African American Museums

Alabama

• Murphy African American Museum
  2601 Paul W Bryant Dr., Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
  (205) 758-2861

Arizona

• University Of Arizona African American Cultura
  1322 E 1st St. Tucson, AZ 85719
  (520) 621-3419

California

• African-American Firefighter Museum
  1401 S Central Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90021
  (213) 744-1730
  
  
  

• African American Museum
  1857 Fulton St. Fresno, CA 93721
  (559) 268-7102
  
  
  

• African American Museum California
  Los Angeles, CA 90086
  (213) 744-7432
  
  
  

• African American Museum Of Fine Arts
  3025 Fir St., San Diego, CA 92102
  (619) 696-7799
  
  
  

• Antelope Valley African American Museum
  416 W Lumber St., Lancaster, CA 93534
  (661) 723-0811
  
  
  

• Dora Nelson African American History Museum
  316 E 7th St., Perris, CA 92570
  (909) 657-6032
  
  
  

• Museum Of African American Art
  4005 Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90008
  (323) 294-7071

District of Columbia

• African American Labor Center
  1015 20th St., NW Washington, DC 20036
  (202) 778-4500
  
  
  

• African American Media Incubator
  2164 Wisconsin Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20007
  (202) 333-2261
  
  
  

• African American Music Association Incorporated
  603 50th St., NE, Washington, DC 20019
  (202) 398-3470
  
  
  

• Howard University Gallery of Art
  2455 6th Street, NW
  Washington, D.C. 20059
  
  Tritobia H. Benjamin, Director
  Mon-Fri: 9 am - 5 pm

Florida

• Museum of African American Art
  13 North Marion Street
  Tampa, FL 3360
  (813) 272-2466

Illinois

• Chicago Historical Society
  Clark Street at North Avenue Chicago,
  Illinois 60614-6071
  (312) 642-4600  
  info@chicagohistory.org

Monday - Saturday: 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Sunday: 12:00 noon - 5:00 pm

• Dusable Museum of African American History
  740 East 56th Place
  Chicago, Ill 60637
  (773) 947-0600; Fax: (773) 947-0677
  
  Antoinette D. Wright, President & CEO
  Tues-Sat: 9 am-5 pm, Sun: 1-5 pm

Maryland

• James E. Lewis Museum of Art
  Morgan State University
  Coldspring Lane & Hillen Road
  Baltimore, MD 21239
  (410) 319-3030; Fax: (410) 319-3835
  
  Gabriel S. Tenabe, Director
  Mon-Fri: 9 am-4:30 pm
  
  
  

• Baltimore Civil War Museum
  601 President Street
  (410) 385-5188

Wed-Sun 10am-5pm 

Massachusettes

• Museum of Afro-American History
  14 Beacon Street Suite 719
  Boston, MA 02108
  (617) 725-0022; Fax: (617) 720-5225
  email: maah@channell.com

Sylvia Watts McKinney, Director

Michigan

• Museum of African American History (Charles H. Wright)
  301 Frederick Douglass
  Detroit, MI 48202
  (313) 833-9800; Fax: (313) 832-7933
  
  Christy Matthews, Director

Missouri

• Vaughn Cultural Center
  525 N. Grand Street
  St. Louis, MO 63103
  (314) 535-9227; Fax: (314) 289-0358

Almetta Jordan, Director

New York

• Community Folk Art Gallery
  2233 East Genesee Street
  Syracuse, N.Y. 13210
  (315) 424-8487
  
  Herbert T. Williams, Director
  Tues-Fri: 10 am - 6 pm, Sat: noon-4 pm

North Carolina

• North Carolina Central University Art Museum
  North Carolina Central University
  1801 Fayetteville St.
  Durham, NC 27707
  (919) 560-6211
  
  Kenneth Rodgers, Director
  Tues-Sat: 10 am - 4 pm, Sun: 1 - 4 pm
  
  
  
  
• Studio Museum in Harlem
  144 West 125th Street
  New York, NY 10027
  (212) 864-4500: Fax: (212) 666-5753

Lowrey Sims, Director
Mon-Fri: 9 am-5 pm, Sat-Sun: 1 - 6 pm

Ohio

• Dayton Art Institute
  456 Belmonte Park North
  Dayton, Ohio 45402
  (937) 223-5277; Fax: (937) 223-3140

Alexander Lee Nyerges, Director
daily 10 am-5 pm

• National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center
  1350 Brush Row Rd.
  Wilberforce, OH 45384
  (937) 376-4944; Fax (937) 376-2007

Tues-Sat: 9 am - 5 pm; Sun: 1 - 5 pm

Pennsylvania

• African American Museum of Philadelphia
  701 Arch Street
  Philadelphia, Pa. 19106-1557
  (215) 574-0380; Fax: (215) 574-3110

Nanette Clark, Director
Tues-Sat 9 am-4 pm, Sun 1-5pm

South Carolina

• I.P. Stanback Museum & Planetarium 
  South Carolina State College
  300 College Street, NE
  Orangeburg, SC 29117
  (803) 536-7174; Fax: (803) 533-3624

Leo F. Twiggs, Director
Mon-Fri: 9 am - 4:30 pm, call first

Tennessee

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

Mon-Sat: 10 am - 5 pm, closed Tues, Sun: 1-5 pm

Texas

• African American Museum of History and Culture
  PO Box 150153
  Dallas, TX. 75315
  (214) 565-9026 

Virginia

• Hampton University Museum
  Hampton University
  Hampton, VA 23668
  (757) 727-5308
  
  Jeanne Zeidler, Director
  Mon-Fri: 9 am-5 pm, Sat-Sun: noon-4pm
  
  
  
• Harrison Museum of African American Culture
  523 Harrison Avenue, NW
  Roanoke, VA 24016
  (540) 345-4818; Fax: (540) 345-4834

Mon-Fri: 10 am-5 pm, or by appointment