Join Yale Alumni LIVE for a look at the Louis Armstrong House Museum and an inside peek at their Armstrong Now program!
About LAHM
The Louis Armstrong House Museum & Archives is a National Historic Landmark and a New York City landmark. The Museum is a member of the American Alliance of Museums, the Association of African American Museums, the Museums Council of New York City, the New York State Museums Association, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and NYC & Company. The Museum is a constituent of the Kupferberg Center for the Arts at Queens College. The historic site is owned by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and administered by Queens College under a long-term license agreement.
The Louis Armstrong House Museum & Archives sustains and promotes the cultural, historical, and humanitarian legacy of Louis Armstrong by preserving and interpreting Armstrong’s house and grounds, collecting and sharing archival materials that document Armstrong’s life and legacy, and presenting public programs such as exhibits, concerts, lectures, and film screenings. The Museum seeks to educate and inspire people of all ages, origins, and locations.
About Armstong Now
Armstrong Now is an integrative video series that will roll out from October 5 through December 31, 2020, providing museum-quality programming that promotes equity, access and inclusion to a wider audience outside of its Queens community. Inspired by the newly digitized archives of Louis Armstrong and the LAHM research collections, four groups of renowned contemporary artists, with the help of filmmaker Ben Stamper, and artistic producer Jake Goldbas have created original short films exploring their respective artforms, from spoken word to dance. Each piece is intended to reacquaint audiences everywhere with Louis Armstrong’s legacy of artistry and innovation.
Through a nuanced engagement with the Armstrong home and Archives, Black artists will delve into the complexities of Louis Armstrong and what he represents to culture, responding with new work that encapsulates their own journey. The collaborations, which draw from different art disciplines and synthesize into one cohesive body of work, were filmed in and around the Louis Armstrong House Museum. Artist cohorts are as follows:
GROUP 1: Naomi Extra / Kayla Farrish / Melanie Charles
GROUP 2: Alita Moses / Vuyo Sotashe / Michael Mayo / Negah Santos
GROUP 3: Christian Sands / Martha Nichols
GROUP 4: Daniel J Watts / Derrick Baskin / Braxton Cook / Brett Williams
