Beacon Hill museum at the African Meeting House

The Museum of African American History was founded in 1963 and preserves the African Meeting House, a National Historic Landmark, and the Abiel Smith School, both built in the early… more

National museum of Black baseball history at 18th and Vine

Former Negro leagues players including Buck O'Neil helped found the museum in 1990, and it moved into its 10,000 square foot home at 18th and Vine in 1997. Exhibits trace… more

Museum of Black history and culture in north St. Louis since 1997

Founded in 1997 by Lois D. Conley, the Griot was the first cultural institution in St. Louis devoted to Black history and culture. Exhibits use life size figures, artifacts and… more

1913 Black-built theater and archive in Historic Overtown

The Lyric Theater was built in 1913 by Geder Walker and hosted performers such as Count Basie and Ella Fitzgerald. The Black Archives History and Research Foundation of South Florida,… more

Museum of North Nashville's Jefferson Street jazz, blues and R&B era

Founder and curator Lorenzo Washington runs this small museum to preserve the music history of Jefferson Street, a hub for jazz, blues and R&B from the early 1940s. The museum… more

Long-running South Main gallery of contemporary art

Urevbu Contemporary is a fine art gallery on South Main Street run by artist Ephraim Urevbu and Sheila Urevbu. It shows and sells contemporary paintings and other work, and it… more

Near East Side arts center for African American culture

Cultural center on Mt. Vernon Avenue presenting performing arts, exhibitions and education focused on African American contributions to culture and history. It houses the Elijah Pierce Gallery and runs youth… more

Midtown museum of African American history and culture

Museum founded in 1966 by Detroit physician Dr. Charles H. Wright, now in a 125,000 square foot building in Midtown. It hosts permanent and visiting exhibitions on African American history… more

Jackson Ward museum of African American history in Virginia

The Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia preserves and exhibits African American history and culture across the Commonwealth. It is located on West Leigh Street in Jackson Ward… more

Inner Harbor museum of Maryland African American history and art

The Reginald F. Lewis Museum covers 400 years of African American history, art and culture in Maryland. It sits at Pratt and President Streets near the Inner Harbor and offers… more

Balboa Park cultural center celebrating African diaspora cultures

Makeda Cheatom founded the WorldBeat Cultural Center in 1993 in a former water tower in Balboa Park. The nonprofit presents music, dance, art and gardens celebrating African diaspora and Indigenous… more

Museum of African American history from slavery to today, Bronzeville

Dr. James Cameron founded the museum after a 1979 visit to Yad Vashem inspired him to document the history of racial terror in America. The North Avenue museum covers more… more

Nation's oldest independent Black history museum, in Washington Park

Artist and educator Margaret Taylor-Burroughs and colleagues founded the museum in 1961 as the Ebony Museum of Negro History and Art. It has been in Washington Park since 1973 and… more

Downtown arts center for African American performance and art

Named for playwright August Wilson, this nonprofit center in the Cultural District presents more than 200 performances and programs a year. It also runs free gallery exhibitions of contemporary and… more

Museum of African American history at 7th and Arch Streets

The African American Museum in Philadelphia presents exhibitions and programs on the history and culture of African Americans. It sits in the city's historic district, one block from Independence National… more

Art and community engagement in Houston's Third Ward

Project Row Houses aims to empower people and enrich communities through engagement, art and direct action. Its Third Ward site was endowed by seven artists with the energy of hope,… more

Museum on the Albany Movement and civil rights history

The Albany Civil Rights Institute documents Albany, Georgia's history of leadership in the fight for civil rights, including the 1961 to 1962 Albany Movement. Exhibits use visual, audio and digital… more

African American art, history and culture museum in Macon

The Tubman Museum describes itself as the most expansive facility in the Southeast dedicated to the education and celebration of African American art, history and culture. It offers exhibits and… more