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Austrian Museum for Black Entertainment and Black Music

The Museum gathers stories of Black artists and entertainers who rose to prominence in what has been a predominantly white entertainment industry.

Tthe Austrian Museum for Black Entertainment and Black Music (ÖMSUBM) is set to become the foremost museum for Black culture and popular music in the German-speaking world. It comprises an extensive archive of vinyl records, magazines, autographs and memorabilia, exhibited in a vibrant venue for the mediation and discussion of Black art and history. Curated by Joana Tischkau, Anta Helena Recke, Elisabeth Hampe, Frieder Blume and Dalia Ahmed, the Museum gathers stories of Black artists and entertainers who rose to prominence in what has been a predominantly white German-language entertainment industry.

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Austrian Museum for Black Entertainment and Black Music at Belvedere, Vienna, 2022. Photo: Johannes Stoll, Courtesy of Österreichische Museum für Schwarze Unterhaltung und Black Music (ÖMSUBM).

Austrian Museum for Black Entertainment and Black Music at Belvedere, Vienna, 2022. Photo: Johannes Stoll, Courtesy of Österreichische Museum für Schwarze Unterhaltung und Black Music (ÖMSUBM).

Installation View of Austrian Museum for Black Entertainment and Black Music at Belvedere, Vienna, 2022. Courtesy of Österreichische Museum für Schwarze Unterhaltung und Black Music (ÖMSUBM).

Installation View of Austrian Museum for Black Entertainment and Black Music at Belvedere, Vienna, 2022. Courtesy of Österreichische Museum für Schwarze Unterhaltung und Black Music (ÖMSUBM).

Installation View of Austrian Museum for Black Entertainment and Black Music at Belvedere, Vienna, 2022. Photo: Johannes Stoll, Courtesy of Österreichische Museum für Schwarze Unterhaltung und Black Music (ÖMSUBM).

Installation View of Austrian Museum for Black Entertainment and Black Music at Belvedere, Vienna, 2022. Photo: Johannes Stoll, Courtesy of Österreichische Museum für Schwarze Unterhaltung und Black Music (ÖMSUBM).

Installation View of Austrian Museum for Black Entertainment and Black Music at Belvedere, Vienna, 2022. Photo: Hannah Aders, Courtesy of Österreichische Museum für Schwarze Unterhaltung und Black Music (ÖMSUBM).

Installation View of Austrian Museum for Black Entertainment and Black Music at Belvedere, Vienna, 2022. Photo: Hannah Aders, Courtesy of Österreichische Museum für Schwarze Unterhaltung und Black Music (ÖMSUBM).

Installation View of Austrian Museum for Black Entertainment and Black Music at Belvedere, Vienna, 2022. Courtesy of Österreichische Museum für Schwarze Unterhaltung und Black Music (ÖMSUBM).

Installation View of Austrian Museum for Black Entertainment and Black Music at Belvedere, Vienna, 2022. Courtesy of Österreichische Museum für Schwarze Unterhaltung und Black Music (ÖMSUBM).

Installation View of Austrian Museum for Black Entertainment and Black Music at Belvedere, Vienna, 2022. Courtesy of Österreichische Museum für Schwarze Unterhaltung und Black Music (ÖMSUBM).

Installation View of Austrian Museum for Black Entertainment and Black Music at Belvedere, Vienna, 2022. Courtesy of Österreichische Museum für Schwarze Unterhaltung und Black Music (ÖMSUBM).

Installation View of Austrian Museum for Black Entertainment and Black Music at Belvedere, Vienna, 2022. Photo: Johannes Stoll, Courtesy of Österreichische Museum für Schwarze Unterhaltung und Black Music (ÖMSUBM).

Installation View of Austrian Museum for Black Entertainment and Black Music at Belvedere, Vienna, 2022. Photo: Johannes Stoll, Courtesy of Österreichische Museum für Schwarze Unterhaltung und Black Music (ÖMSUBM).

Installation View of Austrian Museum for Black Entertainment and Black Music at Belvedere, Vienna, 2022. Photo: Hannah Aders, Courtesy of Österreichische Museum für Schwarze Unterhaltung und Black Music (ÖMSUBM).

Installation View of Austrian Museum for Black Entertainment and Black Music at Belvedere, Vienna, 2022. Photo: Hannah Aders, Courtesy of Österreichische Museum für Schwarze Unterhaltung und Black Music (ÖMSUBM).

Installation View of Austrian Museum for Black Entertainment and Black Music at Belvedere, Vienna, 2022. Courtesy of Österreichische Museum für Schwarze Unterhaltung und Black Music (ÖMSUBM).

Installation View of Austrian Museum for Black Entertainment and Black Music at Belvedere, Vienna, 2022. Courtesy of Österreichische Museum für Schwarze Unterhaltung und Black Music (ÖMSUBM).

Curators and Initiators of the Austrian Museum for Black Entertainment and Black Music at Belvedere, Vienna, 2022. Courtesy of Österreichische Museum für Schwarze Unterhaltung und Black Music (ÖMSUBM).

Curators and Initiators of the Austrian Museum for Black Entertainment and Black Music at Belvedere, Vienna, 2022. Courtesy of Österreichische Museum für Schwarze Unterhaltung und Black Music (ÖMSUBM).

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