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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 ...
Here are 10 museums to visit during Black History Month 2023 to delve into African American history and civil rights, from Montgomery to Baltimore.
The Lawton Arts & Humanities Division is hosting its second Black History Month art exhibition. Freedom Fridays, Tulsa When: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Feb. 2, 9, 16 and 23 and March 1.
The National Center of Afro-American Artists (NCAAA) is a center in Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, founded in 1968 by Elma Lewis to "preserv[e] and foster the cultural arts heritage of black peoples worldwide through arts teaching, and the presentation of professional works in all fine arts disciplines."
The Minnesota African American Heritage Museum and Gallery (MAAHMG) is a museum and gallery dedicated to the art, history and culture of African American people in Minnesota, United States. Located in Minneapolis , the museum was founded in 2018, and offers free admission.
The Smithsonian estimated in February 2012 that museum would to open in 2015. [56] Until then, the museum would occupy a gallery on the second floor of the National Museum of American History. [57] On June 10, 2013, media magnate Oprah Winfrey donated $12 million (~$15.5 million in 2023) to the NMAAHC. This was in addition to the $1 million ...
The nonprofit Bronzeville Center for the Arts Inc. plans to develop the museum at North King Drive and West North Avenue. That's a former DNR site. A group is developing a Black art museum.
The Griot Museum of Black History is a wax museum in St. Louis, Missouri, founded in 1997. Originally named The Black World History Wax Museum, the organization changed its name to The Griot Museum of Black History (“The Griot”) in 2009. In some west African countries, the griot, is a historian, storyteller, praise singer, poet and/or musician.