The Sound of Gordon Parks

Cultural Treasures of South LA Daytime Exhibition Family Friendly Free

Date

June 9

Time

12:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Cost

Free

Organizer's Site

caamuseum.org/exhibitions/2026/the-sound-of-gordon-parks

Council District

City Council District 8

Event Series Dates

Through September 13

Event Schedule

June 2026

  • Tuesday 9th 12:00 PM
  • Wednesday 10th 12:00 PM
  • Thursday 11th 12:00 PM
  • Friday 12th 12:00 PM
  • Saturday 13th 12:00 PM
  • Sunday 14th 12:00 PM
  • Tuesday 16th 12:00 PM
  • Wednesday 17th 12:00 PM
  • Thursday 18th 12:00 PM
  • Friday 19th 12:00 PM
  • Saturday 20th 12:00 PM
  • Sunday 21st 12:00 PM
  • Tuesday 23rd 12:00 PM
  • Wednesday 24th 12:00 PM
  • Thursday 25th 12:00 PM
  • Friday 26th 12:00 PM
  • Saturday 27th 12:00 PM
  • Sunday 28th 12:00 PM
  • Tuesday 30th 12:00 PM

July 2026

  • Wednesday 1st 12:00 PM
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The Sound of Gordon Parks is an immersive exhibition that explores the lesser-known sonic dimension of Gordon Parks’s artistic legacy. While Parks (1912–2006) is widely celebrated as a photographer, filmmaker, and writer, he was also a composer whose musical output has remained largely underexplored. Developed in partnership with The Gordon Parks Foundation and Mario Sprouse—Parks’s longtime musical assistant and archivist of more than twenty years—the exhibition invites visitors into the rich soundscape of the artist’s creative universe through music, video, and rarely seen archival materials.

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