RT Article T1 My Soul Looks Beyond in Wonder: Curating Faith, Freedom, and Futurity at the National Museum of African American History and Culture JF Religions VO 15 IS 1 A1 McCormack, Michael Brandon LA English PB MDPI YR 2024 UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1877244929 AB This article offers a description and critical reflection upon two recent exhibits on display at the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC): Spirit in the Dark: Religion in Black Music, Activism, and Popular Culture and Afrofuturism: A History of Black Futures. The article explores the interplay of mutually reinforcing themes of faith, freedom, and futurity that emerge when examining the exhibits together. This article also demonstrates the public significance of the curation of religion and culture in museums and other cultural spaces beyond the academy and religious institutions. It further shows how religion becomes a site of critical meditation upon and creative manifestation or materialization of Black futures. As such, this article contributes to more expansive discourses on the interplay between Black studies and the study of religion. K1 Futurity K1 Freedom K1 Faith K1 Museums K1 Popular Culture K1 Afrofuturism K1 Black religion DO 10.3390/rel15010051