Exhibition Lecture Series - Past, Present, Futures

All exhibition lectures are free and open to the public. Due to limited seating RSVP is appreciated.

Exhibition Lecture – Thursday, October 15, 6PM

Visiting Artist Letitia Huckaby

Letitia Huckaby will discuss her Living Requiem project and artist practice. Huckaby's work combines photography and textiles to depict family narratives, Black American heritage, cultural traditions, and faith. This is a FREE event, but due to limited seating preregistration is appreciated. You can learn more about Past, Present, Futures at the end of this page.

Speaker: Artist Letitia Huckaby

Exhibition Lecture – Thursday, November 12, 6PM

Afrofuturism as Epic Realism: Black Storytelling Then, NOW . . . Tomorrow

"Does Afrofuturism really exist, and how?"--literary scholar Dr. Gregory E. Rutledge will explore his relationship to the unfolding field and its relationship to the canon, epic mythology, and race. This is a FREE event, but due to limited seating preregistration is appreciated.

Speaker: Gregory Rutledge, Ph.D

Bak & Music – Saturday, December 5, 2PM

In Conversation, Debórah Dwork and Elise Loehnen

Dr. Beard, distinguished faculty in UNO’s Music department, and her talented student performers will deliver a captivating musical performance featuring pieces by banned composers and musicians living in warzones. This is a FREE event, but due to limited seating preregistration is appreciated.

About the "Past, Present, Futures" Exhibition (Open August 19 - December 20)

Samuel Bak Museum: The Learning Center is a space where art is the gateway to a conversation on human rights, Holocaust education, and genocide. The Fall 2026 exhibition Past, Present, Futures explores how the artists Samuel Bak, April Bey, Ken Gonzales-Day, Jeannette Ehlers, Letitia Huckaby, Harmonia Rosales, and Shawn Theodore play with the traditions of European portraiture to center other histories, reveal the role art and art history have played in the formation of historical narratives, and celebrate the resurgence of culture after oppression.