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Sunday Closed Monday Closed Tuesday Closed Wednesday-Saturday: 10am-5pm NOTE: Closed on Federal and State Holidays. Closed on Tuesdays that follow Federal and State Holidays that fall on Mondays. Closed Friday after Thanksgiving and closed, annually, the first week in July.
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Rates Per Person: Age 5 & up: $5 Guided Tour: $8, Guided Tour & Video: $10
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OUR MISSION
Discover the African American History & Culture
African American historical information and preservation
The mission of the African American Museum of Nassau County is to promote understanding and appreciation of African American culture, art and tradition through education, interpretation, exhibitions, collections and programs for the enrichment of the public; with an emphasis on Long Island. The museum's vision is to continue to be an outstanding regional resource for African American historical information and preservation.
EXHIBITS
CURRENT AND PAST EXHIBIT CATALOGUES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE MUSEUM
LEWIS TEMPLE, BLACKSMITH
(James) Lewis Temple, Blacksmith/Inventor
The long-neglected history of an inventor whose genius revolutionized a world-wide industry.
The Women of NASA
Featuring Katherine Goble Johnson
Women of Nasa is an untold story of the African-American women who helped America win the space race.
The Black Royals
Queen Charlotte and Queen Philippa
An exciting exhibit that highlights two English queens whose ancestry traces back to William the Conqueror.
The Upstanders: Jennings, Jennings & Jennings
Thomas, Elizabeth, and their daughter, Elizabeth
The Upstanders: Jennings, Jennings and Jennings is an exhibit about the Jennings family of New York. Father, mother and daughter are iconic figures whose contributions have been grossly ignored for decades.
SONS:SEEING THE MODERN BLACK MALE
“Sons” is another astounding exhibit of photography as art by noted photographer, Jerry Taliaferro. The pictures are exhibited in this catalog, but the actual exhibit is a unique interpretation of the signs of the times.
THANKSGIVING 1619: A HOLY DAY OF PRAYER
A telling of the Thanksgiving observance that pre-dates the traditional Plymouth, Massachusetts observance. The prayerful event took place at a plantation in Charles City, Colony of Virginia.
PYRRHUS CONSOR: BORN FREE
The documented facts of the life of an adventurous African American, Long Islander, whaler, sea pilot, 49’er, and ferryman; who also sailed into the port of Yeddo (Tokyo) Japan with Captain Mercator Cooper, in 1845.
WOMEN OF A NEW TRIBE
This catalog of the “Women of a New Tribe” Hempstead, New York exhibit illustrates the photographic portraits of women of African descent, who live or work in the Hempstead community, in addition to core portraits of the internationally acclaimed Women of a New Tribe traveling exhibit
The Good, The Bold, The Beautiful: Brazil
Afro-Brazilian artist, Ernani Silva
The Good, The Bold, The Beautiful: Brazil: The exposition of artwork by the internationally acclaimed Afro-Brazilian artist, Ernani Silva.
Reflections: Intimate Portraits of Iconic African Americans
Terrence A. Reese (a.k.a. TAR)
Terrence A. Reese (a.k.a. TAR) has created an unusual photographic exhibition. His portraiture features Americans of renown, in the density of their living space. His subjects appear in mirrored images. The viewer is given the amusing challenge to find the subject of each image. Some are more difficult to find than others, by design, but all are well worth the effort.
Testimonials
Nicole Sacco
Rome, Italy
Gwendolyn Warren
Bayshore, NY
Veronica
Clermont, FL
Morgan
Hewlett, NY
Marva
Brooklyn, NY
Daniel
Washington D.C.