Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History

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The Museum of African American History in Detroit
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The Museum of African American History in Detroit

The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History is located in the Cultural Center of the U.S. city of Detroit, Michigan. Founded in 1965, it holds the world's largest permanent exhibit on African American culture. In 1997, it moved into a 120,000 square foot (11,000 m²) facility on Warren Avenue. The Wright Museum has dual missions, serving as both a museum of artifacts and a place of cultural retention and growth.

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Coordinates: 42°21′32.43″N, 83°3′39.46″W




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