Free seeds! Seedlings! and Movie night!

We are partnering with New Roots Urban Farm for our first event of the long-term Griot Green initiative dedicated to preserving heirloom seeds, connecting local farmers and apothecaries, and supporting sustainable and accessible food systems. 

The Event will begin with a hands-on seed starter activity with local farmers at 6:30PM followed by a screening of Wall-E starting at 7:30PM. Join us to learn how to grow your own food and care for the earth. Free Popcorn and seed/seedling giveaways!

The Griot Museum invites you to an immersive evening of sound, culture, and healing under the stars on September 27, 2025 at 6-8PM. The Acoustic Bath experience combines the power of crystal singing bowls with mindful reflection, providing a safe space for self-care and community connection. Tina, REIKI MASTER and FOUNDER of the Alchemist Cove Center for Wellness will lead the event. Admissions are $30. Reservations are required by September 25.  

You are cordially invited to Salon de Griot on August 29th at 6pm. We invite you to join us in a hands-on, creative workshop where we’ll design and prepare art pieces for installation along the rear wall of the Griot Museum and the Purple House. Come share ideas, collaborate with fellow creatives, and design new adornments for our museum. Let’s connect, create, and celebrate our community together! RSVP here. We hope to see you here!

A celebration of history and culture. Food, music, storytelling, small businesses and resources. 5:30pm Freedom March to St. Louis Place Parks 5th annual Whitaker Music Festival.

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By: Ricky Ian Gordon, Lynn Nottage, & Ruby Aiyo Gerber

World Premier - This House - Opera Theatre of St. Louis

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A house is more than four walls and a roof — it is a keeper of memories and a witness to legacy. The Walker family has lived in the same Harlem brownstone since the 1920s, and they have fought hard to keep what they have. When Zoe returns home after many years away, she asks her mother Ida and her brother Lindon to let her renovate the dilapidated building. But Ida and Lindon do not wish to change it. The house is their whole world, and every room is full of ghostly voices and painful memories. As hidden truths about the family’s legacy come to light, Zoe begins to realize that the secrets harbored within these walls are deeper and more profound than she ever imagined.

Get out of the cold and join us for the first Salon of 2025 featuring musical artist, Marvin Cockrell

Essel-Blankson, an author, museum educator, and tour guide will present his book Our Story: Cape Coast Castle & The Trans-Atlantic Slave Travel.

Don't miss this Black Friday Special featuring Marvin F. Cockrell with special guest Kim Fuller-Barnes! Enjoy an early evening of live music at a steal in one of the city's most unique cultural venues.

This is an empowering series of photography, storytelling, and community as we work towards ending incarceration of women and girls!

Join The Griot Museum of Black History to celebrate Sister Cities St. Louis Missouri and Saint-Louis, Senegal with the intercultural exhibition titled Terang’Art II – A Celebration of Art and Hospitality!

Learn how to create a family oral history project and deepen family history research from Kelly Elaine Navies, Museum Specialist in Oral History at the National Museum of African American History and Culture!

The Artists' Workshop with De' Joneiro Jones is a painting workshop where the artist will show his technique, then invite audiences to create their own artworks on 4 x 6 canvases.

The Black Abstraction Overview program will be a short presentation about Black abstraction history and artists, including three that were St. Louis born!

Join us in partnership with Perennial for a hands-on weaving workshop!

Get inspired by our summer exhibit and make 3D art!

Juneteenth "FREE-DOME" Celebration is a one day family oriented event celebrating the rich heritage, history and culture of people of African descent. We will come together to show that we are UNITED and to celebrate our unity with diverse people throughout Saint Louis City.

Join The Griot Museum of Black History as we debut the St. Louis premiere of Lift Every Voice, an exhibition featuring 15 hooked rugs inspired by Elizabeth Catlett's 1947 series I Am the Black Woman!

Hosted by the University of Missouri - St. Louis’ We Are St. Louis Initiative - Join us in celebrating the digital projects by these local storytellers and public historians. In addition to previews of the projects, there will conversation, food, & refreshments.

Join us for our 3rd Salon to build community with fellow artists and creative hustlers around St. Louis before summer kicks into high gear!

Step into the past and witness captivating tales of resilience and redemption at The Griot Museum’s double feature screening of short films, Honorable and Eliza.