Tour of the National Museum of African American Culture & History (Washington, DC)
Don't Miss Our Tour! April 6, 2024
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When the National Museum of African American History and Culture opened as the Smithsonian's 19th Museum in 2016, it was the culmination of a more than 100-year-old movement started by Black veterans who fought for the Union Army in the Civil War. A major activist in the drive to create the institution was the late congressman and Civil Rights leader John Lewis who introduced a bill in the late 1980's. The magnificent 400,000 square foot museum built to symbolically reference Yoruba crown, now houses more than 40,000 artifacts.
The NMAAHC is organized chronologically with exhibits and artifacts representing the Portuguese enslavement ship known as of African Americans in the first section which is below ground. This section includes portions of the enslavement ship, Sao Jose Paquete Africa and a bible believed to belong to rebellion leader Nat Turner. The nest section focuses on the Era of Segregation, including exhibits to Emmett Till and a Tuskegee Airplane. The final section is entitled a "Changing America: 1968 and Beyond". Other thematic exhibitions focus on African American music, culture, sports, and in the military. Of course no trip to the Museum is complete without a visit to Sweet Home Cafe. Unlike any other museum cafeteria, the Cafe is a study in the complex African American culinary palette.
While over 10 million people have visited the National Museum of African American History and Culture, touring with reknown historian Jabari Osaze will be a unique experience bit to be missed!
Your tour will run approximately 4 hours (not including lunch at the Sweet Home Cafe) and will cost $150. The coach bus will ;eave from Harlem's Adam Clayton Powell State Office Building (163 W 125th St.) at 6 AM sharp. For those in the DC area or traveling on their own, the tour will cost $30 and begin at approximately 12 noon. Please RSVP as soon as possible as limited spaces are available. Pay via PayPal, CashApp or cash on site. Please meet in the museum lobby at least 15 minutes prior!
Tour led by Jabari Osaze, Heru DjedenMa'at Aten-Ra
Only $150 Including Coach Bus
Only $30 Without Transportation!
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African Centered Tour of the Egyptian Wing of the
Carlos Museum (Atlanta, Georgia)
The museum's collection of Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern antiquities is one of the largest on the East Coast, with 7,500 objects dating from Prehistory to the period of Roman domination. The collection’s strengths include Egyptian coffins from all major periods, objects of daily life, royal and divine sculpture, ancient cuneiform tablets, and Near Eastern cylinder seals. Arranged in two galleries, the permanent collection tells the story of humankind through its material culture.
Your tour will run approximately 2 1/2 hours and will cost $25 for all which includes the museum entry fee. Please RSVP as soon as possible as limited spaces are available. Pay via PayPal, CashApp or cash on site. Please meet in the museum lobby at least 15 minutes prior!
Tour led by Jabari Osaze, Heru DjedenMa'at Aten-Ra
Only $150 Including Coach Bus Transportation! 10% Discount Until 3/15!
African Centered Tour of the Egyptian Wing of the Brooklyn Museum of Art (Brooklyn, NY)
The Brooklyn Museum, housed in a 560,000-square-foot, Beaux-Arts building, is one of the oldest and largest art museums in the country. Its world-renowned permanent collections range from ancient Egyptian masterpieces to contemporary art and represent a wide range of cultures.
The museum features pieces that represent each of the 5 major periods of Ancient Egyptian Art. The collection includes the noted Black Madonna and child statue of Pepi II. Pepi II is the world's longest-ruling monarch, reigning for more than 90 years. While the museum's collection is much smaller than that of the Metropolitan Museum in Manhattan, its pieces are well situated. The museum also features one of the world's best collections of small ceremonial statues used in burials called "ushabtis".
The tour will run approximately 3 1/2 hours and will cost $25 for adults, and $15 for children over the age of 12. Please RSVP as soon as possible as limited spaces are available. Pay via PayPal, CashApp or cash on site. Please meet in the lobby of the museum at 12:45 PM
Tour led by Jabari Osaze, Heru DjedenMa'at Aten-Ra
African Centered Tour of the Egyptian Wing of the Penn Museum of Art (Philadelphia, PA)
Featured in the museum's collection is the largest extant portion of a Kemetic palace. The intricately carved structure was built by King Merneptah, the 13th son and successor of Rameses the Great. The glyphs on the massive pillars include the controversial image which has been conjectured by some to be the world's first electric lamp. The museum's collection also includes a wonderful roster of pieces from Akhetaten (The horizon of Aten), the city built by the Heretic King, Akhenaten.
We will accomplish 3 objectives on this tour:
1) Describe the esoteric wisdom encoded in Kemetic symbols and architecture
2) Develop an intimate portrayal of our ancient African ancestors
3) Describe the 5 major periods of Ancient Egyptian History and Art
Your tour will run approximately 2 1/2 hours and will cost $20 for adults, and $15 for students. Please RSVP as soon as possible as limited spaces are available. Pay via PayPal, CashApp or cash on site. Please meet at the Kress entrance
of the museum at least 15 minutes prior!
Outside of the Philadelphia Area? Round trip bus fares as low as $19!
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Tour led by Jabari Osaze, Heru DjedenMa'at Aten-Ra
African-Centered Tour of the Egyptian and Nubian
Collections of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
While several museums feature comprehensive collections of Ancient Egyptian (Kemet) artifacts, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston also contains an extensive Kushitic (Nubian) collection. This unique feature allows us to discuss the relationship between two of the world's most import early civilizations. Major artifacts include world-renown statues of Kemetic King Menkaure and his Queen Khamerernebty II and the exquisite Het-Heru Headed crystal pendant from Nubia. See the impressive collection of ushabti statuettes which belong to the 25th Dynasty ruler, Taharqa.
This tour will provide a general overview of Ancient Kemetic and Nubian history while re-contextualizing Kemet as an African nation.
We will accomplish 3 objectives on this tour:
1) Develop an intimate portrayal of our ancient ancestors
2) Describe the major periods of Ancient Kemetic and Nubian History and Art
3) Explore the complex relationship between Kemet and Nubia over
thousands of years
Don't miss this interactive multimedia tour which explores the African cradle of civilization!
Your tour will run approximately 3 hours and will cost $30 for adults and $20 for students. Please RSVP as soon as possible as limited spaces are available. Pay via PayPal, CashApp or cash on site. Please enter through the Linde Family Entrance at least 15 minutes prior!
Tour led by Jabari Osaze, Heru DjedenMa'at Aten-Ra
Directions to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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African Centered Tour of the Egyptian Wing of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art (NY, NY)
Considered one of the "Big Three" museums for Ancient Egyptian Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art has one of the largest collections in the world. Including stelae (used to create "holy water" prior to the Christian era) and the entire Temple of Dendur. The Temple of Dendur was moved to the MET, block by block, from the Nubian border during the creation of the Aswan High Dam.
Unfortunately, the museum also subtlety subverts the African origins of our Kemetic ancestors. This tour will provide a general overview of Ancient Kemetic history while re-contextualizing Kemet as an African nation. Its contributions to world civilization are unparalleled.
We will accomplish 3 objectives on this tour:
1) Develop an intimate portrayal of our ancient ancestors
2) Describe the 5 major periods of Ancient Egyptian History and Art
3) Identify and debunk the museum's subtle portrayal of the Ancient Egypt as a non-African nation
Your tour will run approximately 3 hours and will cost $20 which does not include the museum entry fee. Please RSVP as soon as possible as limited spaces are available. Pay via PayPal, CashApp or cash on site. Please meet in the museum lobby at least 15 minutes prior!
Tour led by Jabari Osaze, Heru DjedenMa'at Aten-Ra