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| Established | 1965 (current facility – 1997) |
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| Location | 315 E. Warren Ave Detroit, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 42°21′32.43″N 83°3′39.46″W / 42.3590083°N 83.0609611°W |
| Type | History museum and cultural history |
| Collections | African-American history, art, music |
| Collection size | more than 35,000 |
| Visitors | 300,000 (2019) |
| Director | Neil Barclay |
| Curator | Patrina Chapman |
| Architect | SDG Associates |
| Website | thewright.org |
The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History (The Wright) is a museum of African-American history and culture, located in Detroit, Michigan. Located in the city's Midtown Cultural Center, The Wright is one of the world's oldest and largest independent African-American museums, holding the world's largest permanent collection of African-American culture.[1] With a collection of more than 35,000 artifacts, The Wright's current 125,000-square-foot museum opened as the largest museum in the world dedicated to African-American history.[2]
The Wright, whose exhibits include Underground Railroad documents and letters from Malcolm X and Rosa Parks, also hosted memorial events for Parks and Aretha Franklin, who lay in state in the museum's rotunda in 2005 and 2018, respectively.
Notably, The Wright is the current home of The National Museum of the Tuskegee Airmen[3] The Wright also produces one of the largest festivals dedicated to celebrating the food, fashion, music, and dance cultures of the diaspora – African World Festival.[4]
- ^ Greenwood Davis, Heather. "13 destinations for African-American history and culture". NationalGeographic. Archived from the original on March 7, 2021.
- ^ "Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History". Historic Detroit.
- ^ "Visit the Museum". Tuskegeemuseum.org. The Tuskegee Airmen National Historical Museum. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
- ^ "African World Festival". TheWright.org. Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History.