Alexandria Black History Museum
902 Wythe StreetAlexandria, Virginia 22314Phone: 703.746.4356
Museum Hours: Tuesday - Saturday-10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Admission - $2.00
The mission of the Black History Museum is to enrich the lives of Alexandria's residents and visitors, to foster tolerance and understanding among all cultures and to stimulate appreciation of the diversity of the African American experience. The institutional complex is composed of the Museum, the Watson Reading Room, and the Alexandria African American Heritage Park.
•Alexandria Black History Museum: The Museum, devoted to exhibiting local and regional history, incorporates the Robert H. Robinson Library as one of two exhibition galleries. The Robert H. Robinson Library was originally constructed in 1940 following a sit-in at the segregated Alexandria Library.
•Watson Reading Room: The Reading Room, established in 1995, provides an environment for learning about the diversity of African American cultural traditions.
•African American Heritage Park: A nine-acre green space and wetland, the Park offers a place for celebration, commemoration and quiet reflection.
Current News and Information
•Movies with a Mission Film Series -- The museum offers free movies on the second Saturday of the month that explore themes relating to Africa and the African Diaspora.
May 12 – “Slavery by Another Name”
June 9 – “Banished: An Investigation into Ethnic Cleansing in Post-Reconstruction America”
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