Museums
IconicNational Constitution Center
Under $25America's town hall on Independence Mall, live theater, interactive galleries, and 42 bronze Founders you can stand among in Signers' Hall.
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Museums
African American Museum in Philadelphia
Philadelphia museum collecting and presenting Black history, opened in 1976 and located near Independence National Historic Park.
701 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106 · Philadelphia, PA
About African American Museum in Philadelphia
The museum sits in the city's Historic District at the corner of 7th and Arch Streets, a short walk from the Pennsylvania Convention Center. It opened in 1976 and was described as the first municipally funded and built museum devoted to African American heritage. Its galleries include the core exhibition Audacious Freedom, which covers African Americans in Philadelphia from 1776 to 1876, and the rotating show AAMP at 50, which features works by artists such as Romare Bearden and John T. Biggers. Visitors can find accessible entry for people with disabilities.
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