ABHM builds public awareness of the harmful legacies of slavery in America and promotes racial repair, reconciliation, and healing. We envision a society that remembers its past in order to shape a better future – a nation undivided by race where every person matters equally.

Arts & Culture , Arts, Culture & Humanities , Civil Rights , Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy , Cultural & Ethnic Awareness

ABHM programs include a physical museum that brings to light the historic and current experiences of African Americans through physical (the new museum at 401 W. North Ave., Milwaukee, WI) and a virtual museum (at abhmuseum.org). The original physical museum was open from 1988 to 2008. The new museum is reopening in 2019 and will feature exhibits that incorporate interactive technology for a fully immersive experience: videos, audio, photos, text, and reflective rooms allowing visitors to discuss and/or record their experiences and reflections. The virtual museum was created in 2012 and includes 3,000+ pages of unique content and a Memorial to the Victims of Lynching with over 1,900 names. Virtual exhibits include interpretive text, still and moving images, original documents, music, works of art, interactive features, and user-generated content and comments. The website “galleries” chronicle the African American experience during seven key periods: pre-captivity in Africa, the slave ship voyages, the eras of slavery, Reconstruction, Jim Crow, civil rights, and present day. The site averages 3 million visitors per year from 200 +countries. with more than , community programs, interracial dialogues, and print and digital publications. ABHM's programs explore critical issues facing our community and provide a safe space for racial reconciliation and healing.

individuals from all racial, ethnic, and economic backgrounds

The City and County of Milwaukee, with a virtual museum for global impact.