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Highlights

  • Join us this Saturday for our Kwanzaa Unity Celebration 2022! Bring the whole family to enjoy this year’s festivities, which will focus on the creativity (Kuumba) of the people of the African Diaspora. RSVP on the Events page!
  • The Radical Voice of Blackness Speaks of Resistance and Joy is now on display! Check out our newest exhibition, open through September 30, 2023.
  • Guest viewing exhibit artwork
    At the opening reception on November 10th, guests explored thought-provoking works of art, set against the backdrop of the museum’s newly renovated space. Read more on the News and Updates page.
  • Close up of Harriet Tubman bronze sculpture entitled Araminta with Rifle and Vévé
    MacArthur “Genius” Fellow Dr. Joyce J. Scott’s monumental sculpture Araminta with Rifle and Vévé is now on display since September 1st at the museum as a part of The Radical Voice of Blackness Speaks of Resistance and Joy exhibition. (Photo Credit: Ken Ek, Courtesy Goya Contemporary Gallery)
  • MD Commission on African American History and Culture at HB 1048 Bill Signing
    The Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture at the signing of bill HB 1048 to increase state funding for commission and museum operations, marking a new day in Maryland African American heritage and preservation.

New Exhibit!

The Radical Voice of Blackness Speaks of Resistance and Joy presents multidisciplinary works of art by seventeen critically-acclaimed Black Maryland-based artists, including major works from the Banneker-Douglass Museum Fine Art Collection. This exhibition, guest curated by Myrtis Bedolla of Galerie Myrtis in Baltimore, explores America’s fraught history of systemic racism while celebrating the resiliency of a people who have persevered despite social and political devices to suppress them.

Visit our Exhibitions page to learn more!

Announcing Black History 365

Black History 365 is a collection of stories, art and events that highlight the history, heritage and contributions of Black Marylanders as well as the history of the people of the African Diaspora in Annapolis & Anne Arundel County. Here, their culture and excellence are celebrated year round through a collaborative initiative across county and state wide organizations, spearheaded by the Banneker-Douglass Museum.

To submit your Black History event, exhibition, program or virtual event, click here.

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Our Mission

Documenting, interpreting, and promoting African-American history & culture

As the State of Maryland’s official museum of African American heritage, the Banneker-Douglass Museum serves to document, to interpret, and to promote African American history and culture (particularly in Maryland) through exhibitions, programs, and projects in order to improve the understanding and appreciation of America’s rich cultural diversity for all.

The Banneker-Douglass Museum is operated by the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture.

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Whether you want to be a tour guide, a program helper, a cataloger, a general museum assistant, or something in between, we want YOU! Head on over to our Volunteer page to find out how you can get involved.

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In following the CDC guidelines and the State of Maryland regulations, guests will be required to wear a mask when entering the museum. A maximum of 100 guests will be allowed into the museum at one time. Sanitation stations are available throughout the museum. 

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