LOUIS ARMSTRONG HOUSE MUSEUM

IN 2024, LAHM WAS HONORED WITH THE NATIONAL MEDAL FOR MUSEUMS FROM THE INSTITUTE FOR MUSEUMS AND LIBRARY SERVICE AND CELEBRATED WITH IN-DEPTH STORIES IN THE NYTIMES AND CBS SUNDAY MORNING SHOW.WITH OUR CAMPUS EXPANSION (WITH THE ADDITION OF THE LOUIS ARMSTRONG CENTER), NOW IN ADDITION TO OUR CORE PROGRAM GUIDED TOURS OF THE NATIONAL AND CITY LANDMARKED ARMSTRONG HOME, NEW PROGRAMMING HAS EMERGED INCLUDING ARCHIVAL TOURS, YEAR ROUND MULTI-DISCIPLINARY PERFORMANCES, EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, AND COMMUNITY EVENTS. FOR LOCAL NEIGHBORS, CITY, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL VISITORS, THE EXPANDED CAMPUS WILL PERMANENTLY ESTABLISH ARMSTRONG'S LEGACY AS ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL FIGURES IN AMERICAN AND GLOBAL HISTORY.IN 2024 OUR PROGRAMS WERE INSPIRED BY THE ARMSTRONG VALUES OF: PRESERVING AND SHARING THE LEGACY, ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY.TOURS OF THE EXPANDED CAMPUS: IN ADDITION TO THE ARMSTRONG HOME GUIDED TOUR, WE ALSO WELCOMED THOUSANDS OF VISITORS TO THE NEW ARMSTRONG CENTER'S EXHIBITION, CURATED BY JAZZ PIANIST JASON MORAN.THIS EXHIBIT UTILIZES HUNDREDS OF ITEMS FROM OUR ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS. ADDITIONALLY, THE EXHIBIT FEATURES AN INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA TABLE WHERE VISITORS CAN DIVE DEEP INTO THE MULTIFACETED CAREER OF LOUIS ARMSTRONG.ACTIVATING THE ARMSTRONG ARCHIVES: NOW LOCATED AT THE ARMSTRONG CENTER, WE HOSTED MULTIPLE LISTENING PARTIES "ACTIVATING" OUR ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS. ADDITIONALLY, WE CURATED SPECIAL ARCHIVAL PRESENTATIONS SUCH AS THE "LOUIS IN LONDON AND THE "LEGACY OF LIL HARDIN".ARMSTRONG NOW!: THROUGH OUR ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM, EMERGING JAZZ ARTISTS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH OUR ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS AND CREATE COMMISSIONED PERFORMANCES. THESE PERFORMANCES WERE FEATURED IN THE LOUIS ARMSTRONG CENTER (STEVEN SALCEDO, LISA LA TOUCHE, SOUL SCIENCE)YEAR ROUND CONCERTS: IN ADDITION TO OUR TRADITIONAL GARDEN CONCERTS HOSTED OVER SUMMER, WE CONTINUED FEATURING ARTISTS EACH SEASON IN THE NEW LOUIS ARMSTRONG CENTER'S JAZZ ROOM. PERFORMANCES FEATURED BRIA SKONBERG AND BENNY BENACK, JON ERIK KELLSO, THE ANTHONY HERVEY QUARTET, ZACCAI CURTIS QUARTET, VICTOR DEY JR., JON FADDIS, CARLOS HENRIQUEZ, BRANDEE YOUNGER, NIKKI GIOVANNI, AND WENDELL BRUNIOUS."OUR NEIGHBORHOOD": IN LINE WITH OUR COMMITMENT TO ENGAGING OUR IMMEDIATE COMMUNITY OF CORONA, WE HOSTED A SERIES OF FREE CONCERTS AND WORKSHOPS INCLUDING: MOVE & GROOVE YOGA, "A FORCE OF GOOD DAY" COLLABORATION WITH THE JOHN COLTRANE HOME, "LATIN LOUIE" WITH JAY JODRIGUEZ AND WARREN VACHE, "WHEN BLACK WOMEN SPEAK" PANEL DISCUSSION."THE QUEENS JAZZ TRAIL": WE PARTNERED WITH KUPFERBERG CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND FLUSHING TOWN HALL TO CREATE A SERIES OF CONCERTS HONORING THE JAZZ LEGENDS THAT LIVED IN QUEENS. THE CONCERTS TOOK PLACE IN VARIOUS VENUES IN QUEENS AND FEATURED ARTISTS SUCH AS: SALCEDO'S LATIN SOUL, SAM MARTINELLI & THE BRAZILIAN JAZZ COLLECTIVE, FUNKIN FOR JAMAICA - A TRIBUTE TO DON BLACKMAN, AND GEORGE GEE SWING ORCHESTRA.