Night at the Museum

When I think of museums, I often think of the dominant narratives. I think about the stories that have yet to be told, about the identities that haven’t been captured. When walking by the Kehinde Wiley exhibition, I noticed that Black faces and Black stories are captured. For instance, I analyzed a sculpture that represented 3 black women for which their hair is intertwined and bounded to each other. Their faces are represented as well! This is surprising and certainly shows me that museums are making efforts to highlight more cultures and values accurately. Growing up, I would only learn about American history and that definition was wrapped around the white dominant narrative. This museum showed me that there has been an effort to communicate our beautiful stories because we are also apart of its history. For that reason, I certainly would recommend other Macaulay students to start visiting museums again!