Holland Museum • Cultural Lens
Past Cultural Lens Programs
Explore our archive of conversations, presentations, and community programs from 2020 through 2024.
Dates refer to the original programs. Links open archived event information or related historical coverage; not every program includes a video replay.
2024 5 programs
June 17, 2024
The Silenced Killer: AIDS Then and Now
May 30, 2024
Behind Our Walls: Incarceration in Michigan
March 21, 2024
Heroes of the Homefront: Rosie the Riveter and the Women Who Helped Win the War
March 11, 2024
WOW! Wonderful Outstanding Women Family Program
January 15, 2024
MLK Day Celebration
Original program page unavailable
2023 12 programs
October 19, 2023
Born Free and Equal: Michigan's Colored Regiment
October 10, 2023
Historic Community Planning and Stewardship in Idlewild, Michigan
October 5, 2023
First Voice Generation Film
September 28, 2023
Playgrounds for the Frustrated, Fatigued, and Infuriated
September 21, 2023
Idlewild: A Refuge in the Storm
September 14, 2023
The Music and Performers of Idlewild
August 3, 2023
Idlewild Today: A Discussion with Idlewild Residents
June 22, 2023
Yas Queen! The History of Drag
June 19, 2023
Systems that Shape(d) Black America with Author Tracee Bruce
March 23, 2023
Macatawa Strata
February 16, 2023
The Civil Rights Road Trip
February 9, 2023
African American Quilt History in Michigan
2022 8 programs
December 10, 2022
Holidays Around the World
October 20, 2022
IDLEWILD, The Black Eden of Michigan: Heirlooms of the Past, Honored in the Present
June 9, 2022
Dancing for Our Tribe: Potawatomi Tradition in the New Millennium
May 19, 2022
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Panel Discussion
February 24, 2022
Artists Talk: Contemporary Portraits of Native Americans by James Cook Part 2 of 2
February 19, 2022
Extraordinary Black Inventors—Family STEAM Program
February 10, 2022
Artists Talk: Contemporary Portraits of Native Americans by James Cook Part 1 of 2
January 20, 2022
Tales from the Archives: The Legend of the Black Dutchman
2021 13 programs
December 2, 2021
Hidden History: The Story of the Latinx Immigration to Holland, Michigan
November 18, 2021
Growing Up Transracially Adopted in Wooden Shoes
October 7, 2021
Meant To Be: Loving Down Syndrome
September 16, 2021
An Insider Look at Corporate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
August 26, 2021
Latin Americans United for Progress: It's Past, Present, and Future
Original program page unavailable
August 12, 2021
Creating Affirming Spaces for the LGBTQ+ Community
July 29, 2021
DEI Through the Lens of Disability and Ableism
June 24, 2021
Holland's Pride
June 19, 2021
Juneteenth Celebration with Miz Rosie
March 18, 2021
Fair Housing Five and the Haunted House
March 4, 2021
Fair Housing: A Historical Overview
February 4, 2021
Ally Up! Sharing Stories on Being an Effective Ally
January 18, 2021
How Would You Change the World: MLK Day at the Holland Museum
2020 3 programs
December 10, 2020
Doing the Work: Authentic Allyship
December 3, 2020
Gender Diversity: Outside the Binary
November 24, 2020
A History of an Anishinabe Family: The Whitepigeons of Holland
This is a historical archive. For upcoming events and current availability, visit the Holland Museum's Events Calendar.



