# Event Details

- **Event Name**: We Were Here
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: We Were Here – The Untold History of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe, exhibited at the Central Pavilion of the 60ᵗʰ International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale and presented as an Official Submission to the 98th Academy Awards® 2026 – Best Documentary Feature, also submitted to the 56th NAACP Image Awards® 2026, sheds light on the overlooked presence of African and Black individuals in Renaissance Europe, highlighting their depiction in masterpieces by some of the era’s most celebrated artists. How did they come to Europe? Why were they portrayed? Were they truly all servants or enslaved? If the Black faces depicted in these Renaissance masterpieces could speak, what would they tell us?

Director Fred Kudjo Kuwornu will be present for a Q&A session.

This event was cosponsored  by The Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research and Race & Ethnic Studies Institute.

Free Tickets available at https://boxoffice.tamu.edu

More Info: https://www.wewereherethefilm.com & Trailer
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/college-station/we-were-here/200029642287703
- **Event Categories**: Sports, Exhibitions, Art, Entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 5

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://boxoffice.tamu.edu/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=college+station-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: College Station
- **state**: TX
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 401 Joe Routt Blvd, College Station, TX 77840, United States
- **lat**: 30.61288
- **long**: -96.33969
- **full address**: 401 Joe Routt Blvd, College Station, TX 77840, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Academy for the Visual & Performing Arts at Texas A&M University (https://allevents.in/org/academy-for-the-visual-and-performing-arts-at-texas-aandm-university/6657895)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 401 Joe Routt Blvd, College Station, TX 77840, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Academy for the Visual & Performing Arts at Texas A&M University
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Sports, Exhibitions, Art, Entertainment
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about We Were Here ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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