Community Session
The first Rosewood Community Engagement Series gathering brings neighbors into the work before opening day.
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The WOW Heritage Center at Rosewood Courts
Come BuildWhat's Next.
What once was is the foundation for what's being built now. Join E4 Youth and the Rosewood community as a permanent home for storytelling, learning, and opportunity takes shape.
Rosewood Courts, August 1943 · Archival photograph
Building in public
The doors open October 18. The work is already underway.
The WOW Heritage Center is E4 Youth's first permanent home, located at 1141 Chicon Street, Building 1, in East Austin's African American Cultural Heritage District.
Before the grand opening, neighbors, young people, educators, artists, culture-bearers, and partners are being invited into the process. Come see the space, share what matters, and help shape its first season.
Learn about the Center →The story is still being written
The people who carried the history are helping shape what comes next.
The WOW Heritage Center grows from the memories, creativity, knowledge, and aspirations already held across East Austin.
NowCommunity engagement
and space preparation
and space preparation
SeptemberPre-opening sessions
and visits
and visits
Oct. 18WOW Heritage Center
grand opening
grand opening
Upcoming opportunities
Step inside the story.
These early gatherings are part of how the Center is being built: with the community, in the community, before opening day.
Lunch and Learn
Step inside the Heritage Center, learn what is taking shape, and connect with the people building it.
View calendar →WOW Heritage Center Grand Opening
The doors open at 1141 Chicon St., Building 1. Event details will be announced as plans are confirmed.
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Experience what is already here
Meet history where it happened.
WOW uses location-based storytelling, augmented reality, and 3D guides to connect historic places with the people and memories that give them meaning.
- Six place-based stories
- A self-guided East Austin route
- Built for phones, classrooms, and community exploration
Youth-powered technology
Young people are helping build how history is experienced.
Young people are not only learning the history. They are researching, testing, and creating digital experiences that connect East Austin's stories to place.
Inside the Center, immersive programming will give students room to experiment with new tools, develop media skills, and shape the next generation of public history.
Bring a school or group →Living culture
Stories are preserved by being shared.
Music, food, performance, conversation, and celebration are part of how communities carry memory forward.
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Build with us
Help shape the first chapter.
Neighbors, alumni, artists, educators, culture-bearers, and partners are being invited into the first circle around the WOW Heritage Center.