She’s created costumes for movies like “Black Panther”, “Malcolm X”, “Do The Right Thing”, “Selma”, and more. Now, you can view Academy Award winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter’s costumes at The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit. The exhibition is titled, “Ruth E. Carter: Afrofuturism in Costume Design,” and features more than 60 original designs from movies over the past three decades. According to a press release from The Charles H. Wright Museum, the exhibition examines definitions and representations of Afrofuturism on screen and within culture, spotlighting Carter’s history-making story. The exhibition runs through March 31, 2024.
For a glimpse of the exhibition click the video above.