Explore the latest digital-born projects from The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

Generously supported by The Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, this revival of DIGITAL SCHOMBURG provides increased access to our visual collections, in addition to our catalog of innovative legacy projects.

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Minute-Histories

Minute-long videos highlight the visual histories of a variety of digitized artworks and photographs held at the Schomburg Center:

Digital Exhibitions

Newly digitized artworks, and the stories of how they came to be. View more of the center’s past digital exhibitions here.

ROLE(3D)MODELS

Explore an ongoing series of rotating virtual 3D models, rendered from sculptures and artifacts held in our Art & Artifacts Division. While nothing replaces the power of presence and experiencing these materials in-person, these 3D models provide a new perspective for understanding the past through an object’s history.

In 2025, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture will celebrate 100 years as a world-leading cultural institution devoted to the research, preservation, and exhibition of materials focused on African American, African Diaspora, and African experiences.

Click the icons to learn more about the center’s archival collections, preserved across five research divisions categorized by format.

JEAN BLACKWELL HUTSON RESEARCH & REFERENCE

ART & ARTIFACTS

PHOTOGRAPHS & PRINTS

MOVING IMAGE & RECORDED SOUND

MANUSCRIPTS, ARCHIVES & RARE BOOKS