Dyckman Farmhouse Museum: The Ancestor’s Future: An Afrofuturist’s Journey Through Time

Opening on April 30th at 6PM, Cheyney’s McKnight’s “The Ancestor’s Future: An Afrofuturist’s Journey Through Time,” explores com­mu­ni­ty bonds, com­mu­ni­ty heal­ing, and com­mu­ni­ty adapt­abil­i­ty. McKnight spec­u­lates on a dis­tant future while look­ing to the past and present to inform us on how Black Americans may get to a future where Black bod­ies and com­mu­ni­ties reap the full ben­e­fits of their cre­ativ­i­ty, inge­nu­ity, resources, and labor. As part of this exhi­bi­tion, Cheyney has devel­oped a series of per­for­mance art pieces to engage with the community. 

FREE WITH MUSEUM ADMISSION
May 4th, 11AM-1PM
May 11th, 11AM-1PM
June 1st, 11AM-1PM
June 8th, 11AM-1PM
June 15th, 11AM-1PM
June 22nd, 11AM-1PM
June 29th, 11AM-1PM

How do Black descen­dants of those enslaved in America envi­sion the future of sites of enslave­ment? Join Afrofuturist, Artist, and Historical Interpreter Cheyney McKnight in her exhib­it, The Ancestor’s Future: An Afrofuturist’s Journey Through Time at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum. The exhib­it is a per­son­al­ly curat­ed jour­ney from the past of Black America to the future of the African dias­po­ra that uses cloth­ing and set design to cen­ter the descen­dants in the con­ver­sa­tion. The pub­lic is invit­ed to join Mcknight along with oth­er descen­dants over a cup of tea in a con­ver­sa­tion about the African expe­ri­ence in America’s past, how it is impact­ing the present, and hear spec­u­la­tions about the far future of the Diaspora through the lens of descendants.