Welcome to AAMP

The African American Museum in Philadelphia is the first institution built by a major United States city to house and interpret the life and work of African Americans. Our doors are open for your enjoyment and enlightenment six days a week. Visit us and experience the richness and vibrancy of African American heritage and culture come alive in four magnificent exhibition galleries filled with exciting history and fascinating art. 

Calling all AMTRAK passengers...ALL ABOARD!!

Getting to Philadelphia is now even easier! Receive a special “Audacious Freedom” companion discount with a paid regular fare to Philadelphia on Amtrak. (Valid only on Amtrak Northeast Regionals and Amtrak’s Keystone Service. Other restrictions may apply and Acela service excluded.)
FARE CODE: V 553

This Month at AAMP
See Calendar of Events for full Events Schedule
Saturday, January 16, 2010 - 2 p.m.
VOICES: Audacious Freedom Community Conversation Series with Donna McDaniel and Vanessa Julye
LOCATION:
Friends Center
1515 Cherry Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Free Admission

Monday, January 18, 2010 - 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.



Citizens Bank presents ... Sharing the Heritage!
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service
Free Admission

Wednesday, January 20, 2010 - 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Drum Circle and Hip Hop Jazz Musicology with Coda
Free with Museum Admission

Wednesday, January 20, 2010 – 3 p.m.
Cinema Sepia Afternoon Film Series: KING
Free with Museum Admission

Saturday, January 23, 2010 - 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
African Dance Workshop with Amma and Ishmael
Free with Museum Admission

Wednesday, January 27, 2010 – 3 p.m.
Cinema Sepia Afternoon Film Series: K. Leroy Irvis - The Lion of Pennsylvania
Free with Museum Admission

Saturday, January 30, 2010 - 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Francis Johnson: History in the Present with Joe Becton
Free with Museum Admission

 

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 Next Month at AAMP
See Calendar of Events for full Events Schedule
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 – 3 p.m.
Cinema Sepia Afternoon Film Series: Inside Buffalo
Free with Museum Admission

Saturday, February 6, 2010 - 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Servicemen: History in the Present with Joe Becton and Noah Lewis

Free with Museum Admission

Sunday, February 7, 2010 - 2 p.m.
VOICES: Audacious Freedom Community Conversation Series with Gwen and J. Justin Ragsdale
Topic: Lest We Forget Slavery

LOCATION:
Lest We Forget Black Holocaust Museum of Slavery
3650 Richmond Street
Philadelphia, PA 19134
Free Admission

Sunday, February 7, 2010 – 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Afternoons with Mlanjeni Magical Theater
Free with Museum Admission

Wednesday, February 10, 2010 – 3 p.m.
Cinema Sepia Afternoon Film Series: Faubourg Treme
Free with Museum Admission

Saturday, February 13, 2010 - 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Colonial Dance Workshop with Amma and Ishmael (12 p.m.)
Hip Hop Jazz Musicology and Drum Circle with Coda (2 p.m.)

Saturday, February 13, 2010 - Time TBA
VOICES: Audacious Freedom Community Conversation Series with Richard Newman and Dennis Dickerson
Topic: Freedom's Prophet: Richard Allen, the A.M.E. Church, and the Founding Fathers
LOCATION:
1^st District Plaza, Main Ballroom
3801 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Free Admission

Wednesday, February 17, 2010 – 3 p.m.
Cinema Sepia Afternoon Film Series: Walls and Doors: Inspiration from our Elders
Free with Museum Admission

Saturday, February 20, 2010 - 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Black Archetypes and Prototypes in Cinema with The Minority Reporter
You will NEVER see movies the same way again!
Free with Museum Admission

Saturday, February 20, 2010 - 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Ned Hector: Free Black Colonial Soldier, Wagoneer, Respected Patriot, Hero with Noah Lewis
Free with Museum Admission

Sunday, February 21, 2010 – 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Afternoons with Mlanjeni Magical Theater
Free with Museum Admission

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 – 3 p.m.
Cinema Sepia Afternoon Film Series: 759: Boy Scouts of Harlem
Free with Museum Admission