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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 ...
The 82,000 square foot museum is located two blocks from Baltimore's Inner Harbor at 830 E. Pratt Street in Baltimore, Maryland. Opened in 2005, [1] the museum is an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, and was named after Reginald F. Lewis, the first African American to build a billion-dollar company, TLC Beatrice International Holdings ...
Pages in category "African-American museums in Virginia" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The National Great Blacks in Wax Museum is a wax museum in Baltimore, Maryland featuring prominent African-American and other black historical figures. It was established in 1983, in a downtown storefront on Saratoga Street. [ 1 ]
BALTIMORE -- Baltimore County native Benjamin Banneker's contributions to Black history are stories of resilience, activism, and ingenuity. Banneker was born on a farm in 1731 in Oella, Maryland.
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]
Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture This page was last edited on 27 July 2013, at 01:16 (UTC). Text is ...
American Dime Museum, [17] Baltimore, museum of curiosities [18] [19] Antique Toy Museum, Baltimore, closed in 2012 [20] Bagpipe Museum, Ellicott City [21] Brannock Maritime Museum, Cambridge - collections merged with Richardson Maritime Museum in 2004 [22] Christian Heritage Museum, Hagerstown [23] Contemporary Museum, Baltimore, closed in ...