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African American Museum

The African American Museum is the only museum in the Southwestern United States devoted to the preservation and display of African American artistic, cultural and historical materials. It also has one of the largest African American folk art collections in the United States. The African American Museum incorporates a wide variety of visual art forms and historical documents that portray the African American experience in the United States, Southwest, and Dallas.

Hours

Tuesday – Friday, 12 noon to 5 p.m.

Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sunday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Closed Mondays, Christmas, New Year’s, Thanksgiving and Independence Day.
Open on Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birhday

Please note: During the State Fair of Texas, the African American Museum is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Admission

Free admission to Museum except for groups of ten or more. Group Admission is $1 for children, $2 for adults. To arrange a group tour call: (214) 219-2049

Calendar of Events

Mar 29	Keeping It Real: Club Photography, Black Youth and the Visual Economy of Light (Comini Lecture)
Apr 9 - Apr 11	The Southwest Black Fine Art Show

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