Ethnic and Cultural Museums

Museums and other landmarks dedicated to a specific ethnic group or culture.

African American Civil War Memorial Freedom Foundation and Museum Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia) 20009 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.

African American Museum in Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106 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.

Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama 35203 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.

Latino Cultural Center Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 75204 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.

Reginald F Lewis Museum of Maryland African-American History and Culture Baltimore, Cork County, MaryLand 21202 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.