Museum of African Art may refer to IFAN Museum of African Arts , in Senegal Museum for African Art Museum for African Art in New York City, USA Museum of African Art, Serbia The Museum of African Art in Belgrade, Serbia National Museum of African Art The National Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C., USA Disambig ... more details
Museum of African American History may refer to DuSable Museum of African American History , a museum in Chicago, Illinois Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture , a museum in Baltimore, Maryland Museum of Afro American History , a museum in Boston, Massachusetts National Museum of African American History and Culture , a museum in Washington, D.C. Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History , a museum in Detroit, Michigan Legacy Museum of African American History , a museum in Lynchburg, Virginia See also List of museums focused on African Americans disambig ... more details
The Arna Bontemps African American Museum is a museum in the United States city of Alexandria, Louisiana . The museum is housed in the restored home that was the birthplace of the poet Arna Bontemps , renowned as one of the leaders of the Harlem Renaissance . The museum and cultural center is located at 1327 3rd Street. The Bontemps museum is one of the first 26 featured sites on the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail . External links http www.arnabontempsmuseum.com Official website for the Arna Bontemps African American Museum http www.louisianatravel.com explore cultural history african american heritage trail Louisiana African American Heritage Trail coord missing Louisiana Category African American history in Louisiana Category Louisiana African American Heritage Trail Category African American museums in Louisiana Category Museums in Rapides Parish, Louisiana ... more details
Infobox Museum name South African Naval Museum image imagesize 200 map type map caption latitude longitude established dissolved location Dockyard Magazine and Storehouse, Simonstown type Aviation museum visitors director curator publictransit website http www.simonstown.com navalmuseum http www.simonstown.com navalmuseum The South African Naval Museum is located in Simonstown References reflist See also South African Navy South African National Museum of Military History South African Air Force Museum Military history of South Africa External links http www.simonstown.com navalmuseum Simonstown official website coord missing South Africa Category Maritime museums in South Africa Category Military museums in South Africa Category South African Navy SouthAfrica mil stub ... more details
Infobox Museum name African American Museum of the Arts image Deland AAMA01.jpg imagesize 240 caption map type Volusia County map caption latitude 29.02407 longitude 81.30694 established 1994 dissolved location 325 South Clara Avenue br DeLand, Florida type History museum ref name MuseumsUSA MuseumsUSA. http www.museumsusa.org museums info 1160194 African American Museum of the Arts , MuseumsUSA website , 2009. Accessed May 25, 2009. ref visitors director curator publictransit website http www.africanmuseumdeland.org African American Museum of the Arts The African American Museum of the Arts is located at 325 South Clara Avenue, DeLand, Florida . It contains a revolving display of art , and over 150 Africa n related artifacts. ref name About the MuseumAfrican American Museum of the Arts http www.africanmuseumdeland.org aboutus.htm About Us , The African American Museum of the Arts , 2009. Accessed May 25, 2009. ref Footnotes reflist Gallery gallery File Deland AAMA02.jpg File Deland AAMA sign01.jpg gallery External links http www.africanmuseumdeland.org African American Museum of the Arts official site Category Art museums in Florida Category Museums in DeLand, Florida Category African American museums in Florida Category Art museums established in 1994 Category 1994 establishments in the United States Florida museum stub ... more details
File Museum of the African Diaspora.jpg thumb right The first floor of the museum The Museum of the African Diaspora MoAD is a museum in San Francisco, California San Francisco , California , documenting the African diaspora . The museum focuses on North America , the Caribbean , and South America , and traces the history of the African slave trade, African people s liberation movements in Africa and the New World , Music of Africa African music and its legacy in other musical forms, among other subjects. It is located inside Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide St. Regis s new 42 story St. Regis Museum Tower , next to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art . The museum, and the building, opened in 2005. The original African diaspora MoAD introduces visitors to the original African diaspora the original movement of Homo Sapiens from the earliest human remains found in Africa to eventually all inhabited regions. The museum asks visitors when did you first realize you were African? The museum espouses the scientifically accepted idea of panethnicity , wherein all humans have a common African origin. External links Portal box San Francisco Bay Area Africa Commons category Official http www.moadsf.org http africanhistory.about.com b a 047458.htm New African Diaspora Museum in 2005 Bay Area Arts Organizations San Francisco Attractions state collapsed Coord 37.786411 122.401546 display title DEFAULTSORT Museum Of The African Diaspora Category Museums established in 2005 Category Museums in San Francisco, California Category History museums in California Category African American museums in California Category Anthropology museums in California Category 2005 establishments in the United States Africandiaspora stub zh ... more details
The African Heritage Museum or African Heritage Centre is a museum and art gallery in Bakau , The Gambia Gambia . It was formerly located in Banjul . The Museum holds a large collection of African art and statues. ref http www.happytellus.com banjul gambia Banjul at HappyTellUs.com ref The art presented in the museum is for sale, and is replaced by other local art when sold. ref http www.gambiatouristsupport.com dirVAfrHere.html African Heritage Centre Gambia Tourist Support ref References reflist coord missing Gambia Category Art museums and galleries in the Gambia Category Buildings and structures in Banjul Gambia museum stub ... more details
About the Smithsonian museum in Washington D.C the museum in New York City Museum for African Art Infobox Museum name National Museum of African Art image National Museum of African Art DC 2007 003.jpg ... director publictransit website The National Museum of African Art is a museum that is part of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. . Located on the National Mall , the museum specializes in African art and Culture of Africa culture . It was established as a private museum in 1964, and officially became a part of the Smithsonian Institution in August 1979. The museum s main entrance is situated ... Avenue Southwest. The National Museum of African Art is an underground museum with subterranean connections with the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and the Freer Gallery of Art . Artwork in the museum ... Frederick Douglass from 1871 to 1877. When it opened in May 1964, it was the first museum in the United States dedicated to African art exclusively. In succeeding years, Robbins raised money to acquire the remaining half of the Douglass house, naming it the Museum of African Art. As the collection ... Museum of African Art. ref name NYTObit References Reflist Sources Commons category National Museum of African Art http africa.si.edu Official website http www.museumsyndicate.com owner.php?owner 56 Collection Highlights External links http siarchives.si.edu history national museumafrican art National Museum of African Art from the Smithsonian Institution Archives Smithsonian museums coord ... de National Museum of African Art es Museo Nacional de Arte Africano fa fr National Museum of African Art ko lt Nacionalinis Afrikos meno muziejus nl National Museum of African Art ja pl Narodowe Muzeum Sztuki Afryka skiej ... at the museum, showing the circular motif used in its design The roots of the museum date back to a chance ... 1860s. Robbins purchased another 32 pieces of African art a year later, and brought his collection ... more details
Image Afommus.jpg right thumb 300px The African American Museum in Cleveland African American Museum formerly the Afro American Cultural & Historical Society Museum in Cleveland , Ohio was founded in 1953 by Icabod Flewellen. The Museum is housed in a 100 year old Carnegie Library building. The Museum works to educate young people about the positive contributions of blacks to the cultures of the world, and to eliminate the distorted portrayals and images of black people. Exhibits African Past and Present Civil Movements in America Reflections of Black Life in Cleveland Black Scientists and Inventors Supported in part by NASA. ref http www.nhlink.net ClevelandNeighborhoods hough aamuseum aamuseum.htm The African American Museum ref The African Solar Village Outreach Project In partnership with Green Energy Ohio the museum hosted an exhibit on the use of solar power in African Villages. The museum installed a solar panel on its roof. The components of the system are in a clear display case and part of the exhibit. The African Solar Village Outreach Project plans to establish creative avenues for teaching science and mathematics, specifically Solar Energy, to visitors. The African Solar Village exhibit, its other tours and hands on activities are designed to offer an understanding of how science and culture interrelate in unique ways. ref http www.greenenergyohio.org page.cfm?pageId 170 African American Museum Is A Laboratory for Solar Learning ref See also List of museums focused on African Americans References reflist External links coord 41.508747 81.627263 display title region US OH type landmark DEFAULTSORT African American Museum in Cleveland Category African American museums in Ohio Category Museums in Cleveland, Ohio Category Museums established in 1953 ... more details
unreferenced date March 2012 The Tubman African American Museum is located in Macon, Georgia , USA. It is located in the city s museum district near the Georgia Music Hall of Fame and Georgia Sports Hall of Fame . Founded in 1981, this convert 8500 sqft m2 adj on museum is dedicated toward preserving and displaying African American art, history, and culture. It also offers an array of exhibitions, programs, and publications geared to adults, families, and students and teachers in grades K 12 and college. It offers dancing, drama, drumming, photography, and visual art classes focused on African American culture. The museum is also in the process of building a new convert 49000 sqft m2 adj on museum, which will also be located in Macon, Georgia . External links http www.tubmanmuseum.com Tubman African American Museum Website Macon landmarks coord missing Georgia U.S. state Category Museums in Macon, Georgia Category History museums in Georgia U.S. state Category African American museums in Georgia U.S. state ... more details
Coord 39 57 10.07 N 75 9 5.65 W type landmark region US Infobox museum name African American Museum in Philadelphia image African American Museum in Phila.jpg caption imagesize 300 latitude longitude established ... Risco Benson curator Richard J Watson website http www.aampmuseum.org The African American Museum in Philadelphia AAMP is notable as the first museum funded and built by a municipality to help preserve, interpret and exhibit the heritage of African Americans. Opened during the 1976 Bicentennial ... of leadership with the African Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1976, he served as Director of the Afro American Historical and Cultural Museum in Philadelphia, now known as the African American Museum ... List of museums focused on African Americans Notes Reflist The African American Museum in Philadelphia ... African American Museum in Philadelphia official site Clark, Vernon. African American Museum ... History Backgrounder 052705.aspx External links http www.aampmuseum.org African American Museum in Philadelphia official site DEFAULTSORT African American Museum In Philadelphia Category African American ... in 1976 fr African American Museum in Philadelphia ... anchored on one of three dominant themes The African Diaspora, the Philadelphia Story, and the Contemporary Narrative. The Museum is home to more than 750,000 objects, images and documents that are made available for research, exhibitions, for loan to other museums, and used in the Museum s many educational ..., symposiums, and concerts relating to African American culture and history are offered. http www.aampmuseum.org ... papers from Harry Shapiro on constitutional issues arising from the civil rights movement, African ... has long been known as an important center for African American history and culture. As the United ... African American historian, educator, and author. He was the fourth African American to receive a Ph.D. ... for building renovations and improving displays for the museum s extensive collection. The Museum ... more details
The Museum of African Culture is a museum in Portland, Maine Portland , Maine , USA , that specializes in Sub Sahara n Africa n tribal art and tribal culture culture . ref http www.museumafricanculture.org AfricanTribalArtMuseum.org . ref Changing exhibits also include art inspired by the African diaspora , and the museum s programs include music, storytelling, films, poetry, literature, healing ceremonies and other Sub Saharan African cultural traditions. Collections include wooden masks, figures, textiles, household objects and tools. It was established in 1998 and, as of 2010, had over 1,500 pieces of art. It is the only museum in Northern New England devoted to African arts and culture. References reflist External links http www.museumafricanculture.org Museum of African Culture http www.pressherald.com life go ebune parade pays cross cultural tribute to renewal and hope 2010 04 08.html?searchterm museum of african culture Ebune parade pays cross cultural tribute to renewal and hope Portland Press Herald, April 8, 2010 coord missing Maine Category Museums in Portland, Maine Category Art museums in Maine Category African art museums in the United States Category Tribal art Category Art museums established in 1998 Category 1998 establishments in the United States US museum stub Maine struct stub ... more details
The Museum for African Art is located in the neighborhood of Long Island City in the borough of Queens in New York City , United States . Founded in 1984, the museum is dedicated to increasing public understanding and appreciation of African art and culture. The Museum is also well known for its public ... selling authentic hand made African arts and crafts crafts . The Museum has organized nearly 60 critically .... History Begun as the Center for African Art, the Museum for African Art s founding director was Susan ... Museum of Art. During her time at the Museum for African Art, Vogel curated and organized ground breaking exhibitions which put into question ways in which African art is presented to Western audiences, and how museum practices structure knowledge for the public. The most well known of these exhibitions are Art Artifact African Art in Anthropology Collections in 1988, Exhibition ism Museums and African Art in 1994, and Africa Explores 20th Century African Art in 1991. In 2005, the museum was among 406 New York City arts and social service institutions to receive part of a 20 ... sub news anon2005.html This site is often confused with the National Museum of African ... of the most challenging and diverse art institutions in the U.S. ref cite news title Museum for African ... The Museum for African Art has organized over 50 exhibitions that have been shown in New York and around the world. Exhibitions that have been organized or co organized by the MuseumAfrican ... from Munich The Staatliches Museum f r V lkerkunde 1987 Perspectives Angles on African Art 1988 ... Biennale 1994 Outside Museum Walls African Art in Private Collections 1994 Western Artist ... the New Orleans Museum of Art 2005 Reflections African Art Is 2005 Lasting Foundations The Art of Architecture ... Press Release Mayor Bloomberg Announces New Home for the Museum for African Art coord 40 44 47 N 73 ... States de Museum for African Art pt Museum for African Art ... more details
The Museum of African Art Serbian language Serbian Muzej Afri ke Umetnosti is a museum located in the urban neighborhood of Senjak in Belgrade , the capital city of Serbia . The museum was founded in 1977 and represents the only museum in the country dedicated to the arts and culture of Africa. Most of its collection comes from the West Africa . The museum specializes in African art , and predominantly features African masks . It was established from the private collection of Croats Croatian diplomat in service of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zdravko Pe ar born in Me imurje , and was a result of his long stay as Ambassador to Africa. The collection contains many rare and valuable pieces from the regions in which he travelled. The collection was bequeathed to the City of Belgrade in 1974 by the ambassador. Since its initial establishment from Pe ar s private collection, the museum has continually expanded its collection and as of 2006 contains approximately 1,700 pieces. External links http www.museumofafricanart.org Museum of African Art http www.beograd.rs cms view.php?id 202308 About the museum on Belgrade s official website en icon Belgrade coord missing Serbia Category Museums in Belgrade Category African art museums Category Art museums established in 1977 Category 1977 establishments in Serbia serbia struct stub art display stub fr Mus e d art africain de Belgrade it Museo di arte africana sr ... more details
Infobox Museum name California African American Museum CAAM image imagesize 200 map type map caption latitude longitude established 1981 dissolved location Exposition Park Los Angeles Exposition Park , Los Angeles, California type African American museum visitors director curator publictransit website http www.caamuseum.org The California African American Museum CAAM is a museum located in Exposition Park Los Angeles Exposition Park , Los Angeles , California , USA . History The museum opened in 1981, in temporary quarters at the California Museum of Science and Industry now the California Science Center . The current facility was built with State and private funds of around 5 million. The museum was designed by the African American architects Jack Haywood and the late Vince Proby . The new museum building opened to the public during the 1984 Summer Olympics Los Angeles Olympic Games in July 1984. A major renovation occurred between 2001 and 2003. Description The museum occupies a convert 44000 sqft m2 building. It includes three exhibition galleries, a theater gallery, a convert 14000 ... and culture of African Americans. The museum conserves more than 3,500 objects of art, historical artifacts ... 5pm, and Sunday 11am 5pm. Photography is not permitted inside the museum. See also Portal African American List of museums focused on African Americans California State and Consumer Services Agency External links http www.caamuseum.org Museum website http www.thekinseycollection.com The Kinsey Collection ..., sculpture and artifacts representing the diverse contributions of African Americans. The collection ranges from African art to 19th century landscape. Along with its permanent collection, CAAM ... and Contemporary Photographs, and http www.thekinseycollection.com In the Hands of African American ... programs, and hands on activities that serve public and private school students, as well as museum ... Category African American art Category African American museums in California Category Art museums ... more details
File Seattle NAAM 02.jpg thumb Northwest African American Museum on its second day of operation, 2008 The Northwest African American Museum NAAM in Seattle, Washington Seattle , Washington U.S. state Washington ... html localnews 2004270321 museum09m.html African American Museum opens to acclaim , Seattle Times , March ... and cultural experiences of African Americans in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest , the museum ... Mulady, http www.seattlepi.com local 272533 museum02.html African American Museum heading toward ... of the museum. ref name brochure1 Northwest African American Museum at Urban League Village , brochure ref The museum is located in Seattle s Central District . Background File NAAM opening of Tacoma ... African Americans Leading the Way February 4, 2009 . The first efforts at creating the museum began ... the museum into being They had a role in improving visibility of the African American Museum. They were ... External links http naamnw.org Northwest African American Museum , official site Susan Gilmore, http seattletimes.nwsource.com html localnews 2004270321 museum09m.html African American Museum opens ... Tahir Garrett occupied the disused Colman School to claim the building as the museum location ... continued for eight years. ref name Gilmore In 1993, a not for profit organization , the African American Heritage Museum and Cultural Center, formed Bob Flowers was appointed chairman of the museum ... the building, leading to a bitter split among African American activists . ref name Gilmore Carver Gayton was named director of the museum and Urban League Village project in 2004, ref name Mulady and ground ... Kwame Garrett seized the microphone and described the Urban League led museum as a disgrace , a scam ... name Gilmore Facility Image Seattle NAAM 05.jpg thumb Museum entrance, photographed on NAAM s second day of operation, 2008. The museum has convert 17000 sqft m2 of floor space, including a bookstore .... ref name brochure1 The museum s initial temporary exhibit features the work of Jacob Lawrence and James ... more details
Primary sources date January 2008 The AfricanMuseum of Lyon Mus e Africain de Lyon is the oldest museum in France dedicated to Africa , and one of the oldest museums in Lyon . The collections specialise in African Art West African objects. This zone is served by the metro line Lyon Metro icon D History The museum was created in 1861 by the Society of African Missions Soci t des Missions Africaines under the influence of Monseigneur Marion de Br sillac. After his death, Augustin Planque took over his role and asked the missionaries of the Society to send to France items reflecting the everyday, social and religious life of Africa. In 1998, the museum began the refurbishment and restoration of its building, which was formally reopened on 28 January 2001. Present day The museum is situated at 150, Cours Gambetta, Lyon. The building now provides 750m for the display of the permanent collection, comprising 2,126 African objects. Exhibits are divided into three categories Everyday Life, Social Life, and Religious Life. There is also a room reserved for temporary exhibitions. See also portal lyon Society of African Missions External links http www.musee africain lyon.org Mus e Africain de Lyon official website fr icon coord 45 44 59.5 N 4 51 28.5 E type landmark region FR display title Category Museums established in 1861 Category 7th arrondissement of Lyon Category Museums in Lyon Category Anthropology museums Category Art museums and galleries in France Category African art museums Category 1861 establishments in France fr Mus e africain de Lyon ... more details
Expand French Mus e Th odore Monod d Art africain date January 2011 Infobox Museum name IFAN Museum of African Arts image DakarMus e.jpg imagesize 200px map type map caption latitude 14.663307 longitude 17.438065 established 1938 dissolved location Place Soweto, Plateau, Dakar , Senegal type Art, Culture visitors director curator publictransit Busses n 8, 7, 12, 13, 9, 6, 5, 15, 16, 23, 5. br Direction Cap Manuel website http ifan.ucad.sn The Mus e de l Institut Fondamental d Afrique Noire or IFAN Museum of African Arts in Dakar , Senegal is one of the oldest art museums in West Africa . It was promoted by L opold Senghor , the country s first President. In December 2007, its official title was changed to The Th odore Monod African Art Museum Mus e Th odore Monod d Art africain , after the French naturalist Th odore Andr Monod , former director of IFAN. ref http www.ausenegal.com Le musee ... Anta Diop IFAN CAD . The museum is part of the Institut Fondamental d Afrique Noire IFAN institute ... of Senegal was converted into a museum. It is today one of the most prestigious centers for the study of African culture and part of the Cheikh Anta Diop University . As the main cultural research ... Africa. The museum is one of the regular locations used in the Dakar Biennale exhibition, showing art by contemporary African and diaspora artists. ref Assembling Africa Dak art 96 biennial art ... positions and perspectives , in African Arts, Winter 2006 accessed at http findarticles.com p articles ... dakar?poi 37450 Lonely Planet guide to IFAN Museum . http query.nytimes.com gst fullpage.html?res 9D04E1DE1F39F932A35757C0A962948260&sec travel&spon &pagewanted print IFAN Museum Travel section, The New ... IFAN and the Colonial Museum Complex in French West Africa 1938 1960 , Museum Anthropology ... Museums in Senegal Category Arts in Africa Category African art museums Category Buildings and structures ... Category Art museums established in 1938 Category 1938 establishments in Senegal Africa museum stub ... more details
. External links http www.iziko.org.za museums south africanmuseum The Museum s official webpage ...The Iziko SA Museum is a South Africa n national museum located in Cape Town . The museum was founded in 1825, the first in the country. It has been on its present site in the Company s Garden since 1897. The museum houses important African zoology, palaeontology and archaeology collections. Exhibits The museum is organized on four levels and hosts a variety of exhibitions, from rock art to fossils, marine animals and meteorites. Ground level People past to present consisting of three separate exhibitions The Power of Rock Art on the ideas, knowledge and beliefs expressed in Bushmen San rock art African Cultures material culture of Southern African hunter gatherers and agriculturalists in historic times, as well as displays of material from Nguni people Nguni and Sotho people, also collections from the Great Zimbabwe Lynenburg Heads artifacts from the early Iron Age, symbols of the ritual life of early agriculturalists in South Africa . Karoo fossils dioramas of mammal like reptiles they look like dinosaurs but are not that lived in the Karoo region 250 million years ago. World of water depicting life in South Africa s oceans, comprises Coelacanth the caste of the first Coelacanth discovered in 1938, with information on the biology and evolutionary history of this living fossil Ocean Giants features the longest and heaviest species of bony fish and the largest of all invertebrates ... at the museum s entrance. Our place in the universe a display depicting a cosmic zoom to view .... Meteorites features three large iron meteorites . Level 2 Mammals mainly Southern African mammals, including a foal of the extinct quagga . Birds Southern African and exotic birds, avian evolution ... of the SA Museum shows the history of the museum from its beginnings in 1825 to until 1975. Mindspace ... of South African and foreign minerals, an exhibition on the biology of bats and a geological model ... more details
Image Tangipahoa African American Heritage Museum 2010Jan16.JPG thumb right 560px Tangipahoa African American Heritage Museum viewed from the footbridge over a Ponchatoula Creek tributary. The Tangipahoa African American Heritage Museum & Black Veteran Archives is a museum on Phoenix Square in Hammond, Louisiana . ref http www.africanamericanheritagemuseum.com Museum site. See also http attractions.uptake.com museums louisiana hammond tangipahoa african american heritage museum 17610933.html Uptake site on the Museum. ref Image Tangipahoa African American Buffalo soldiers 2010Jan18.jpg thumb left ... African American Heritage Museum. There are three main buildings. The north building has a dinner theater and storage. The middle building contains the main displays of African American heritage. The south building offers a spacious banquet hall together with multipurpose conference facilities. The Museum is one of 26 sites on the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail as cited by USA Today . ref Mary Foster http www.usatoday.com travel destinations 2008 03 17 african american trail N.htm Louisiana unveils African American Heritage Trail in USA Today , 2008 March 17 accessed 2010 January 16 . See also http www.wegoplaces.com Attraction 154848.aspx We Go Places site on the Museum. ref Image ... African American Heritage Museum. The Museum originated in the 1980s and has incrementally expanded in both displays and community services. A special arena of concentration in the Museum is its collection of data and exhibits on African American military veterans veterans of military service. ref http www.africanamericanheritagemuseum.com about.html Museum history site. ref The Museum ... partnerships.html Cooperative Endeavor Agreement between Tangipahoa African American Heritage Museum and Southeastern Louisiana University accessed 2010 January 16 . ref DEFAULTSORT Tangipahoa African American Heritage Museum Notes reflist Category African American museums in Louisiana ... more details
River Road African American Museum is a museum of culture and history in Donaldsonville, Louisiana , United ... and African Americans , both slave and free. The museum notes their contributions to the Great River ..., accessed 7 Jul 2008 ref History The founder Kathe Hambrick created the African American Museum to celebrate the culture and contributions of African Americans in Louisiana, and to provide a more accurate historic account. Hambrick began to work on the museum in 1991. Returning to Ascension Parish ... Road African American Museum to Donaldsonville, about 15 miles from Baton Rouge . She was able to move ... African American Museum and Gallery , Darden Business Publishing, University of Virginia, 1997, p.1, accessed 11 Jul 2008 ref Programs The museum has developed exhibits about black inventors , jazz musicians .... In addition, the museum provides a venue for important events celebrating African culture African and African American culture and holidays such as Juneteenth . It offers informative tours of the region ... The Museum website http www.louisianatravel.com explore cultural history african american heritage trail ..., the museum was identified as one of the first 26 sites included by the state in 2008 on the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail . ref http travel.nytimes.com 2008 05 25 travel 25trail.html?scp ..., few were able to learn anything about the contributions of Africans and African Americans, whether slave or free. In the 1990s, few of the plantations provided the histories of African Americans in the region, either before or after the Civil War. People of African descent had a 300 year history ... the museum in 1994 at notable Tezcuco Plantation. It suffered a damaging fire in 2002. When the owners ... school in Ascension Parish, the meeting house of an early African American insurance agency, and the African Plantation house, owned by the first African American doctor in the parish. ref http papers.ssrn.com ... of color in the parish, developed from census and town records. The museum has a strong collection ... more details
Infobox Non profit Non profit name Legacy Museum of African American History Non profit logo Image Logolegacymuseum.png Legacy Museum of African American Historylogo Non profit type Museum location Lynchburg, Virginia, USA founded date 1995 as The Legacy Project homepage http www.legacymuseum.org The Legacy Museum of African American History was established in 1995 in Lynchburg, Virginia Lynchburg , Virginia . Its exhibits and permanent collection focus on topics central to African American history , including the historic struggle for civil rights business and employment civic and social organizations entertainment and sports medicine and health the Black church the professions political life education communications the family, and the arts. ref Legacy Museum of African American History Official Website http www.legacymuseum.org mission html ref History The Legacy Project was the name of the organization prior to its acquiring a building for a future museum . It was initially sponsored by the Lynchburg, Virginia Lynchburg branch of the NAACP . In 1995 it became incorporated with 501 .... The Legacy Project became the Legacy Museum of African American History. Reconstruction of the building ... html History , Legacy Museum of African American History ref References reflist External links http www.blackmuseums.org Association of African American Museums Category Non profit organizations based in Virginia Category Museums in Lynchburg, Virginia Category African American museums in Virginia ... the house into a modern museum. A Capital Fundraising Committee was formed to raise 300,000, and a Collections ... history.html history Bot generated title ref Since 2006, the museum has worked with the Virginia ... for Museum and Library Services ref Mission The mission of the museum is to collect, preserve and store historical artifacts, documents and memorabilia relating to significant contributions of the African ... statement Bot generated title ref The Logo The logo of the museum is the Sankofa , a symbol used ... more details
The African American Museum Dallas, Texas is an United States American Art museum located at 3536 Grand Avenue in Fair Park in Dallas, Texas . The museum was founded in 1974 and has operated independently since 1979. The 7 million dollar structure, that is now its home, was funded through private donations, and a 1985 Dallas city bond election, which provided 1.2 million towards its construction. The convert ... materials and design motifs are used throughout the Museum in a manner reminiscent of pre industrialized cultures of the African continent. ref http listings.guidelive.com dallas tx venues show 376168 african american museum of dallas Dallas Morning News Guide Live ref ref http www.visitdallas.com ...?id 896 Art and Seek ref History The African American Museum of Dallas was established ... by a research library. The Museum s permanent collections include African art African American art magazine, historical, political, and community archives. Visitors can also experience African American ... in 1988. The Museum has operated independently since 1979. The 7 million edifice was funded through ... of the new facility. The Museum is the only one of its kind in the Southwestern Region of the United States devoted to the preservation and display of African American artistic, cultural and historical materials. It also boasts having one of the largest African American Folk Art collections in the United States . The Museum operators say that they strive to present a meaningful experience to children and adults who do not normally visit art museums. The museum houses a rich heritage of Visual ... plaza , which includes a theatre and classrooms. Collections The current museum building ... a permanent collection that consists of the works of such highly regarded African American artists as Romare ... tags which will then appear here automatically Reflist External links http www.aamdallas.org African American Museum Official Website Categories coord missing Texas Category Museums in Dallas, Texas Category ... more details
Infobox Museum name South African Air Force Museum image SAAF Museum Crest.png imagesize 100 map type map caption latitude longitude established 26 October 1973 ref cite web url http www.saafmuseum.co.za history.htm title The history of the SAAF Museum accessdate 2008 08 03 work publisher South African Air Force Museum date ref dissolved location AFB Swartkop , Tshwane br AFB Ysterplaat , Cape Town br Port Elizabeth Airport type Aviation museum visitors director curator publictransit website http www.saafmuseum.co.za http www.saafmuseum.co.za Location map South Africa float right width 270 caption SAAF Museum locations places Location map South Africa label Port Elizabeth Airport lat 33.9896 long 25.6179 position top Location map South Africa label AFB Swartkop lat 25.8058 long 28.1619 position top Location map South Africa label AFB Ysterplaat lat 33.9057 long 18.4954 position top The South African Air Force Museum houses, exhibits and restores material related to the history of the South African Air Force . The Museum is divided into three locations, AFB Swartkop outside Pretoria , AFB Ysterplaat in Cape Town and at the Port Elizabeth airport. Exhibits AFB Swartkop AFB Swartkop is home to the headquarters and largest of the three museum locations, occupying at least five hangars ... project gallery See also List of aerospace museums Military history of South Africa South African Air Force South African National Museum of Military History South African Naval Museum AFB Swartkop References reflist External links Commons cat South African Air Force museum http www.saafmuseum.org.za Official website http www.saafmuseum.org Swartkops Museum website http www.saaffriends.co.za Friends of the SAAF Museum Society SAAF navbox Aviation lists Category Air force museums Category South African ... at the Port Elizabeth Airport branch of the museum are limited due to the amount of hangar space ... aircraft saaf museum history.html title SAAF Museum Port Elizabeth publisher SA Transport accessdate ... more details
Infobox Museum name National Museum of African American History and Culture image established December ... website The National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC is a Smithsonian ... also failed. Although proposals for an African American history and culture museum would be floated ... using the NCEED to press for a stand alone African American museum in D.C. in 1985. ref Ruffings ... Leland about his idea for a national museum focusing on African Americans, and won his support for federal ... its presentation of African American history as well. In 1987, the National Museum of American ... African American national history museum in Washington, D.C. But NCEED ran into opposition from the African American Museum Association AAMA , an umbrella group which represented small local African ... administer an African American history museum. ref Robinson, p. 179 Ruffings, p. 89. ref ref ... for a stand alone African American history museum within the Smithsonian Institution. But the bill faced significant opposition in Congress due to its cost. Supporters of the African American museum ... museum then moving through Congress and African American museum share the same space. But the compromise ... approach to the idea of an African American heritage museum. In December 1989 the Smithsonian hired ... alone national museum of African American culture and history, but also forceful in its advocacy ... voted to support a national museum of African American history. But although the vote was unanimous ... and train their staff. ref Masters, Kim. Smithsonian Backs African American Museum. Washington ... museum and instead shifted its support to a proposed Center for African American History and Culture .... African American Museum Is Stalled. Washington Post. July 30, 1995. ref To demonstrate its support ... for African American History and Culture which was now housed at the Anacostia Community Museum ... m2 adj on Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History Museum of African American History ... more details
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