Thursday Nights at the Museum: Celebrating Hair-itage

Thursday Nights at the Museum is a weekly series where the museum exhibits are open late and you can enjoy pop-up activities, a cash bar, food and more.

Date: Thursday, February 5
Time: 5–8 p.m.
Location: Missouri History Museum, Lee Auditorium and MacDermott Grand Hall

Join the Missouri History Museum and Frizzy by Nature as we kick off Black History Month with a celebration of Black hair and the heritage of natural hair in St. Louis centered on Annie Malone. The evening will begin with a happy hour and Blooming Business Market. Throughout the evening, we will hear from public historian Cicely Hunter, Linda Nance from The Annie Malone Historical Society, Valerie and Leslie Hughes from Frizzy by Nature, and a recorded message from Annie Malone’s descendant James Agbara Bryson.

Join us in the Grand Hall before our main-stage event to enjoy food and drinks available for purchase from Amighetti’s. Visit resource tables centered on haircare, skincare, and self-care, and check out our Blooming Business Market in collaboration with Frizzy by Nature. Stop by our Historian’s Corner to learn more about Annie Turnbo Malone, and make sure to drop-in on a pop-up tour of Mill Creek: Black Metropolis!

Schedule

• 5–7 p.m. | Food and drinks available for purchase.

• 5–6:30 p.m. | Visit our Blooming Business Market, stop by the Historian’s Corner, and enjoy Annie Malone trivia.

• 5:30–5:50 p.m. | Participate in a brief tour of Mill Creek: Black Metropolis.

• 5:55–6:15 p.m. | Participate in a brief tour of Mill Creek: Black Metropolis.

• 6:30–8 p.m. | Head to the Lee Auditorium (lower level) and hear from public historian Cicely Hunter, Linda Nance from The Annie Malone Historical Society, Valerie and Leslie Hughes from Frizzy by Nature, and a recorded message from Annie Malone’s descendant James Agbara Bryson.