39°57′10″N 75°09′06″W / 39.9527972°N 75.1515694°W
Former name | Afro-American Historical and Cultural Museum |
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Established | 1976 |
Location | 701 Arch Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Coordinates | 39°57′10″N 75°09′06″W / 39.952797°N 75.151569°W |
Director | Ashley Jordan, Ph.D.[1] |
Curator | Dejay Duckett[2] |
Public transit access | SEPTA bus: 47, 48 |
Website | https://www.aampmuseum.org/ |
The African American Museum in Philadelphia (AAMP) is notable as the first museum funded and built by a municipality to help preserve, interpret and exhibit the heritage of African Americans. Opened during the 1976 Bicentennial celebrations, the AAMP is located in historic Philadelphia on Arch Street, a few blocks away from the Liberty Bell.[3] It was formerly known as the Afro-American Historical and Cultural Museum.