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Nia Cultural Center

Nia Cultural Center is a museum in Galveston, TX, part of the Houston & Galveston guide. Cost: free.

2217 The Strand, Suite 101 · Galveston, TX

Why you should go…

Nia Cultural Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit cultural center and gallery in the Strand Historic District of Galveston, Texas, serving as the city's Juneteenth Headquarters. Exhibits trace African American history from the 1800s to the present and showcase work by local Black artists, alongside a large scale public mural titled Absolute Equality. The center hosts lectures, concerts and community events, including an annual Juneteenth celebration.

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