African American museums and art galleries provide invaluable experiences. With offerings like educational programs and rare exhibits, they serve as a bridge to the past for many of us. There are many gems buried in African American history, traditions and customs, which is what makes these cultural institutions so fascinating. Discover the diversity of the Diaspora by making plans to visit a museum today.

ATLANTA

Apex Museum
135 Auburn Avenue
Atlanta, Ga. 30303
(404) 523-2739

The King Center
449 Auburn Avenue Northeast
Atlanta, Ga. 30312-1590
(404) 526-8900

Tubman African American Museum
340 Walnut Street
Macon, Ga. 31201
(478) 743-8544

AUSTIN

George Washington Carver Museum & Cultural Center
1165 Angelina Street
Austin, Texas 78702
(512) 974-4926

BALTIMORE

The National Great Blacks in Wax Museum
1601-03 East North Avenue
Baltimore, Md. 21213
(410) 563-3404

Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture
830 East Pratt Street
Baltimore, Md. 21202
(443) 263-1800

BATON ROUGE

River Road African American Museum
406 Charles Street
Donaldsonville, La. 70346
(225) 474-5553

BIRMINGHAM

Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
520 Sixteenth Street North
Birmingham, Ala. 35203
(205) 328.9696, ext. 203

BOSTON

Museum of African American History
14 Beacon St., Suite 719
Boston, Mass. 02108
(617) 725-0022

CHARLOTTE

Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts + Culture
551 S. Tryon Street
Charlotte, N.C. 28202
(704) 547-3737

CHICAGO

A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum
10406 S. Maryland Ave.
Chicago, Ill. 60628
(773) 928-3935

Bronzeville Children’s Museum
9301 South Stony Island Avenue
Chicago, Ill. 60617
(773) 721-9301

The DuSable Museum
740 East 56th Place
Chicago, Ill. 60637
(773) 947-0600

Gallery Guichard Fine Art Gallery
3521 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.
Chicago, Ill. 60653
(773) 373-8000

G. R. N’Namdi Gallery
110 North Peoria
Chicago, Ill. 60607
(312) 563-9240

CINCINNATI

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
50 East Freedom Way
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
(513) 333-7500
Toll Free: (877) 648-4838

CLEVELAND

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
1100 Rock and Roll Boulevard
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
(216) 781-ROCK (7625)

DALLAS-FORT WORTH

National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum
3400 Mt. Vernon Avenue
Ft. Worth, Texas 76103
(817) 534-8801

DETROIT

Charles H. Wright Museum
315 East Warren Avenue
Detroit, Mich. 48201-1443
(313) 494-5800

G. R. N’Namdi Gallery
52 E Forest
Detroit, Mich. 48201
(313) 831-8700

HOUSTON

Buffalo Soldier National Museum & Heritage Center
1834 Southmore Boulevard
Houston, Texas 77004-5947
(713) 942-8920

LITTLE ROCK

Mosaic Templars Cultural Center
501 W. Ninth Street
Little Rock, Ark. 72201
(501) 683-3593

LOS ANGELES

California African American Museum
600 State Drive, Exposition Park
Los Angeles, Calif. 90037
(213) 744-7432

LOUISVILLE

The Muhammad Ali Center
144 North Sixth Street
Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 584-9254

MEMPHIS

National Civil Rights Museum
450 Mulberry Street
Memphis, Tenn. 38103
(901) 521-9699

The Stax Museum of American Soul Music
926 E. McLemore Avenue
Memphis, Tenn. 38106
(901) 946-2535

NEW YORK

Jackie Robinson Museum & Education Center
75 Varick Street, 2nd Floor
New York, N.Y. 10013-1917
(212) 290-8600

Louis Armstrong House & Archives
34-56 107th Street
Corona, N.Y. 11368
(718) 478-8274

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
515 Malcolm X Boulevard
New York, N.Y. 10037-1801
(212) 491-2200

The Studio Museum Harlem
144 West 125th Street
New York, N.Y.
(212) 864-4500

PHILADELPHIA

African American Museum in Philadelphia
701 Arch Street
Philadelphia, Pa. 19106
(215) 574-0380

August Wilson Center for African American Culture
980 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pa. 15222-3736
(412) 258-2700

Philadelphia Doll Museum
2253 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, Pa. 19132
(215) 787-0220

SAN FRANCISCO

San Francisco African-American Historical & Cultural Society
762 Fulton Street
San Francisco, Calif. 94102-4119
(415) 292-6172

SAVANNAH

First African Baptist Church
23 Montgomery Street
Savannah, Ga. 31401
(912) 233-6597

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Anacostia Community Museum - Smithsonian
1901 Fort Place SE
Washington, D.C. 20020
202-633-4820

Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
1411 W. St. SE
Washington, D.C. 20020
(202) 426-5961

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