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Local Museums and Historical Sites
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African American Civil War
Memorial Freedom Foundation and Museum
1200 U Street, Northwest
Washington, District of Columbia 20009
Open Monday-Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Admission: Call or check website for information.
The first and only national memorial and museum honoring African Americans who
fought in the Civil War.
African Art
Museum of Maryland
Historic Oakland at Town Center
5430 Vantage Point Road
Post Office Box 1105
Columbia, Maryland 21044
410-730-7106
Open Tuesday-Friday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; other times and days by appointment.
Admission: Call or check website for information on fees.
Exhibits, lectures, tours and workshops.
Anacostia Museum
1901 Fort Place, Southeast
Washington, District of Columbia 20560
202-287-3369 or 202-357-2700
Open daily 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Admission: Free.
Photographs, documents and artifacts focusing on the Black experience in the regions of
the upper South.
Baltimore's
African American Heritage Guide
Provides online information about
Baltimore's historic African American landmarks, performing arts centers,
museums, colleges and universities.
Baltimore's Black American Museum
1765-69 Carswell St
Baltimore, Maryland 21218
410-243-9600
Open Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and weekends by appointment.
Admission: Adults,$5, children, 6-12, $3.
Exhibits, recitals, plays and readings.
Baltimore Museum
of Art
10 Art Museum Drive
Baltimore, Maryland 21218
410-396-7100
Open
Wed.-Fri. 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sat. - Sun. 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Free First Thursday
of each month, from 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Admission:$7 adults, $5 seniors and full-time students, free for museum members and
those under 18.
Overview: Collection includes arts of Africa and works by contemporary African Americans.
Banneker-Douglass Museum
84 Franklin Street
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
410-216-6180
Open Tuesday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Admission: Free.
Official repository for African American heritage in the State of Maryland.
Benjamin
Banneker Historical Park and Museum
300 Oella Avenue (at Old Frederick Road)
Oella, Maryland 21228
410-887-1081
Open Tuesday-Saturday: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Admission: Donation.
Museum exhibits describing the life and accomplishments of Benjamin Banneker, related
outdoor interpretive area, preserved archaeological sites, outdoor trails and picnic
areas.
Eubie Blake National
Jazz Institute and Cultural
Center
847 North Howard Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
410-225-3130
Open Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission: Call or check website for prices of various exhibits and events.
Exhibits showcase the life and music of this jazz legend from Baltimore. Live jazz
performances, dance classes, music classes and special events.
Frederick
Douglass National Historic Site
1411 West Street Southeast
Washington, District of Columbia 20020
202-426-5960 or 202-426-5961
Open Daily 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. (spring/summer) 9 a.m.-4 p.m. (fall/winter).
Closed New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
Admission: Free except groups of 5 or more call 1-800-967-2283 for prices.
Cedar Hill, Douglass' former home, has more than a dozen rooms containing a variety of
personal items. View a 17 minute film on his life.
Great
Blacks in Wax Museum
1601-3 East North Avenue
Baltimore, Maryland 21213
410-563-3404 or 410-563-6416
Admission: call or see website (under contact information) for admission
prices, group rates, hours of operation, and directions.
Exhibits range from ancient Egypt to the American civil rights movement.
Heritage Museum of Art
Hamlet Court
4509 Prospect Circle
Baltimore, Maryland 21216
410-664-6711
Hours by appointment
Admission: Free except for special events.
Howard County Center of African American
Culture
5434 Vantage Point Road
Columbia, Maryland 21044
410-715-1921
Open Tuesday -Friday 12 noon -5 p.m., Saturday 12 noon -4 p.m., Sunday by
appointment.
Admission:$3.00 adults, $2.00 children.
Museum and library containing artifacts, photographs and memorabilia on African American
life.
John Brown Fort and Wax Museum
168 High Street
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia 25425
304-535-6342
Open daily 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. spring through fall. Weekends only, Dec 1 to
mid-March.
Admission: Adults, $4.50, Children, 6-12, $2.50, Children under 6,
free. Group rates for 10 and more.
Full-size figures depict the life of antislavery crusader John Brown, who
led the failed 1859 raid on a government arsenal.
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House
National Historic Site
1318 Vermont Avenue Northwest
Washington, District of Columbia 20005
202-673-2402
Open Monday - Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Admission: Free.
Permanent exhibits profile influential black women and chronicles Bethune's life. A
separate building houses the National Archives for Black Women's History, one of the
country's largest collections of manuscripts relating to African American women.
The Carl J. Murphy Fine Arts
Center
Morgan State University
2100 Argonne Drive
Baltimore, Maryland 21251
443-885-3030
National Museum of African
Art
950 Independence Avenue Southwest
Washington, District of Columbia 20560
202-357-4600
Open daily 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Admission: Free.
Museum and library containing artifacts, photographs and memorabilia on African American
life.
National Park Service
African American Civil War Sites
Places throughout the United States associated with African American history during the Civil War.
Putting
Black History on the Map
The Washington Post's site of African American historic sites and museums in
the Washington metropolitan area.
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