Louis Armstrong House Museum

The new Louis Armstrong center, a 14,000-square foot state-of-the-art building, opened in july of 2023. This physical and programmatic expansion has allowed us to redefine Armstrong's legacy from a 21st century interpretive lens. The center houses a 75-seat performance space, a multimedia exhibition, and the extensive Armstrong archives. Lahm is now a multi-building campus, celebrated in 2023 by the new york times as one of the 8 places across the u.s. that illuminate black history.in 2023 our programs were inspired by the Armstrong values of: preserving and sharing the legacy, artistic excellence, education, and community. Preserving and sharing the legacy in addition to the guided tour of the national landmark, in 2023 we added a self guided tour of the new Armstrong center's "here to stay exhibit", curated by jason moran. In 2023, we also welcomed multiple vips to including nyc mayor eric adams, congresswoman grace meng, ny state speaker jeffrion aubry, council member nantasha williams, the mellon foundation arts & culture team, rockefeller brothers fund team, and jazz at lincoln center's board. Additionally, we hosted a series of "listening parties" using records and materials from the archival collections, which now reside in the Armstrong center.artistic excellence + innovationfollowing our traditional hot jazz/ cool garden series during summer, we launched our jazz room series with a concert featuring jason moran and the bandwagon. Since then we've hosted monthly concerts featuring artists such as vuyo sotashe, linda briceo, brianna thomas, antonio brown, esperanza spalding and amyra len. Our Armstrong now! Artists were also featured at the newport jazz festival with their special tribute to Louis at newporteducationin 2023 we welcomed over 20 nyc public schools to the Armstrong home and Armstrong center. We also hosted the nyc department of education vice chancellor summit, including chancellor banks visiting our site twice, as well as hosted the cuny president's board meeting. Additionally, we launched "trumpet lessons", an 8-week music education program designed for beginners with no previous experience and for more advanced students who have received trumpet lessons in the past. Communityour neighborhood" series included 2 housing workshops led by the neighborhood housing services of queens, an arts and justice convening in collaboration with new yorkers for culture & arts (ny4ca), and a screening of "good evening, ev'rybody" sponsored by the joyce and george wein foundation. Additionally, during hispanic heritage month, we hosted a series of concerts featuring chia's dance party, kali rodriguez-pea melange, and pedrito martinez group.