Description:  Nestled in the heart of America’s oldest African American neighborhood, the Louisiana Museum of African American History is home to some of the most important documents relating to slave insurrections and 19th-century African American life.
The Louisiana Museum of African American History displays artifacts, collectibles and historical documents referencing African and African American family, military, school, church and cemetery records, slave and plantation history, wars and much more. Three major exhibits include the "1811 Slave Revolt", "African/European Roots of the Underground Railroad" and "Slave Castles of West Africa." Visitors examine these historical events through the perspective of the enslaved African and his active quest for freedom. The Louisiana Museum of African American History is in New Orleans’ historic Treme neighborhood on the second floor of the St. Augustine Church Hall at 1210 Governor Nicholls Street. It is a 10-minute ride from Canal Street and one block from Louis Armstrong Park. The Louisiana Museum of African American History is open to the public Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and at other times by appointment. Admission is $3 for adults and children over 12 years old. For more information, contact the Museum at (504) 586-1919 or send email to lmaah2000@yahoo.com. |
