List of museums focused on African Americans

An example of an African American museum: The Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American History Museum. Woodson was the founder of Black History Month, and a noted educator.

This is a list of museums in the United States whose primary focus is on African American culture and history. Such museums are commonly known as African American museums. According to scholar Raymond Doswell, an African American museum is "an institution established for the preservation of African-derived culture."[1]

Museums have a mission of "collecting and preserving material on history and cultural heritage." African American museums share these goals with archives, genealogy groups, historical societies, and research libraries.[2] Museums differ from archives, genealogy groups, historical societies, memorials, and research libraries because they have as a basic educational or aesthetic purpose the collection and display of objects, and regular exhibitions for the public.[3] Being open to the public (not just researchers or by appointment) and having regular hours sets museums apart from historical sites or other facilities that may call themselves museums.[3]

History of African American museums in the United States

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An exhibit at the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Museums not only collect and preserve historic and cultural material, their basic purpose is educational or aesthetic.

The first African American museum was the College Museum in Hampton, Virginia, established in 1868.[2] Prior to 1950, there were about 30 museums devoted to African American culture and history in the United States. These were located primarily at historically black colleges and universities or at libraries that had significant African American culture and history collections.[4]

Important collections were developed at Bennett College in Greensboro, North Carolina; Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee; Howard University in Washington, D.C.; Lincoln University in Chester County, Pennsylvania; Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland; Talladega College in Talladega, Alabama; and Tuskegee University in Tuskegee, Alabama.[5] Additionally, local historical societies, history clubs, and reading groups in African American communities also collected and displayed African American cultural artifacts.[6]

The first independent, nonprofit African American museums in the United States were The African American Museum in Cleveland, Ohio (founded in 1956), the DuSable Museum of African American History in Chicago, Illinois (founded in 1960), and the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit, Michigan (founded in 1965). Throughout the 1960s, the energy of the American Civil Rights Movement led to numerous local African American museums being founded.[4] Between 1868 and 1991, there were about 150 African American museums established in 37 states.[2]

Since its opening in 2016, the largest African American museum in the United States is the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African American History and Culture. The previous record holder was the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit, Michigan.[7]

List of museums

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Name City State Founded References Image
A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum Chicago Illinois 1995 [8]
Africa Center, The New York City (Manhattan) New York 1984 [9][a]
African American Civil War Memorial Museum Washington D.C. 1999 [13]
African-American Research Library and Cultural Center Fort Lauderdale Florida 2002 [14]
African American Firefighter Museum Los Angeles California 1997 [15]
African American Military History Museum Hattiesburg Mississippi 2000 [16]
African American Multicultural Museum Scottsdale Arizona 2005 [17]
African American Museum Dallas Texas 1974 [18]
African American Museum and Library at Oakland Oakland California 1994 [19]
African American Museum in Cleveland, The Cleveland Ohio 1956 [20]
African American Museum in Philadelphia Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1976 [21]
African American Museum of Iowa Cedar Rapids Iowa 2003 [22]
African American Museum of Nassau County Hempstead New York 1970 [23]
African American Museum of the Arts DeLand Florida 1994 [24]
African American Museum of Southern Illinois Carbondale Illinois 1997 [25]
Afro-American Historical and Cultural Society Museum Jersey City New Jersey 1984 [26]
Alabama State Black Archives Research Center and Museum Huntsville Alabama 1990 [27]
Alexandria Black History Museum Alexandria Virginia 1987 [28][b]
America's Black Holocaust Museum Milwaukee Wisconsin 1988 [29]
Anacostia Museum Washington D.C. 1967 [30]
Anne Spencer House and Garden Museum Lynchburg Virginia 1977 [31]
APEX (African American Panoramic Experience) Museum Atlanta Georgia 1978 [32]
Armstead T. Johnson High School Montross Virginia 2000 [33]
Backstreet Cultural Museum New Orleans Louisiana 1999 [34]
Banneker-Douglass Museum Annapolis Maryland 1984 [35]
Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum Oella Maryland 1998 [36]
Beck Cultural Exchange Center Knoxville, Tennessee Tennessee 1975 [37]
Bertha Lee Strickland Cultural Museum Seneca South Carolina 2015 [38]
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Birmingham Alabama 1992 [39]
Black American West Museum and Heritage Center Denver Colorado 1971 [40]
Black Cowboy Museum Rosenberg Texas 2017 [41]
Black History 101 Mobile Museum Detroit Michigan 1995 [42]
Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia Richmond Virginia 1981 [43]
Blanchard House Museum Punta Gorda Florida 2004 [44]
Bontemps African American Museum Alexandria Louisiana 1988 [45]
Brazos Valley African American Museum Bryan Texas 2006 [46]
Bronzeville Children's Museum Chicago Illinois 1998 [47]
Buffalo Soldiers National Museum Houston Texas 2000 [48]
California African American Museum Los Angeles California 1981 [49]
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History Detroit Michigan 1965 [50]
Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum Sedalia North Carolina 1987 [51]
Clemson Area African American Museum Clemson South Carolina 2010 [52]
Crispus Attucks Museum Indianapolis Indiana 1998 [53]
Delta Cultural Center Helena Arkansas 1991 [54]
Destination Crenshaw Los Angeles California 2019 [55]
Dorchester Academy and Museum Midway Georgia 2004 [56]
Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American History Museum St. Petersburg Florida 2006 [57]
DuSable Museum of African American History Chicago Illinois 1960 [20]
Eddie Mae Herron Center and Museum Pocahontas Arkansas 2001 [58]
Ely Educational Museum Pompano Beach Florida 2000 [59]
Evansville African American Museum Evansville Indiana 2007 [60]
Finding Our Roots African American Museum Houma Louisiana 2017 [61]
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site Washington D.C. 1962 [62]
Freedom House Museum Alexandria Virginia 2008 [63]
Freedom Rides Museum Montgomery Alabama 1962 [64]
George Washington Carver Museum, The Tuskegee Alabama 1941 [65]
George Washington Carver Museum Phoenix Arizona 1980 [66]
George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center Austin Texas 1980 [67]
George Washington Carver National Monument Newton County Missouri 1960 [68]
Great Blacks in Wax Museum Baltimore Maryland 1983 [69]
Great Plains Black History Museum Omaha Nebraska 1975 [70]
Griot Museum of Black History, The St. Louis Missouri 1997 [71]
Hammonds House Museum Atlanta Georgia 1988 [72]
Hampton University Museum Hampton Virginia 1988 [73]
Harriet Tubman Museum Cape May New Jersey 2020 [74]
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center Church Creek Maryland 2017 [75]
Harvey B. Gantt Center Charlotte North Carolina 1974 [76]
Henderson Institute Historical Museum Henderson North Carolina 1986 [77]
Hotel Metropolitan Museum Paducah Kentucky [78]
Houston Museum of African American Culture Houston Texas 2012 [79]
Howard County Center of African American Culture Columbia Maryland 1987 [80]
Idaho Black History Museum Boise Idaho 1995 [81]
International African American Museum Charleston South Carolina 2023 [82][83]
International Civil Rights Center and Museum Greensboro North Carolina 2010 [84]
Jacob Fontaine Religious Museum Austin Texas 2004 [85]
Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia Big Rapids Michigan 1996 [86]
John Johnson House Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1997 [87]
John E. Rogers African American Cultural Center Hartford Connecticut 1991 [88]
John G. Riley Center/Museum of African American History and Culture Tallahassee Florida 1996 [89]
Josephine School Community Museum Berryville Virginia 2003 [90]
Kansas African-American Museum Wichita Kansas 1997 [91]
L.E. Coleman African-American Museum Halifax County, Virginia Virginia 2005 [92]
LaVilla Museum Jacksonville Florida 1999 [93]
Legacy Museum, The Montgomery Alabama 2018 [94]
Legacy Museum of African American History Lynchburg Virginia 2000 [95]
Lewis H. Latimer House New York City (Queens) New York 2004 [96]
Lincolnville Museum and Cultural Center St. Augustine Florida 2005 [97]
Louis Armstrong House New York City (Queens) New York 2003 [98]
Mariposa Museum & World Cultural Center Peterborough New Hampshire 2002 [99]
Mariposa Museum in Oak Bluffs (Mariposa Museum & World Cultural Center) Oak Bluffs Massachusetts 2019 [100]
Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site Visitors Center Atlanta Georgia 1996 [101]
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site Washington D.C. 1979 [102]
Mary McLeod Bethune Home Daytona Beach Florida 1956 [103][c]
Mary S. Harrell Black Heritage Museum New Smyrna Beach Florida 1999 [104]
Mayme A. Clayton Library and Museum Culver City California 2010 [105]
McLemore House African-American Museum Franklin Tennessee 2002 [106]
Mississippi Civil Rights Museum Jackson Mississippi 2017 [107][108]
MoCADA New York City (Brooklyn) New York 1999 [109]
Mosaic Templars Cultural Center Little Rock Arkansas 2008 [110]
Muhammad Ali Center Louisville Kentucky 2005 [111]
Museum of African American History & Abiel Smith School Boston Massachusetts 1964 [112]
Museum of the African Diaspora San Francisco California 2005 [113]
Nash House Museum Buffalo New York 2003 [114]
Natchez Museum of African American History and Culture Natchez Mississippi 1991 [115]
National African American Archives and Museum Mobile Alabama 1992 [116]
National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center Wilberforce Ohio 1987 [117]
National Center for Civil and Human Rights Atlanta Georgia 2014 [107]
National Center of Afro-American Artists Roxbury Massachusetts 1969 [118]
National Civil Rights Museum Memphis Tennessee 1991 [119]
National Museum of African American History and Culture Washington D.C. 2016 [120]
National Museum of African American Music Nashville Tennessee 2013 [121][d]
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Cincinnati Ohio 2004 [122]
National Voting Rights Museum Selma Alabama 1991 [123]
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Kansas City Missouri 1990 [124]
Negro Southern League Museum Birmingham Alabama 2014 [125]
New Orleans African American Museum New Orleans Louisiana 1988 [126]
Newsome House Museum and Cultural Center Newport News Virginia 1991 [127]
Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center Niagara Falls New York 2018 [128]
Northeast Louisiana Delta African American Heritage Museum Monroe Louisiana 1994 [129]
Northwest African American Museum Seattle Washington 2008 [130]
Odell S. Williams Now And Then African-American Museum Baton Rouge Louisiana 2001 [131]
Old Dillard Museum Fort Lauderdale Florida 1995 [132]
Omenala Griot Afrocentric Teaching Museum Atlanta Georgia 1992 [133]
Oran Z's Black Facts and Wax Museum Los Angeles California 2000 [134]
Paul R. Jones Collection of African American Art Newark Delaware 2004 [135]
Philadelphia Doll Museum Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1988 [136]
Poindexter Village Museum and Cultural Center Columbus Ohio Planned [137]
Pope House Museum Raleigh North Carolina 2011 [138]
Portsmouth Colored Community Library Museum Portsmouth Virginia 2013 [139]
Prince George's African American Museum and Cultural Center North Brentwood Maryland 2010 [140]
Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum Savannah Georgia 1996 [141]
Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture Baltimore Maryland 2005 [142]
River Road African American Museum Donaldsonville Louisiana 1994 [143]
Rosa Parks Museum Montgomery Alabama 2000 [144]
Rural African American Museum Opelousas Louisiana 2018 [145]
Sandy Ground Historical Museum New York City (Staten Island) New York 1994 [146]
Scott Joplin House State Historic Site St. Louis Missouri 1983 [147]
Scottsboro Boys Museum and Cultural Center Scottsboro Alabama 2010 [148]
Slave Haven Underground Railroad Museum Memphis Tennessee 1997 [149]
Slave Mart Museum Charleston South Carolina 1938 [150]
Smith-Robertson Museum and Cultural Center Jackson Mississippi 1984 [151]
Southeastern Regional Black Archives Research Center and Museum Tallahassee Florida 1976 [152]
Spady Cultural Heritage Museum Delray Beach Florida 2001 [153]
Spelman College Museum of Fine Art Atlanta Georgia 1996 [154]
Springfield and Central Illinois African-American History Museum Springfield Illinois 2012 [155]
Stiles African American Heritage Center Denver Colorado 1998
Stiles African American Heritage Center
Studio Museum in Harlem New York City (Manhattan) New York 1968 [156]
Swift Museum Rogersville Tennessee 2008 [157]
Tangipahoa African American Heritage Museum Hammond Louisiana 2007 [158]
Taylor House Museum of Historic Frenchtown Tallahassee Florida 2011 [159]
Tubman African American Museum Macon Georgia 1981 [160]
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site Tuskegee Alabama 2008 [161]
Tuskegee Airmen National Museum Detroit Michigan 1987 [162]
Underground Railroad Museum at Belmont Mansion Philadelphia Pennsylvania 2007 [163]
Weeksville Heritage Center New York City (Brooklyn) New York 2005 [164]
Wells' Built Museum Orlando Florida 2001 [165]
Whitney Plantation St. John the Baptist Parish Louisiana 2014 [166]
Willam V. Banks Broadcast Museum Detroit Michigan 2017 [167]
Zion Union Heritage Museum Hyannis Massachusetts 2008 [168]
Zora Neale Hurston Museum of Fine Arts Eatonville Florida 2017 [169]
Minnesota African American Heritage Museum and Gallery Minneapolis Minnesota 2018 [170]
Seek Museum Russellville Kentucky 2016 [171]
Bibb House of Seek Museum Russellville Kentucky

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Notes
  1. ^ The museum was known as the Center for African Art at its founding, and changed its name in 1933 to the Museum for African Art.[10] The name was changed again in 2013 to the New Africa Center,[11] and by 2014 had dropped the word "New" in favor of The Africa Center.[12]
  2. ^ Founded in 1983 by the Parker-Gray Alumni and the Alexandria Society for the Preservation of Black Heritage, the museum was originally an archive known as the Alexandria Black History Research Center. Volunteers staffed the archive. In 1987, the City of Alexandria agreed to take over the archive, expanded its mission, and turned it into the Alexandria Black History Museum.[28]
  3. ^ The Mary McLeod Bethune Home is operated as a historic house museum.[103]
  4. ^ The museum was originally named the Museum of African American Art, Music and Culture, but changed its name to reflect a focus solely on music.[121]
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  120. ^ Trescott, Jacqueline. "African American Museum Groundbreaking Showcases Living History." The Washington Post. February 22, 2012. Accessed March 3, 2012.
  121. ^ a b "Study: African American Music Museum Could Have $9.1M Annual Impact". Nashville Post. February 22, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2012; Garrison, Joy (September 1, 2011). "African-American Museum Gets New Name, Music-Only Focus". Nashville City Paper. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  122. ^ "National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Opens In Cincinnati." Jet. September 13, 2004, p. 4-13.
  123. ^ Katayama, Danny (April 3, 1993). "Grassroots museum honors movement for voting rights". The Jackson Sun. p. 7. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  124. ^ Some sources claim the museum did not open until 1997. The museum moved to new quarters in 1997, but opened in 1990. See: Rielly, Edward J. Baseball in the Classroom: Essays on Teaching the National Pastime. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co, 2006, p. 34; Pahigian, Josh. 101 Baseball Places to Visit Before You Strike Out. Guilford, Conn.: Lyons Press, 2008, p. 9.
  125. ^ https://www.birminghamnslm.org/ Negro Southern League Museum.
  126. ^ Carr, Martha. "African-American Museum Closed." Times-Picayune. November 1, 2003.
  127. ^ Carroll, Fred (February 26, 2001). "Carrie Brown Residence to House Library". Newport News Daily Press. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  128. ^ Mroziak, Michael. "Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center opens for visitors". Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  129. ^ McCrea, Bridget. "Museum Offers Historic Walk Through Black Culture." Black Enterprise. June 17, 2010. Accessed March 3, 2012.
  130. ^ Gilmore, Susan. "African American Museum Opens to Acclaim." Seattle Times. March 9, 2008. Accessed March 9, 2008.
  131. ^ Poe, Carmen (June 18, 2017). "Baton Rouge African American museum commemorates Juneteenth". WAFB. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  132. ^ American Association for State and Local History. Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada. Walnut Creek, Calif.: AltaMira Press, 2002, p. 146.
  133. ^ "Fest, Gala Celebrate Museum Drive". CrossRoads News. June 12, 2011. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  134. ^ Lynch, Christopher J. "Oran Z's Black Facts and Wax Museum: A Bizarre, Brutally-Honest African-American History Collection in Baldwin Hills." L.A. Weekly. September 8, 2011. Accessed March 3, 2012.
  135. ^ Anyaso, Hilary Hurd. "African American Art Front and Center." Black Issues in Higher Education. December 2, 2004.
  136. ^ Weinstein, Susan Parkou (May 29, 2008). "Sisters create state's first black doll convention". Harrisburg Register. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  137. ^ "'A symbol of hope': The history behind Columbus' Poindexter Village and the fight to preserve it". 10tv.com. February 3, 2021.
  138. ^ Gwyn, Olivia (January 2021). "A House With A History". Raleigh Magazine. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  139. ^ Bryant, Janie (November 20, 2013). "Portsmouth library-turned-museum gives life to history". Virginian Pilot. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  140. ^ Irene, Laura (March 9, 2017). "At Prince George's African American Museum, A New Exhibition Connects D.C.'s Past to the Present". Washington City Paper. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  141. ^ "Museum Chronicles Savannah's Role in Civil Rights Movement". Deseret News. November 7, 1996. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  142. ^ Holland, p. 132.
  143. ^ Anderson, Katharine. Nature, Culture, and Big Old Trees. Austin, Tex.: University of Texas Press, 2003, p. 39.
  144. ^ "Museum Honoring Rosa Parks Opens on Historic Street Corner". The New York Times. December 2, 2000. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  145. ^ "Rural African American Museum to host After Hours event". KATC-TV. April 23, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  146. ^ "Sandy Ground: A community founded by free blacks pre-dates the American Civil War". Staten Island Advance. April 21, 2010. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  147. ^ "Joplin's Home to Be Restored". Springfield Leader and Press. June 9, 1983. p. 13; Rice, Patricia (April 29, 1991). "Kids Dig Archeology". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 37; Rose, Louis J. (October 7, 1991). "Dedication: Home Where Scott Joplin Lived Is Marked As State Historic Site". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. A3.
  148. ^ Seelye, Katharine Q. (February 26, 2021). "Sheila Washington Dies at 61; Helped Exonerate Scottsboro Boys". The New York Times. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  149. ^ Floyd, Tanner (February 28, 2020). "A hidden gem: Slave Haven Underground Railroad Museum brings history to life in north Memphis". Memphis Mirror. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  150. ^ The Old Slave Mart Museum has operated on and off since 1938, under various owners. It has, at times, been an art museum, a slave history museum, and other kinds of museum. See: Dixon, Nenie and Bull, Elias. "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form for Old Slave Mart." February 12, 1975. Accessed May 27, 2010.
  151. ^ Brown, Marquita. "Smith Robertson Museum a Cultural Experience." The Clarion-Ledger. February 6, 2011.
  152. ^ McCloud, Rashad. "Black Archives Unveils New Exhibits." The Famuan. October 2, 2006. Accessed March 3, 2012.
  153. ^ Roby, Cynthia (February 26, 2006). "Spady Museum Expansion Is On Track". South Florida Sun Sentinel. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  154. ^ Fay, Robin (March 10, 2006). "Spelman College Museum of Fine Art". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  155. ^ Yeagle, Patrick (March 3, 2016). "So we don't forget: African-American History Museum opens new location". Illinois Times. Springfield, Ill. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  156. ^ Grillo, Jean Bergantino (October 1973). "The Studio Museum in Harlem, a home for the evolving black esthetic". ArtNews. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  157. ^ Bobo, Jeff (October 11, 2016). "Soul Food dinner helps keep doors open at Price Public School Community Center". Kingsport Times News. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  158. ^ "Universities Around the State Celebrate Black History Month With Music, Plays, Forums, Movies and Speakers". Abbeville Meridional. February 4, 2007. p. 8.
  159. ^ Ensley, Gerald (April 13, 2015). "Frenchtown's Taylor House added to national register". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  160. ^ American Art Directory 2008. New Providence, N.J.: National Register Pub., 2007, p. 107.
  161. ^ Harrison, Christine. "Historic Homecoming for Tuskegee Airmen as National Site Opens in Their Honor." Montgomery Advertiser. October 23, 2008.
  162. ^ Riley, Rochelle (February 28, 2015). "Tuskegee Airmen exhibit could land at Wright Museum". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  163. ^ "The Mansion and the Underground Railroad". ABC7NY. February 23, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  164. ^ New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission; Dolkart, Andrew S.; Postal, Matthew A. (2009). Postal, Matthew A. (ed.). Guide to New York City Landmarks (4th ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons. p. 274. ISBN 978-0-470-28963-1.
  165. ^ Kunerth, Jeff (February 17, 2014). "Low-profile Wells' Built Museum struggles for support". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  166. ^ Thomas, Eugene (December 1, 2014). "Slavery museum at upriver plantation stirs controversy on both sides of racial divide". The Lens New Orleans. Retrieved December 6, 2015; McWhirter, Cameron (December 7, 2014). "Slavery Museum Faces Skeptics". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  167. ^ Steinberg, Stephanie (January 17, 2017). "New Detroit museum honors WGPR, blacks in broadcasting". The Detroit News. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  168. ^ Roscoe, Lee (May 2018). "A journey to justice". Cape Cod Life. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  169. ^ Levy, Art (November 26, 2014). "'The town that freedom built'". Florida Trend. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  170. ^ https://www.maahmg.org/ Minnesota African American Heritage Museum & Gallery.
  171. ^ "Explore | SEEK (Struggles for Emancipation and Equality in Kentucky) Museum". Kentucky Tourism. Retrieved April 8, 2024.

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