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National Juneteenth Museum
Local Projects has been selected as the exhibition designer for the National Juneteenth Museum. [Rendering: Bjarke Ingels Group and KAI Enterprises]
Award-Winning Exhibition Designer Selected for Fort Worth’s National Juneteenth Museum
by Lance Murray | Oct 7, 2024
New York-based Local Projects said it will design immersive, interactive exhibitions for the museum featuring multimedia installations and historical artifacts, with an aim of "fostering a powerful connection between visitors and the story and impact of Juneteenth."
by David Seeley |
Feb 20, 2024
The museum, currently being built in Fort Worth's Historic Southside neighborhood, has a $70 million fundraising goal and is slated to open in 2025. The 50,000-square-foot Juneteenth Museum center will also host guest lectures, community events, and performances in its 250-seat amphitheater, while offering a food hall, store fronts, and a business incubator to boost local entrepreneurship.
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by David Seeley |
Jul 25, 2023
"The National Juneteenth Museum will be a social and economic anchor in Fort Worth that will serve as a catalyst for community education and growth," Mike Pavell, Bank of America Fort Worth president, said in announcing the $1 million grant.
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by Lance Murray |
May 2, 2023
Former Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce executive Jarred Howard worked behind the scenes for over seven years to spark the vision of building a National Juneteenth Museum to support economic revitalization in the surrounding Southside community. As CEO, he'll be responsible for operations, construction, and accelerating fundraising to achieve the museum’s $70 million campaign goal.
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Rendering of National Juneteenth Museum [Image: Bjarke Ingels Group and KAI Enterprises]
First Steps Begin at Site of Fort Worth’s National Juneteenth Museum
by David Seeley | Feb 28, 2023
Demolition has begun at the museum's site in Fort Worth's Historic Southside neighborhood, with plans to break ground for the museum later this year. At a media event Saturday, the museum's new executive strategist, Dr. Lauren Cross (seen above with Opal Lee), was introduced and new renderings of the museum were unveiled.
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by David Seeley |
Sep 16, 2022
Slated to be built in Fort Worth's Historic Southside neighborhood, the planned $70 million museum will get the city funding once the balance for the project has been raised. Designed by the New York office of Denmark-based Bjarke Ingels Group, the building will house the museum on its second level, with a business incubator, restaurant, 250-seat amphitheater, and storefronts at ground level.
“Literally and figuratively, it was designed to be a beacon of light in an area that has been dark for a very long time,” says Jarred Howard, principal of the project's developer.
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