Eight African-American Museums (or Collections) You Can Tour Virtually

4. The High Museum Art 

“The High Museum of Art is the leading art museum in the southeastern United States. With more than 15,000 works of art in its permanent collection, the High has an extensive anthology of 19th- and 20th-century American art; a substantial collection of historic and contemporary decorative arts and design; significant holdings of European paintings; and burgeoning collections of modern and contemporary art, photography, folk and self-taught art, and African art.”

High Museum of Art
1280 Peachtree St NE
Atlanta, GA 30309

5. The Museum of African American Art

“The Museum of African American Art (MAAA) is a nonprofit cultural and educational institution dedicated to the interpretation, promotion, and preservation of art by or about people of African descent and their contributions to world culture. The museum was founded in 1976 by noted artist and art historian Dr. Samella Lewis and a group of academic, artistic, business, and community leaders whose goal was to increase public awareness of African American art.”

Museum of African American Art

4005 Crenshaw Blvd
Los Angeles, California 90008
USA

6. Museum of African American History

“The Museum of African American History in Boston and Nantucket is the largest institution of its kind in New England and is dedicated to sharing the rich legacy of African American accomplishments. For nearly five decades, the Museum’s education programs, exhibits and events have interpreted the economic, literary, educational, political, social, and cultural enterprises of the black communities of Boston and Nantucket from the colonial period through the nineteenth century.”

Museum of African American History
46 Joy St
Boston, Massachusetts 02114