Banneker-Douglass Museum

Banneker-Douglass Museum is located at 84 Franklin St, Annapolis, MD. This business specializes in Tourist Attractions.

Named for abolitionist Frederick Douglass and scientist Benjamin Banneker, this former church and its next-door neighbor make up a museum that tells the stories of African-Americans in Maryland through performances, lectures, educational programs, and both permanent and changing exhibits. Audio and visual presentations and hands-on exhibits make the museum engaging for kids, while also bringing...

This museum focuses on African Americans of the Chesapeake region from 1633 to the civil rights movement. Named after two prominent local residents, astronomer/inventor Benjamin Banneker and abolitionist Frederick Douglass, the museum has continuously changing temporary exhibits, which join its permanent exhibit on local African American history, "Deep Roots, Rising Water."

Housed within the Old Mount Moriah Mount Moriah African Methodist Episcopal Church, the Banneker-Douglass Museum is a treasure cove of exhibits that displays the rich Afro-American culture of the region. Call ahead for details or check out their website.

The Banneker-Douglass Museum, named for Benjamin Banneker and Frederick Douglass, is dedicated to preserving Maryland's African American heritage and serves as the state's official repository of African American material culture. The museum was dedicated on February 24, 1984. The original museum was housed within the former Mount Moriah African Methodist Episcopal Church in the heart of...