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Ethnic and Cultural Museums
Museums and other landmarks dedicated to a specific ethnic group or culture.
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Opened in January of 1999, the Civil War Memorial Museum uses photographs, documents and state of the art audio visual equipment to help visitors understand the African American's heroic and largely unknown struggle for freedom.
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Built in 1976 for the nation's Bicentennial, the African American Museum in Philadelphia was the first institution funded and built by a major city to preserve, interpret and exhibit the heritage of African Americans.
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Opened in November of 1992, Birmingham Civil Rights Institute is a large interpretive museum and research center that depicts the struggles of the American Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s.
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Dedicated to the preservation and perpetuation of Pueblo Indian Culture, History and Art, the Center is a 10,000 sq ft (1,000 m2) museum of the authentic history and artifacts of traditional Pueblo cultures and their contemporary art.
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Formerly The Florida Museum of Hispanic and Latin American Art, the museum preserves, promotes and displays contemporary Spanish and Latin American artwork. It also hosts monthly touring exhibitions.
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This center was designed by Mexican architect and AIA gold medal winner, Ricardo Legorreta. It supports the preservation, development, and promotion of Latino and Hispanic arts and culture.
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The museum opened on June 25, 2005 and was named for a local lawyer and entrepreneur whose Foundation provides grands to buy the land and construct the building.
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