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Brazos Valley African American Museum, Bryan, TX

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Brazos Valley African American Museum

A museum and archive preserving African American history in the Brazos Valley, located on the grounds of an early Black school in Bryan.

500 East Pruitt Street, Bryan, Texas 77803 · Bryan, TX

About Brazos Valley African American Museum

The museum collects and preserves records, objects, and personal accounts documenting African American life in the Brazos Valley region of Texas. It occupies the site of one of the area's original Black schools on East Pruitt Street in Bryan. Visitors can walk in during public hours without advance tickets, view rotating exhibitions, and request free one-on-one family history help from trained volunteers. The museum also offers school and group tours by reservation, hosts an annual banquet, and rents its gallery and grounds for private events.

  • #African American history
  • #Brazos Valley
  • #local history
  • #archives
  • #family history

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