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Celebrate Black History Month by participating in a series of free workshops, offered twice each Saturday. This year the theme is Fire. Learn how the process of cire perdue or lost wax casting was achieved. Then follow in the footsteps of the masters by recreating the first stage of the process, a model in clay, with artist Angela Briggs. RSVP 213-744-2024. Workshop given at 12noon and 2pm.

The Museum is closed today.

Until the mid-20th century a simple candle or lantern lit the "classroom" of African Americans hungry for knowledge. With Angela Briggs. RSVP 213-744-2024. Workshop given at 12noon and 2pm.

The Museum is closed today.

A full length documentary about the 92nd infantry division, an African American segregated unit of 15,000 soldiers who served in Italy during WWII. Called "Buffalo Soldiers," those who survived found that their contributions went unnoticed upon their return to the United States of America.

Black firefighters protected the public here in Los Angeles, but the conditions under which they served were difficult. The trailblazers included George W. Bright, hired in 1897, as the first Black firefighter on the Los Angeles Fire Department. An all-Black company was formed to prevent Bright from supervising whites. Create and assemble your own fire station. RSVP 213-744-2024. Workshop is given at 12noon and 2pm.

The Galleries are closed today.

According to a myth of the Ila people, fire was brought to earth by the mason-wasp who led a group of animals to the sun to beg for fire. Hear the story of the mason-wasp and then create an art project using the art of silhouette. RSVP 213-744-2024. Workshop given at 12noon and 2pm.