Month at GRAMMY Museum Mississippi by celebrating historic Black figures and creators through special screenings of several films,” Emily Havens, the museum’s executive director, said. “We would also like to thank Nissan Foundation for making it possible for us to offer our community free admission and programming this month.”
A full schedule of Black History Month at the GRAMMY Museum Mississippi in Cleveland can be found below:
Sunday, Feb. 12
- Free admission
- 1 p.m. CT – Screening of Selma: A chronicle of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s campaign to secure equal voting rights via a historic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965.
Sunday, Feb. 19
- Free admission
- 1 p.m. CT – Screening of Soul: After landing the gig of a lifetime, a New York jazz pianist suddenly finds himself trapped in a strange land between Earth and the afterlife.
Saturday, Feb. 25
- Free admission
Sunday, Feb. 26
- Free admission
- 1 p.m. CT – Screening of Harriet: The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman’s escape from slavery and transformation into one of America’s greatest heroes, whose courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.
* All screenings will take place inside the Sanders Soundstage
