An art exhibition commemorating the
100-year anniversary of the Rosewood
Massacre is opening at the Hannibal
Square Heritage Center in Winter Park —
and this is a gallery show you don’t want
to miss.
The traveling exhibition features
photographs and heirlooms from the Real
Rosewood Foundation founder Lizzie
Robinson Jenkins. The show documents
the history of the Rosewood Massacre of
1923, in which a white mob descended on the primarily Black town of Rosewood
50 miles from Gainesville, then killed and
displaced its Black residents.
At a time
when learning and understanding the
history of white supremacy and civil rights
in Florida is more important than ever,
this exhibition — also featuring artwork
from four female artists based in Miami — offers a valuable opportunity to learn
about the Rosewood Massacre through one family’s story.
Curator Amy Galpin will
be on hand for a gallery talk Friday night;
you may remember her from her tenure at
the Rollins Museum of Art (then known as
the Cornell). The exhibition runs through
Aug. 26.
Opening 7 p.m., gallery talk 8 p.m. Friday, May 12; Hannibal Square Heritage Center; 642 W. New England Ave., Winter Park; crealde.org; free.
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This article appears in May 10-16, 2023.
