CASH MOB AT THE AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM: Afrofuturism& Black Philanthropy

This is more than a museum visit.
This is a Cash Mob, a cultural activation, and a live conversation on the future of Black philanthropy.

Join us at the African American Museum in Philadelphia for a collective experience centered on Afrofuturism, imagination, and economic power in the Black community. We are intentionally showing up together to support a Black serving institution while engaging in real dialogue about how Black communities fund culture, legacy, and the future.

One hundred percent of your ticket price is paid directly to the African American Museum in Philadelphia and covers your museum admission.

This event is designed as a Cash Mob. That means your attendance is not symbolic. It is a direct economic contribution to a Black cultural institution. No middlemen. No markup. Your dollars go where they matter.

A Cash Mob is a collective action where community members at least 20 people intentionally show up and spend at least $20 each at a Black owned or Black serving institution to create immediate economic impact.

Instead of waiting on grants or outside approval, we mobilize our own resources and move together with purpose. When we align our dollars, our presence, and our values, individual actions become collective power.

For this event, the Cash Mob means:
• Purchasing a museum ticket
• Showing up together as a community
• Supporting AAMP directly
• Investing in Black culture and preservation

This is not charity. This is strategy.
This is community economics in motion.

✨ Afrofuturism Exhibit Experience
Engage with the Afrofuturism and Ruth E. Carter inspired exhibition celebrating Black creativity, design, storytelling, and future vision.

🎙 Live Podcast Recording
Be present for a live, unfiltered conversation on Afrofuturism and the future of Black philanthropy. This discussion will challenge traditional models of giving and center community led approaches to sustaining Black institutions.

🖤 Community and Connection
This space brings together artists, creatives, organizers, investors, and everyday people committed to Black self determination and collective economics.

Become a Member

In addition to today’s Cash Mob, attendees are strongly encouraged to consider becoming an AAMP member.

🖤 Annual Membership is $45

Membership is one of the most impactful ways to support the museum year round. It helps sustain exhibitions, education, preservation, and access for the community long after this event ends.

Your ticket supports AAMP today.
Membership supports AAMP all year.

Afrofuturism expands how we imagine what is possible.
Philanthropy determines what gets funded and sustained.
When Black people control imagination and resources, we shape the future on our own terms.

This gathering is about moving from passive support to active investment, from attendance to impact.

Pull up with intention.
Spend with purpose.
Join the Village.

Info: On View: Now
​Galleries 2, 3 and 4

Ruth E. Carter presents “Afrofuturism in Costume Design,” the Exhibition.

In 2019, audiences sitting in the Dolby Theater and watching around the world on television, stood up and roared with joy when Ruth Carter’s name was announced as the winner of the Oscar in Costume Design and, again, in 2023.

This touring costume exhibition showcases the story of Ruth E. Carter’s journey as an artist and storyteller, who found a home and passion in Costume Design as she adventured from her humble beginnings in Springfield, Massachusetts to the legendary Dolby Stage in Hollywood, California, to becoming a two-time Oscar® Winning Costume Designer.

Carter’s filmography and costume design uniquely capture the African-American narrative and leave their mark in cinematic history. The modular exhibition features costumes and artifacts from Carter’s storied career and are displayed in settings infused by Carter’s own artistry including interactive elements and a sho

Info: The Future of Black Philanthropy
Panel Discussion and Live Podcast Recording

Hosted by Black Wealth Rebels
In partnership with Civic Capital

What does Black philanthropy look like when it is led by community and rooted in strategy rather than charity?

Join Black Wealth Rebels and Civic Capital for a live panel discussion and podcast recording exploring The Future of Black Philanthropy. This conversation challenges traditional models of giving and centers Black communities as decision makers, investors, and architects of their own futures.

Topics include community led investment, sustaining Black institutions, the role of culture in funding decisions, and how everyday people can participate in collective economics.

This session will be recorded live and is designed for organizers, funders, creatives, nonprofit leaders, and anyone committed to building long term Black economic power.

This is not theory. This is practice.
This is community economics in motion.

Info: AAMP is pleased to present Sailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad, a compelling traveling exhibition developed initially at the New Bedford Whaling Museum in 2022 under the co-curation of Dr. Timothy Walker and Michael Dyer.

This landmark project invites audiences to revisit and deepen our understanding of the maritime dimension of the Underground Railroad. It uncovers how enslaved African Americans, in addition to overland routes, undertook daring escapes by sea—charting covert paths along the Atlantic coast, aboard merchant and passenger vessels, and via lesser-known watercraft.
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This traveling version of the exhibition presents faithful reproductions of the original displays, alongside new interpretive material that expands both geographical scope and historical insight. It offers visitors an immersive encounter with narratives of flight, resilience, and agency—stories of freedom pursued not only across land but over water, and beyond the bounds of the

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

African American Museum in Philadelphia, 701 Arch Street, Philadelphia, United States

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