BMRC 20th Anniversary Exhibition Opening, April 16th, 6-8PM

The Black Metropolis Research Consortium invites you to join us on April 16, 2026, from 6–8 pm for the opening of our new exhibition, "The Ways We Remember: Celebrating Twenty Years of the Black Metropolis Research Consortium."

Bringing together a new project by renowned Chicago-based artist Candace Hunter alongside archival materials from the BMRC, the exhibition celebrates the ways archives have shaped both personal and institutional stewardship of Black history in Chicago.

Presenting the first part of a new body of work, Hunter responds to the displacement of Black communities on the South Side caused by the construction of the Dan Ryan Expressway while considering the reparative possibilities of archival activation.

*Artist and Curator address starts at 6:30PM*

The exhibition will be on view through August 15, 2026 at the BMRC at the Forum location, 320 E. 43rd Street in Chicago.

The BMRC is grateful for support from the Terra Foundation for American Art and Loyola University Chicago to support the exhibition.