03 Mar Spring 2024 Museum News
2024 is off to an amazing start at the Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History and Conference Center. During the February Community Luncheon, the Laney Museum welcomed as the guest speaker Reverend Kimberly Dunn from St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. For the March luncheon, we are excited to have with us Dr. Sharica Brookins whose topic will be: Past & Present of Kidney Disease in African Americans. For the April luncheon, we will have Augusta’s Mayor Garnett Johnson, for May a panel of judges and attorneys to celebrate Law Month and in June our annual tribute to the caddies of the Augusta National Golf Course. Our current exhibition pays tribute to nearly 50 years of the Augusta Mini Theater. Following the Mini Theater exhibition the Laney Museum will pay tribute to the 60th Anniversary of the Rosa T. Beard Debutante Club with Augusta native, guest curator and doctoral candidate at UGA Ms. Brittany Noel Corbin.
In May and June we welcome back guest curator Ramona Harriet as we bring our annual exhibition of African Americans and golf to life. On March 16th at 5:30 p.m. we will host a book talk and signing with noted author and entrepreneur Dr. Cheryl Corbin. On March 23rd at 5:30 p.m., in partnership with the Augusta African American Historical Society, we will host a book talk and signing by Augusta native Dr. Janaka Bowman Lewis. On May 18th we will have our annual golf tournament, to be held at the Augusta Municipal Golf Course, known as “The Patch”. Finally, we are excited to bring back for another year our new authentic experience, Men on the Bag, which tells the amazing stories of the caddies of the Augusta National and Masters Golf Tournament. As you can see there is a lot of exciting happenings at the Laney Museum. And this is only the beginning of the year. For more information on tours, events, or to make a donation to the museum go to lucycraftlaneymuseum.com or call 706-724-3576. We thank you for your continued support!