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The African American Museum in Philadelphia currently houses 4 galleries and an auditorium, each of which offers exhibitions anchored by one of the Museum's three dominant themes - the African Diaspora, the Philadelphia Story, and the Contemporary Narrative. The auditorium is also used for the Museum's distance learning program, for film viewings and other community events, and is available for community use. Through the joint efforts of the Curatorial and Education Departments, the Museum offers creative, innovative youth programming that expands the themes of our cultural exhibits and invites people whose lives span the century - youth, their families, and senior citizens - to come together and enjoy rich intergenerational Family Days focused on African American art and culture.

 

The African American Museum offers military discounts! Present your military ID and get two admissions for the price of one.

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  • Contact Info

    African American Museum in Philadelphia

    701 Arch Street
    Philadelphia, PA 19106

    Phone: 215-574-0380 x2   |   Official Website

  • Current Events

    01/25/13- 06/30/13

    Come See About Me: The Mary Wilson Supremes Collection African American Museum in Philadelphia Come See About Me: The Mary Wilson Supremes Collection Presented by African American Museum in Philadelphia at African American Museum in Philadelphia January 25-June 30, 2013  For the first time ever, explore the history and fashion of one of Motown’s pioneering groups, The Supremes. From January 25 through June 30, the African American Museum in Philadelphia celebrates the glory and talent of the influential group during the new exhibition Come See About Me: The Mary Wilson Supremes Collection. Featuring more than 30 gowns worn by the iconic musical trio — maintained in a personal collection by Ms. Wilson — the exhibit...

    09/10/09- Ongoing

    Audacious Freedom: African Americans In Philadelphia 1776-1876 African American Museum in Philadelphia Audacious Freedom: African Americans In Philadelphia 1776-1876 Presented by African American Museum of Philadelphia at African American Museum in Philadelphia September 10, 2009 - Ongoing This permanent exhibition details the freedom journey of African Americans in Philadelphia during the nation's first century. Stories of individuals and groups highlight the Underground Railroad, the free black community in Philadelphia, African American soldiers in the Civil War, and early struggles for civil rights.

  • Upcoming Events

    07/21/13	Express Yourself! Fashion Design Workshop African American Museum in Philadelphia Express Yourself! Fashion Design Workshop Presented by African American Museum in Philadelphia at African American Museum in Philadelphia July 21, 2013 Join Kristin Haskins Simms, founder and designer of clothing line krysi and contestant on Project Runway Season 8, for this hands-on draping and design workshop! Some materials will be provided, but feel free to bring your own – an old curtain may become a dress in your hands, old jeans may become a tote. Whatever you bring, whatever you use, you’ll leave with the start of a great brand new look! Space is limited. Registration is REQUIRED.
    07/31/13	ReThinking and ReSounding the Supremes African American Museum in Philadelphia ReThinking and ReSounding the Supremes Presented by African American Museum in Philadelphia at African American Museum in Philadelphia July 31, 2013 You know the Supremes, but do you really know them? Join Professor Daphne A. Brooks, Professor of English and African American Studies at Princeton University, as she re-historicizes this legendary group by exploring their roots, as well as their broad range of musical influences growing up in Detroit, Michigan. The program will also consider the place of fashion and performance in the repertoire of the Supremes, and it will re-situate the group in relation to a long line of...
    08/17/13	The Life and Times of Omar Ibn Sayyid African American Museum in Philadelphia The Life and Times of Omar Ibn Sayyid Presented by African American Museum in Philadelphia at African American Museum in Philadelphia August 17, 2013 A well-regarded African Muslim teacher and scholar from Futa Torro (modern Senegal), West Africa, Omar ibn Sayyid was enslaved and brought to South Carolina in the early 1800s and remained in bondage for the rest of his life. Yet the records he created during his life illustrate that physical and mental bondage are two very different things! Join us for this one-act play, written and acted by Ahmad Kenya, as well as an artifact presentation, all of which are appropriate for children...
    09/28/13	Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day Live! African American Museum in Philadelphia Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day Live! Presented by African American Museum in Philadelphia at African American Museum in Philadelphia September 28, 2013 Join us for a day of family-friendly activities including dance, arts and crafts, and historical presentations, offered FREE to individuals who present a ticket from Smithsonian Magazine’s Museum Day Live! website. Check our website (www.aampmuseum.org) for more information in the coming months. Tickets for Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day Live! can be downloaded from http://www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/ and provides admission for the ticket holder and one guest....

• Current &
  Upcoming Events

  • Current Events

    01/25/13- 06/30/13

    Come See About Me: The Mary Wilson Supremes Collection African American Museum in Philadelphia Come See About Me: The Mary Wilson Supremes Collection Presented by African American Museum in Philadelphia at African American Museum in Philadelphia January 25-June 30, 2013  For the first time ever, explore the history and fashion of one of Motown’s pioneering groups, The Supremes. From January 25 through June 30, the African American Museum in Philadelphia celebrates the glory and talent of the influential group during the new exhibition Come See About Me: The Mary Wilson Supremes Collection. Featuring more than 30 gowns worn by the iconic musical trio — maintained in a personal collection by Ms. Wilson — the exhibit...

    09/10/09- Ongoing

    Audacious Freedom: African Americans In Philadelphia 1776-1876 African American Museum in Philadelphia Audacious Freedom: African Americans In Philadelphia 1776-1876 Presented by African American Museum of Philadelphia at African American Museum in Philadelphia September 10, 2009 - Ongoing This permanent exhibition details the freedom journey of African Americans in Philadelphia during the nation's first century. Stories of individuals and groups highlight the Underground Railroad, the free black community in Philadelphia, African American soldiers in the Civil War, and early struggles for civil rights.

  • Upcoming Events

    07/21/13	Express Yourself! Fashion Design Workshop African American Museum in Philadelphia Express Yourself! Fashion Design Workshop Presented by African American Museum in Philadelphia at African American Museum in Philadelphia July 21, 2013 Join Kristin Haskins Simms, founder and designer of clothing line krysi and contestant on Project Runway Season 8, for this hands-on draping and design workshop! Some materials will be provided, but feel free to bring your own – an old curtain may become a dress in your hands, old jeans may become a tote. Whatever you bring, whatever you use, you’ll leave with the start of a great brand new look! Space is limited. Registration is REQUIRED.
    07/31/13	ReThinking and ReSounding the Supremes African American Museum in Philadelphia ReThinking and ReSounding the Supremes Presented by African American Museum in Philadelphia at African American Museum in Philadelphia July 31, 2013 You know the Supremes, but do you really know them? Join Professor Daphne A. Brooks, Professor of English and African American Studies at Princeton University, as she re-historicizes this legendary group by exploring their roots, as well as their broad range of musical influences growing up in Detroit, Michigan. The program will also consider the place of fashion and performance in the repertoire of the Supremes, and it will re-situate the group in relation to a long line of...
    08/17/13	The Life and Times of Omar Ibn Sayyid African American Museum in Philadelphia The Life and Times of Omar Ibn Sayyid Presented by African American Museum in Philadelphia at African American Museum in Philadelphia August 17, 2013 A well-regarded African Muslim teacher and scholar from Futa Torro (modern Senegal), West Africa, Omar ibn Sayyid was enslaved and brought to South Carolina in the early 1800s and remained in bondage for the rest of his life. Yet the records he created during his life illustrate that physical and mental bondage are two very different things! Join us for this one-act play, written and acted by Ahmad Kenya, as well as an artifact presentation, all of which are appropriate for children...
    09/28/13	Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day Live! African American Museum in Philadelphia Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day Live! Presented by African American Museum in Philadelphia at African American Museum in Philadelphia September 28, 2013 Join us for a day of family-friendly activities including dance, arts and crafts, and historical presentations, offered FREE to individuals who present a ticket from Smithsonian Magazine’s Museum Day Live! website. Check our website (www.aampmuseum.org) for more information in the coming months. Tickets for Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day Live! can be downloaded from http://www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/ and provides admission for the ticket holder and one guest....

• Past
  Events

  • Past Events

    06/15/13	Juneteenth Family Celebration African American Museum in Philadelphia
    06/01/13	Standing In the Shadows of Motown African American Museum in Philadelphia
    04/21/13	Motown Meets Jazz w/ Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble African American Museum in Philadelphia
    03/16/13	Supreme Esteem African American Museum in Philadelphia
    02/23/13	West African Dance with Bro. James Bogan-El African American Museum in Philadelphia
    02/09/13	Philadelphia Stories with Keepers of the Culture African American Museum in Philadelphia
    02/07/13	Reel Black Love: Film Screening and Conversation African American Museum in Philadelphia
    02/02/13	Lecture and Tasting with Chef Wheeler Del Torro African American Museum in Philadelphia
    01/31/13	Motown Karaoke Jam! African American Museum in Philadelphia
    01/21/13	Martin Luther King Sharing the Heritage Celebration African American Museum in Philadelphia
    12/29/12- 12/30/12	Kwanzaa Celebration African American Museum in Philadelphia
    12/17/12	The Making of "The Abolitionists": Preview & Discussion WHYY
    12/12/12	Harlem Fine Arts Show African American Museum in Philadelphia
    12/01/12- 12/02/12	Africa In the World Educator Workshop Marriott - Center City Philadelphia
    12/01/12	5th Annual Old School House Party & Farewell Celebration for Romona Riscoe Benson African American Museum in Philadelphia
    11/17/12	Trash to Treasures: Art Workshop African American Museum in Philadelphia
    11/15/12- 12/20/12	Territories: Africa Film Screening African American Museum in Philadelphia
    11/10/12	A Conversation on Paper African American Museum in Philadelphia
    11/03/12	Learning Through the Arts with Lorna Williams African American Museum in Philadelphia
    10/28/12	2012 Shero Awards African American Museum in Philadelphia
    10/27/12	African American Iconic Images Mural Tour African American Museum in Philadelphia
    10/27/12	Live Out Ur Dreams (L.O.U.D.) African American Museum in Philadelphia
    06/09/12	Joseph Holston: Exhibit Walk-Through for Art Students African American Museum in Philadelphia
    05/19/12	Tour Brandywine Workshop! Brandywine Workshop
    04/26/12	The Riot Within: A Q&A with Rodney King African American Museum in Philadelphia
    04/22/12	Jazz Month: Philly Jazz Mural Tour & Breakfast African American Museum in Philadelphia
    04/21/12	Jazz Month: Children's Jazz Listen & Learn Read-Aloud Free Library of Philadelphia - Kingsessing Branch
    04/21/12- 04/22/12	Jazz Month: Wells Fargo Presents Jazz 'til Sunrise African American Museum in Philadelphia
    04/20/12- 04/22/12	Jazz Month: Wells Fargo Presents 'A Moment in Jazz' Weekend African American Museum in Philadelphia
    04/20/12	Jazz Month: Jacky Terrasson Trio African American Museum in Philadelphia
    04/20/12	Jazz Month: Jazz Appreciation Workshops for Youth African American Museum in Philadelphia
    03/25/12	Cinema Sepia: Daughter of the Dust African American Museum in Philadelphia
    03/18/12	Cinema Sepia Double Feature: The Challenge of Freedom and Congressman Robert Smalls African American Museum in Philadelphia
    03/17/12	The War on the Water: African American Service in the Civil War Navy African American Museum in Philadelphia
    03/11/12	The Prep School Negro: A Film Screening & Discussion with Filmmaker André Robert Lee African American Museum in Philadelphia
    03/10/12	One Book, One Philadelphia - Create Dangerously: The Immigrant Artist at Work African American Museum in Philadelphia
    03/07/12	Robert Smalls: The Radical Reconstructionist African American Museum in Philadelphia
    03/03/12- 03/04/12	Bank of America's Museums on Us Various Locations
    03/01/12	36th Anniversary Heritage Gala Marriott - Center City Philadelphia
    02/26/12	Preserving Your Family Heirlooms: A Family History Class African American Museum in Philadelphia
    02/25/12	One Book, One Philadelphia: Running the Road to ABC African American Museum in Philadelphia
    02/25/12	African American Iconic Images Mural Workshop African American Museum in Philadelphia
    02/19/12	Introduction to Black Genealogy: A Beginner's Workshop African American Museum in Philadelphia
    02/04/12- 02/05/12	Bank of America's Museums on Us African American Museum in Philadelphia
    01/21/12- 02/11/12	Outlined in Black: Creating Superheroes - A Comic Book Workshop for Youth and Young Adults African American Museum in Philadelphia
    01/16/12	Citizens Bank Foundation Presents: Sharing the Heritage Day - FREE Admission on MLK Day African American Museum in Philadelphia
    01/16/12- 03/20/12	The Life and Times of Congressman Robert Smalls, 1839-1915 African American Museum in Philadelphia
    01/09/12	A Conversation with Joan Myers Brown and Brenda Dixon Gottschild African American Museum in Philadelphia
    12/28/11- 12/31/11	Kwanzaa Celebration African American Museum in Philadelphia
    09/21/11- 12/31/11	Mixing Metaphors: The Aesthetic, the Social and the Political in African American Art African American Museum in Philadelphia
    06/18/11- 06/19/11	35th Anniversary Juneteenth Jam African American Museum in Philadelphia
    06/04/11	Josephine Baker: Black Diva in a White Man's World African American Museum in Philadelphia
    06/01/11- 09/28/11	RAAMP It Up Wednesdays African American Museum in Philadelphia
    04/29/11- 05/01/11	Paris 'Til Sunday: Jazz Weekend African American Museum in Philadelphia
    02/01/11- 02/28/11	Black History Month at The African American Museum of Philadelphia African American Museum in Philadelphia
    12/29/10- 12/30/10	Kwanzaa at the Gallery at Market East Gallery at Market East
    12/26/10	Kwanzaa Celebration African American Museum in Philadelphia
    10/06/10	World Music Concert Featuring Raaga Trio African American Museum in Philadelphia
    09/29/10	An Evening with Judge Hatchett African American Museum in Philadelphia
    09/14/10	Museum Day African American Museum in Philadelphia
    12/05/09	Deirdre O'Connell: The Ballad of Blind Tom African American Museum in Philadelphia