Traveling Exhibit
The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM) has created five uniquely different national traveling exhibitions that offer interesting and entertaining perspectives on the scope and magnitude of the professional Negro Baseball Leagues and their impact on the social advancement of America.
“Please note a Certificate of Insurance is required for all Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Traveling Exhibitions”
Developed by the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in 2014 to honor and explore the connections of African American baseball history to Hispanic cultures, communities and countries. This is a deep, rich history with origins in the late 1800s. The exhibition features profiles of significant baseball players, a timeline of American and Hispanic baseball history, and detailed baseball histories of several countries.
The critically acclaimed exhibition features 35 original works of art produced by 28 diverse professional artists from across the country that interpret the Negro Leagues experience on-and-off the playing field. Renowned artist Kadir Nelson headlines the talented roster of artists who participated in Shades of Greatness.
This exhibit is adapted from his acclaimed biography “I Was Right on Time.” Born the grandson of slaves, the exhibit traces O’Neil’s remarkable baseball career and the obstacles he overcame to become baseball’s grand ambassador through rare photographs and compelling video.
The exhibit covers the history of MLB’s shift from a segregated baseball league to its inclusion of Black and Hispanic players and examines World War II, the central event that led to the integration of America’s National Pastime. The thought-provoking exhibit delivers a powerful message shaped by the irony of young Black soldiers dying fighting the same racism in another country that they faced at home. An integration of text panels, video and rare photographs, highlights select Negro League players who served valiantly during WWII but were never formally recognized for their patriotism while examining the chain of events that led to Branch Rickey signing Robinson to change the face of the game.
The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM) has created unique national traveling exhibitions that offer interesting and entertaining perspectives on the scope and magnitude of the professional Negro Baseball Leagues and their impact on the social advancement of America. The following is an overview of the exhibits.
NOTE: A standard exhibit booking runs 8 weeks except for “They Were All Stars.”
