"Skin Color" Museum Tour and Discussion with Althea Jones

Name: "Skin Color" Museum Tour and Discussion with Althea Jones
Start: 2026-06-03T17:30:00-04:00
End: 2026-06-03T20:00:00-04:00
Location: 73 S College St, Akron, OH, United States, Ohio 44325

Schedule

Wed Jun 03 2026 at 05:30 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

73 S College St, Akron, OH, United States, Ohio 44325 | Akron, OH

Join artist Althea Jones and the Cummings Center for the History of Psychology for a specialized tour and interactive discussion on the subjects of race, skin color, and psychology. Visitors will engage with the complex history of race and psychological science through the Cummings Center’s National Museum of Psychology, followed by a behind-the-scenes look at Jones’ ongoing project: Skin Color.
Limited space is available for this tour and registration is required. Register at https://www.uakron.edu/chp/events/skin-color
-- Program --
5:30 PM - 6:45 PM: Visitors will explore the National Museum of Psychology through the Cummings Center’s guided Race & Psychology Tour, which examines the power of psychological science to both reinforce and resist systems of racial injustice. The interactive tour explores histories of diagnosis, institutionalization, intelligence testing, and racial profiling alongside the powerful contributions of psychologists of color throughout the 20th century.
6:45 PM - 8:00 PM: Visitors will move upstairs for a moderated discussion with artist Althea Jones, who will discuss the Skin Color project and exhibition. Jones will discuss the project’s history and reflect on connections between her work and the prior museum tour.