Supporting AAMP through Involvement

There are various ways you can support the efforts and mission of AAMP. The support of our members makes possible everything we do at AAMP. Our contributors are our silent heroes and we are immensely grateful for their support. When you support AAMP, your gift helps us provide exhibitions and quality programming.

Become a Member

With an incredible lineup of special events, lectures, workshops and performances; new and exciting exhibitions and displays; and sensational weekly programming there has never been a better or more exciting time to join the African American Museum in Philadelphia. Joining is an easy investment to make with immediate returns for you and your family.

Joining the museum will activate a host of exclusive benefits to which you will be entitled, including free year-round admission for every exhibition and program. Supporting the museum through membership will also play a major role in helping us continue to preserve and showcase the rich, in-depth history and heritage of African Americans. We encourage you to join us, share our vision and support our cause.

REGISTER ONLINE OR Download a Membership Application

For more information, contact Cassandra Murray at (215) 574-0380, ext. 227.

 
Sponsor a Day

Each day the African American Museum in Philadelphia brings powerful history for impactful living to the Delaware Valley region.   Please consider seizing the opportunity to introduce the region to a day or a week of important and exciting American history with our Sponsor a Day program.  A day at AAMP exposes visitors to cultural legacies of the African Diaspora told through intriguing facts, interactive exhibits, amazing stories, delightful music, and theatrical productions. more info...

 

Volunteer

The African American Museum in Philadelphia welcomes volunteers in a wide variety of areas. To volunteer, please call (215) 574-0380, or click here to download a Volunteer Form.


Plan a Charitable Estate

Planning a charitable estate is a creative and effective way for caring people to support the causes that matter to them. The decision of a lifetime, it's any substantial gift to a nonprofit organization that involves financial or estate planning. It results in needed financial support for intended recipients and favorable tax benefits to donors, families and heirs. Charitable estate planning ensures that the causes you care about, like the African American Museum in Philadelphia, are supported today – and tomorrow.  

For more information, contact the Development Department, at (215) 599-3645.


Become a Docent: Educating through Service

Docents (museum tour guides) are the faces of the museum for groups that visit each day. Our docents complete a rigorous training program that grounds them in the historical and artistic information contained in our galleries. They serve as educators and ambassadors, working arduously to ensure that the AAMP experience is fulfilling and enjoyable. Without our docents, our institution would not flourish.

The docent training program:

  • Combines the power of history with the art of storytelling to translate the heritage and culture of people of African descent in a relevant and engaging manner with dignity and respect.

  • Promotes what the museum signifies as a cultural institution and what it offers through its collections, exhibitions and programming.

  • Triggers the imagination of the visitor to make new connections and create a dialog between the visitor and the visual nature of the subject matter.

We encourage you to join our team of volunteer educators. We are always looking for motivated people who are passionate about history and culture of the African Diaspora.  

For more information, please call (215) 574-0380, ext. 222.