Martin Luther King, Jr. Family Day 2025

Join us in celebrating the birthday of civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a talk, tours, digital media-making activities, and more. The courageous advocacy of King and his collaborators led to the historic 1963 March on Washington, which called for an end to racial discrimination and the passing of the Civil Rights Act. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 ended segregation in public places and prohibited employment discrimination.  

Visitors are invited to join a thoughtful conversation with local teen advocates about conflict resolution in collaboration with MoMI community partner Urban Upbound; create animations and immersive, virtual reality drawings inspired by the work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; join a Museum tour; or participate in a scavenger hunt game inside the Museum’s Behind the Screen exhibition, discovering the connections between moving image history and Black people’s fight for freedom during the Civil Rights Movement.  

Recommended for all ages. 

Free with Museum admission.

Schedule of events:  

2:00–2:30 p.m. Free talk about conflict resolution co-presented by Urban Upbound (Digital Learning Suite) 

2:30–3:30 p.m. Scavenger Hunt Gallery game with prizes (Meet in Digital Learning Suite)  

2:00–5:00 p.m. Animation and digital media-making activities (Digital Learning Suite and Media Game Lab)  

4:00 p.m. Behind the Screen Exhibition Public Tour offered in English, Spanish, and Bengali (Reserve a ticket with museum admission.)