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Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History

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Founded in 1965, The Wright Museum opens minds and changes lives through the exploration and celebration of African American history and culture!

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The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History opens minds and changes lives through the exploration and celebration of African American history and culture. Founded in 1965, the 125,000 square foot museum is located in the heart of Midtown Detroit's Cultural Center, next to the Michigan Science Center and within one block of the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA). Key to the experience is "And Still We Rise: Our Journey Through African American History and Culture," the museum's 22,000 square foot, interactive core exhibit. An amazing adventure of history, art and achievement awaits you or your group at The Wright Museum!

Address: 315 E Warren Ave, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
Phone: (313) 494-5800
gro.thgirweht@ofni
State: Michigan
Zip Code: 48201


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Walking tour of the history of African Americans from the beginnings of mankind through the journey from Africa to the United States into present day. Very vivid experiential learning. Additional presentations of African American artistic expression.
9 years ago (07-10-2017)
I loved every minute of my experience there. The staff pretty much had to tell me to leave, I was there 3 hours and way past closing time and I didn't even finish reading all our history. A must visit for every African American. Friendly and courteous staff. Lol, a BIG difference from the Motown Museum in regards to customer service.
9 years ago (03-08-2017)
Incredibly powerful and important exhibits. The building is beautiful and the staff are extremely helpful - they do what they can to make sure you get the most out of your visit.
9 years ago (24-09-2017)
Great experience. I love how they take you through history chronologically and have you literally walking through some of these periods in time. Tons to learn here.
9 years ago (07-09-2017)
There was a nice flow to the exhibits, which were in chronological order. There were several moving three dimensional displays with audio that created a "feel" for the time period being shown. Some of the displays could have benefited from more attention to detail. Maps and timelines could have been improved with better anchoring of the information. Some graphics were confusing and there were maps of areas that needed to have the larger geographic area displayed alongside, so one could orient to where the region was located in Africa. There was an overall great effort to help visitors experience aspects of the African-American struggle starting from Africa as the seat of humanity through terribly dark inhumane treatment and then through the rising up and reclamation of the birth right of a people to be treated with basic, human dignity and finally the celebration of the numerous accomplishments of African-Americans.
9 years ago (11-08-2017)
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