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How can design create spaces that are peaceful, safe, and equitable for everyone? What role do designers and creatives have in contributing to systems of power within placemaking? Join us for a conversation on the importance of place and power when designing for public dialogues and spaces. View full event details here.

In this guided tour of Deconstructing Power: W. E. B. Du Bois, visitors will explore groundbreaking data visualizations, on loan from the Library of Congress. Join conversations related to hand-drawn diagrams that used shape, line, and color to showcase the success Black Americans had achieved despite facing pervasive racism in the United States and the global community. Tour led by the exhibition’s curator, Chrstina Dé Leon, Acting Deputy Director of Curatorial and Associate Curator of Latino Design.  View full event details here.

Like a recipe there are important ingredients that can create a more peaceful world, including play, education, community, and nutrition. Work as a family to imagine and design a space that will encourage more peace in your community. View full event details here.

Data shapes our world. W. E. B. Du Bois’ pioneering data visualizations —currently on display in the exhibition Deconstructing Power: W. E. B. Du Bois at the 1900 World’s Fair —use shape, line, and color to showcase the success Black Americans had achieved despite facing pervasive racism in the United States and the global community.   Educators, join us to discover how Du Bois and the work of other data storytellers can help our students translate complex facts and figures into powerful imagery that can help them better understand themselves and their communities. Speakers will include curator Christina L. De León and members of the museum’s Learning team.   View full event details here.

Hector Guimard: How Paris Got Its Curves invites a new understanding of France’s most famous art nouveau architect, Hector Guimard (1867–1942). Guimard is perhaps best known for his designs for the Paris Métro stations and private residences like Castel Béranger—both important commissions broadcasting the art nouveau style he was developing at the turn of the century. In this guided tour, visitors will be invited to explore the full range of Guimard’s design work. Tour led by  Matilda McQuaid, Acting Director of Curatorial. View full event details here.

Like a recipe there are important ingredients that can create a more peaceful world, including play, education, community, and nutrition. Work as a family to imagine and design a space that will encourage more peace in your community. View full event details here.