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Former BHMVA location on 00 Clay Street, Richmond. The Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia was founded by Carroll Anderson Sr. and opened to the public at 00 Clay Street in 1988, [1] [4] followed by a move in 2016 to 122 West Leigh Street. [5] It is in a two-story building, and spans 12,000 square feet in size. [6]
For a period it housed The Black History Museum of Richmond. It is the oldest of three identified African-American armories in the country. It is currently home to the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia, which finished construction in May 2016. [3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. [1]
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 ...
website, planned museum, currently only virtual Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia: Richmond: Richmond: Central: African American: website: history of museum & link to address of the former First Battalion Virginia Volunteers Armory: Blacksburg Museum: Blacksburg: Montgomery: Blue Ridge Highlands: Local history
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The vandalized Davis statue is currently displayed at The Valentine in Richmond—a museum whose first president was Edward Virginius Valentine, the statue's sculptor—as part of the museum's "This is Richmond, Virginia" exhibit. [12] [17] [18] The statue is on loan from the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia.
As noted by ASALH's official website, the theme for Black History Month 2023 is Black Resistance, which emphasizes the "ongoing oppression" of Black people throughout American history.