[Oregon Public Broadcasting] ‘Black, Black History Month’ pop-up museum showcases artists and organizations in historic Portland building

Tory Campbell (1803 Fund’s interim Director of Culture) greets Paul Knauls at the Black, Black History Museum. | Photo by FLI Social

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The “Black, Black History Month” pop-up museum in Portland’s Old Town district has three floors of exhibits featuring history, photography, paintings, film and music. And the Horizon Enterprise Building that serves as the temporary museum is itself a kind of exhibit, as its owners want to turn it into a community space to serve and support BIPOC artists and organizations. Tory Campbell is the interim director of culture at the 1803 Fund, which is supporting the building’s transition - and the organizations represented in the museum. Taishona Carpenter is the board president of Don’t Shoot PDX, which runs The BLACK Gallery and was one of the curators of the pop-up museum. We talk with them about the mission and vision of their organizations and how that’s reflected in the exhibits.