A Juneteenth Celebration at Bayou Bend Saturday, June 17, 2023 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
H. Wilson & Co., Seven-Gallon Jar (detail), c. 1869–84, salt-glazed stoneware, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Bayou Bend Collection, Museum purchase funded by the African American Art Advisory Association.
H. Wilson & Co., Jug, c. 1869–84, salt-glazed stoneware, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Bayou Bend Collection, Museum purchase funded by Robert Mosbacher, Sr. and Jerry E. Finger in honor of Peter C. Marzio at “One Great Night in November, 2001.”
A Juneteenth Celebration at Bayou Bend
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens commemorates Juneteenth with a family-centered program focusing on Black history.
Admission is free.
Highlights
- Discover the Wilson Pottery Foundation, one of the first African American–owned businesses in Texas.
- Learn about the legacy of the African American cowboys from the Black Cowboy Museum in Rosenberg.
- Explore the history of Houston's Buffalo Soldiers National Museum.
- Enjoy a poetic celebration from Express Children's Theater.
- Embrace your creativity in an art-making workshop led by teaching artists Norola Morgan and Janice Warren.
- Tour the former home of Ima Hogg and see the collection of American decorative arts.
Education programs at Bayou Bend receive generous funding from Houston Junior Woman's Club; Sharon G. Dies; Susan Vaughan Foundation; Ms. Bobbie Nau; Ralph H. and Ruth J. McCullough Foundation; William A. and Madeline Smith Charitable Trust; The Summerlee Foundation and additional generous donors.
The education programs also receive endowment income from funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Ballard; Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Tate; and the James William Glanville and Nancy Hart Glanville Endowment.