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Curriculum Guide for Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898–1971

Our curriculum guide invites teachers and high school students to celebrate Black cinema, expand their understanding of history, and examine the importance of telling inclusive stories. Created in modular parts that draw from the exhibition and from the exhibition catalogue’s scholarship, this curriculum introduces teachers to the Academy Museum’s pedagogical approach to inquiry-centered learning. The guide includes select biographies of influential thinkers and filmmakers, explorations of the exhibition’s contemporary artworks, unique film companion pieces detailing the significant contributions and impact of Black filmmakers, topical essays exploring foundational ideas about race and film and more. Each section also includes questions for discussion and activities for active learning. Throughout, the curriculum is rooted in the complex question, “What does Black cinema mean to you?”

Accommodative Experiences and Drop-in Tours

Join museum educators with ASL Interpreters for the American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreted Tour of Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898-1971 on Saturday, September 24, 12:00-12:45pm.

Visual Description tours for visitors who are blind or low vision take place the last Friday of every month at 2pm. Visual Description is a way of using words to represent the visual world, of helping people form mental images of what they cannot see. All are welcome to join this gallery conversation in Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898-1971 on September 30.

Explore the exhibition Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898-1971 on your own or with educators on Drop-in Tours from 1:00-3:00pm every Friday beginning September 30 through July 16, 2023.

Facilitated Tours for Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898–1971

High school teachers and their students will be invited to the museum for facilitated tours to explore Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898–1971. Educators will draw upon the contemporary artworks, original objects, and montages in the exhibition to hold in-depth, inquiry-based, and student-led conversations. Together, we will examine the importance of telling inclusive histories as well as the core question, “What does Black cinema mean to you?”

To sign up please reach out to us at museumeducation@oscars.org

Capacity is limited, and high school classrooms from Title 1 schools in Los Angeles will be prioritized.