Before Yesterday We Could Fly: An Afrofuturist Period Room
from 5 Nov 2021 at The Met Fifth Avenue
· New York
"Before Yesterday We Could Fly: An Afrofuturist Period Room" is an immersive installation that blends historical memory with speculative vision. Drawing on the rich tradition of the period room — a museum format that reconstructs domestic interiors from a specific era — the exhibition reimagines what such a space might look like through an Afrofuturist perspective.
Afrofuturism brings together African and African American history, culture, and identity with science fiction, technology, and visions of the future. This installation invites visitors to step into a world where the past is not fixed but alive with possibility, honoring the resilience and creativity of Black communities while projecting their stories forward in time.
Afrofuturism brings together African and African American history, culture, and identity with science fiction, technology, and visions of the future. This installation invites visitors to step into a world where the past is not fixed but alive with possibility, honoring the resilience and creativity of Black communities while projecting their stories forward in time.
About the venue
The Met Fifth Avenue
· New York
The Met Fifth Avenue is the primary museum building for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The building is located at 1000 Fifth Avenue, along the Museum Mile on the eastern edge of Central Park in Manhattan's Upper East Side.
