(215) 574-0380
701 Arch St
(7th and Arch Sts.)
Philadelphia,
PA
19106
39.9531
-75.1518
Neighborhoods: Center City, Center City East
What People Are Saying About African American Museum
The Editor
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Citysearch
In Short – With over 400,000 objects, the African American Museum consists of four galleries used for exhibitions and presentations. The museum's Fine Arts section includes prints, paintings, and a glorious tapestry entitled "Captivity and Renaissance" by Romare Bearden, a Harlem renaissance artist who studied in Paris and reinterpreted ancient myths and rituals in his work.
11/30/08
Happy to See It
by lesbianofcolordotcom
Always excited to see an active, vibrant AA Museum. It's exhibits and programs are a great example for other AA museums.
- Pros: community arts programs
The Details on African American Museum
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The museum hosts poetry readings, dance and gospel music performances, films, and storytelling programs. Its jazz concert series has presented Max Roach, Dizzy Gillespie, Betty Carter, Art Blakey, Sun Ra and his Arkestra, and other notables.
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