FAAHPN Museums
Directory of Florida African-American Museums
With each passing day, dozens of books, papers, photographs, diaries, artifacts, buildings, landmarks and other valuable historical records and resources are lost due to neglect, mishandling, and/or ignorance of their value. These resources – that give voice to the African American story – are critically endangered and must be rescued, and documented, before it is too late. It is for reasons such as this that the Florida African American Heritage Network (FAAHPN) exists as a professional museum and historical preservation association. Its mission is to promote the preservation of African American landmarks and legacies and assist statewide museums in discovering, archiving and illuminating the blended interrelationships of African American, Native American and Europeans as an enduring public resource through tourism and education.
Museums
A. Quinn Jones Museum & Cultural Center
- Address: 1013 NW 7th Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32601
- Phone: (352) 334-2010
- Contact Person(s): Desmon N. Walker, Museum Coordinator
- Web Site: www.aqjmuseum.org
Accord Civil Rights Museum
- Address: 79 Bridge Street, St. Augustine, FL
- Phone: 904-347-1382
- Contact Person(s): Gwendolyn Duncan
- Web Site: www.accordfreedomtrail.org
African American Heritage Society East Pasco County
- Address: PO Box 302 – Lacoochee, Florida 33537
- Phone: 352 796-9004 or 352-567-0441
- Contact Person(s): Brenda Barker or Imani Isukil
- Web Site: www.aahsepc.org
African American Heritage Society Kate Coulson House – Historic Pensacola Village
- Address: 200 East Church Street – Pensacola, Florida 32501
- Phone: (850) 469-1456
- Contact Person(s): Ms. Teniade “Toni” Broughton, Dr. Lornetta Epps, Dr. Gael Frazer or Yolanda Dread
- Web Site: www.aahspensacola.org
African American Museum of the Arts (AAMA)
- Address: 325 South Clara Avenue – P.O. Box 1319 – DeLand, Florida 32721
- Phone: (386) 736-4004 OR (386) 717-1773
- Contact Person(s): Mary Allen
- Hours of Operation: Wednesday – Saturday, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
- Web Site: www.africanmuseumdeland.org
Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc. – Tampa Florida Chapter
- Address: 27418 Sugar Loaf Drive – Wesley Chapel, Florida 33544
- Phone: 813-907-6978
- Contact Person: Robert Wimberly, President
- Web Site: www.aahgs.org
American Beach Museum
- Address: Amelia Island, Florida
- Phone: (904) 510-7036
- Contact Person(s): Carol Alexander
- E-mail: alexander.productions@aol.com
- Hours of Operation: Friday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. and Sunday,1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
- Web Site: www.americanbaechmuseum.org
ASH Gallery
- Address: 438 W. Georgia Street – Tallahassee, FL 32301
- Phone: 850-510-5621
- Contact Person(s): Annie S. Harris
- Hours of Operation: Saturday, 9am – 4pm
- Web Page: Click Here
Bealsville Historic Glover School Campus
- Address: 5104 Horton Road, Plant City, FL 33567
- Phone: 813-737-1352
- Contact Person(s): Gwendolyn Thomas
- Hours of Operation: Monday through Thursday, 10am to 2pm
- Web Site: www.bealsville.com
Blanchard House Museum
- Address: 406 Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Blvd – Punta Gorda, Florida 33950
- Phone: (941) 575-7518
- Contact Person(s): Dr. Martha Bireda
- Hours of Operation: Tuesday – Friday, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Web Site: www.blanchardhousemuseum.org
Broward County African American Research Library & Cultural Center
- Address: 2650 Sistrunk Blvd, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33311
- Phone: (954) 357-6149
- Contact Person(s): Elaina Norlin
- Hours of Operation: Monday, Wednesday: 12 noon to 8 p.m. ; Tuesday, Thursday – Sunday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Web Site: www.broward.org/Library/LocationsHours/Branches/Pages/AA.aspx
Carrie Meek-James N. Eaton, Sr. Southeastern Regional Black Archives Research Center and Museum
- Address: 445 Gamble Street – Tallahassee, Florida 32307
- Phone: 850-599-3020
- Contact Person(s): Angelica Washington or Dr. Elizabeth Dawson (Interim Director)
- Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Web Site: www.famu.edu/BlackArchives
Clara White Mission/Eartha White Museum
- Address: 613 West Ashley Street – Jacksonville, Florida 32202
- Phone: 904-354-4162
- Contact Person(s): JuCoby Pittman
- Web Site: www.theclarawhitemission.org
Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center
- Address: 837 S.E. 7th Avenue – Gainesville, Florida 32601
- Phone: (352) 376-9956
- Contact Person(s): Vivian Filer
- E-mail: vleefiler@gmail.com
- Web Page: www.cottonclubmuseum.com
Dr. Carter G. Woodson Museum
- Address: 2240 9th Ave South – St. Petersburg, Florida 33712
- Phone: 727-323-1104
- Contact Person(s): Terri L. Scott (Chair)
- Hours of Operation: Tuesday-Friday, 12:00 noon – 5:00 pm
- Web Site: www.woodsonmuseum.org
Durkeeville Historical Society Museum
- Address: 1658 Kings Road – Jacksonville, Florida 32209-6199
- Phone: (904) 598-9567
- Contact Person(s): Pamela Scott
- Hours of Operation: 10:00 am until 2:00 pm
- Web Site: www.durkeevillehistoricalsociety.com
Edward Waters College
- Address: 1658 Kings Road – Jacksonville, Florida, 32209
- Phone: (904) 813-0020 or (904) 470-8152
- Contact Person(s): George Dandelake
- Web Site: www.ewc.edu
Family Heritage House Museum
- Address: 5840 26th Street West – Bradenton, Florida 34207
- Phone: 941-752-5319
- Contact Person(s): Kathleen Marsh
- Hours of Operation: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday — 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
- Web Site: www.familyheritagehousemuseum.com
Florida Memorial University
- Address: 15800 N.W. 42nd Ave – Miami Gardens, Florida 33054
- Phone: 305-626-3600
- Contact Person(s): Dr. Tameka Bradley-Hobbs
- Web Site: www.fmuniv.edu
Gifford Historical Museum and Cultural Center
- Address: 2880 45th Street, Gifford, FL 32967
- Phone: (772) 985-7573
- Contact Person(s): Jonnie Mae Perry
- Hours of Operation: first Saturday of the month, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., and other days by appointment.
- Web Site: www.giffordhistoricalmuseum.org
Goldsboro Historical Museum
- Address: 1211 Goldsboro Historic Blvd – Sanford, Florida 32771
- Phone: (407) 585-0692
- Contact Person(s): Francis Coleman Oliver
- Hours of Operation: Tuesday to Friday, 1:00 until 4:30p.m.
- Web Site: www.goldsboromuseum.com
Haitian Heritage Museum
- Address: 4141 NE 2 Ave. # 105C – Miami, Florida 33137
- Contact Person(s): Eveline Pierre
- Web Site: www.haitianheritagemuseum.org
Harry T. & Harriette V. Moore Memorial Park & Museum
- Address: 2180 Freedom Avenue – Mims, Florida 32754
- Phone: (321) 264-6595
- Contact Person(s): Sonya Mallard, Cultural Center Coordinator
- Web Site: www.harryharriettemoore.org
Historic Jenkins House
- Address: 815 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard – West Palm Beach, FL 33401
- Mailing Address: P.O. Box 158 – West Palm Beach, Florida 33402
- Phone: 561-306-5838 or 561-832-1323
- Contact Person(s): Josephine Mulcahy
- Web Page: www.artistshowcase.org
Historic Virginia Key Beach Park – African Burial Ground Higgs Beach
- Address: 4020 Virginia Beach Drive – Miami, Florida 33149
- Phone: (305) 960-4600
- Contact Person(s): Guy Forchion
- Hours of Operation: 7am – Sundown
- Web Site: www.virginiakeybeachpark.net
Howard Thurman Historic Home
- Address: 614 Whitehall Street – Daytona Beach, Florida 32114
- Phone: (386) 258-7514
- Contact Person(s): Qasim Abdul-Tawwab
- Hours of Operation: Friday, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
- Web Site: www.howardthurmanhome.org
John G. Riley House and Museum
- Address: 419 East Jefferson Street – Tallahassee, Florida 32301
- Phone: 850-891-3560
- Contact Person(s): Dr. Aron Myers
- Hours of Operation: Monday – Thursday, 10 am – 4 pm and Friday – Saturday, 10 am – 2 pm
- Web Site: www.rileymuseum.org
Johnnie Ruth Clark Health Center
- Address: 1344 22nd Street South, St. Petersburg, FL 33712
- Phone: 727-824-8177 or 727-824-8181
Kingsley Plantation
- Address: 11676 Palmetto Avenue, Jacksonville, Florida 32226
- Phone: 904.251.3537 or 904.251.3626
- Hours of Operation: Open daily 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m
- Web Site: www.nps.gov/timu/historyculture/kp_visiting.htm
Knott House Museum
- Address: 301 East Park Avenue, Tallahassee, FL 32301
- Phone: (850) 922-2459
- Contact Person(s): Ms. Bea Cotellis
- Hours of Operation: Guided Tours on the Hour | Free admission, donations accepted
Wednesday–Friday: 1:00, 2:00, and 3 p.m.
Saturday: 10:00, 11:00 a.m., Noon, 1:00, 2:00, and 3:00 p.m. - Web Site: www.museumoffloridahistory.com/about/sites/
L. B. Brown House Museum
- Address: 470 L.B. Brown Avenue – Bartow, Florida 33830
- Phone: 863-944-6136
- Contact Person(s): Clifton Lewis
- Web Site: www.lbbrown.com
Lee County Black History Society
- Address: 1936 Henderson Avenue – Fort Myers, Florida 33916
- Phone: 239-332-8778
- Contact Person(s): Jarrett Eady or Betty Adams
- Hours of Operation: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m Wednesday – Friday, Saturday 12-3 p.m.
- Web Site: www.leecountyblackhistorysociety.org
Lincolnville Museum & Cultural Center
- Address: 102 Martin Luther King Ave. – St. Augustine, FL 32084
- Phone: 904.824.1191
- Contact Person(s): Regina Gayle Phillips, Executive Director
- Hours of Operation: Tuesday – Saturday, 11 am – 3 pm & By Appt. for Group Tours
- Web Site: www.lincolnvillemuseum.org
Luster All African American History Museum
- Address: 585 E. Summerlin Street – Bartow, FL 33830
- Phone: (863) 800-6872
- Contact Person(s): Charles Luster, Museum Director
- Hours of Operation: Monday, Thursday & Friday from 10:00am – 4:00pm / Saturday & Sunday by appointment only
- Website: www.lusterafrican-americanmuseum.com
Manhattan Casino Historic Building
- Address: 642 22nd Street South, St. Petersburg, FL. 33712
- Phone: 727-323-1104
- Web Site: www.historicmanhattancasino.com
Mary McLeod Bethune House Museum – Bethune-Cookman University
- Address: 640 Mary McLeod Bethune Blvd. – Daytona Beach, Florida 32114
- Phone: (386) 481-2122
- Contact Person(s): Dr. Tasha Youmans (Library Director) or Dr. Ashley N. Robertson (Curator/Director)
- Hours of Operation: Seven days a week from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with our last guided tour at 4:00 p.m.
- Web Site: www.nps.gov/mamc/index.htm
Mary S. Harrell Black Heritage Museum
- Address: 314 N. Duss Street – New Smyrna Beach, Florida 32168
- Phone: (386) 428-6225 or (386) 478-1934
- Contact Person(s): Mr. Jimmy Harrell or Rev. Lorenzo Laws (Chairman)
- Hours of Operation: Wednesday through Saturday, from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
- Web Site: https://www.blackheritage.org/
Moseley House Museum
- Address: 11 Taylor St. – Eatonville, FL 32751
- Phone: (407) 625-8211 or (850) 575-2522
- Contact Person(s): Rosa S. Pickett or Rosa T. Brown
- Hours of Operation: Regular operating hours are the fourth Saturday in each month from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM for visitations, tours, receptions, meetings, programs, and family gatherings.
- Web Page: Click Here
Old Dillard Museum
- Address: 1009 NW 4th Street – Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33311
- Phone: 754-322-8828
- Contact Person(s): Derek T. Davis
- Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Summertime hours are Monday thru Thursday 10:00 am to 4:00pm. June 13th to August 11th.)
- Web Site: www.broward.k12.fl.us/olddillardmuseum
Pinellas County African American History Museum
- Address: 1101 Marshall Street – Clearwater, Florida 33755
- Mailing Address: P.O. Box 5785 – Clearwater, Florida 33758
- Phone: 727-499-8067 or 727-475-8651
- Contact Person(s): Sandra Rooks or Lovetta Williams
- E-mail: sandrarooks@aol.com or vetta1978@yahoo.com
Plant City Bing Rooming House African American Museum
- Address: 205 South Allen Street, Plant City, FL 33563
- Phone: 813-757-6760/813-704-5800
- Contact Person(s): William Thomas, Jr.
- Hours of Operation: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 10am to 2pm
- Web Site: www.plantcitybinghouse.com
Renaissance Park Living Heritage Museum
- Address: 5989 Hartsfield Road – Marianna, Florida 32446
- Phone: 850-482-7497
- Contact Person(s): Danny Sylvester
- E-mail: renparklivingheritage@gmail.com
Rhoda L. Martin Cultural Heritage Museum
- Address: 376 Fourth Ave. – Jacksonville, Florida 32250
- Phone: 904-305-8654
- Contact Person(s): Lillie Sullivan
- Web Site: rlmchc.comcastbiz.net
Ritz Theatre and Museum
- Address: 829 North Davis St. – Jacksonville, Florida 32202
- Phone: 904-807-2010 or 904-807-2014
- Contact Person(s): Adonnica L. Toler
- Hours of Operation: Tuesday – Friday 10:00am – 4:00pm (last ticket sold at 4pm) Saturday 10:00am – 2:00pm
- Web Site: www.ritzjacksonville.com
Robert W. Saunders Library Foundation, Inc. and Tampa Bay History Tours
- Address: 1505 Nebraska Ave. – Tampa, Florida 33602-2849
- Phone: (813) 545-3183
- Contact Person(s): Fred Hearns
- Hours of Operation: Monday-Friday 10:00am to 6:00pm
- Web Site: http://hcplc.org/locations/robert-w-saunders-sr
Royal Theater
- Address: 1011 22nd Street South – St. Petersburg, Florida 33712
- Phone: 727-894-5337
- Web Site: legacy.soulofamerica.com/tampa-st-petersburg-cultural-sites.phtml
Spady Cultural Heritage Museum
- Address: 170 NW 5 Ave. – Delray Beach, Florida 33444
- Phone: 561-279-8883
- Contact Person(s): Charlene Farrington Jones
- Hours of Operation: Tuesday – Saturday, 11am to 4pm, Closed Sunday and Monday
- Web Site: www.spadymuseum.com
Tallahassee Museum/History & Natural Sciences
- Address: 3945 Museum Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32310
- Phone: (850) 575-8684 or Info line: (850) 576-1636
- Contact Person(s): Russell S. Daws
- Hours of Operation: 9 am – 5 pm: Monday-Saturday | 11 am – 5 pm: Sunday | Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve & Day and New Year’s Day
- Web Site: www.tallahasseemuseum.org/explore-the-museum/museum-exhibits/old-florida/
The Black Archives History & Research Foundation of South Florida
- Address: The Historic Lyric Theater – 819 NW 2nd Avenue 2nd Floor – Miami, FL 33136
- Phone: 786-708-4610
- Contact Person(s): Timothy Barber
- Web Site: www.theblackarchives.org
Union Bank Building
- Address: 219 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee Fl 32301
- Phone: 850-599-3020
Wells’ Built Museum of African American History & Culture
- Address: 511 W South Street – Orlando, FL 32805
- Phone: 407-245-7535
- Contact Person(s): Charlean Gatlin or Derrick Gatlin (Director)
- Web Site: www.wellsbuiltmuseum.com
Williams Academy Black History Museum
- Address: 1936 Henderson Ave. – Fort Myers, FL 33916
- Phone: (239) 332-8778
- Contact Person(s): Jarrett Eady or Betty Adams
- Hours of Operation: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m Wednesday – Friday, Saturday 12-3 p.m.
- Web Site: www.leecountyblackhistorysociety.org
Zora Neale Hurston Festival – The Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community, Inc. (P.E.C.)
- Address: 227 E. Kennedy Blvd. – Eatonville, Florida 32751
- Phone: (407) 647-3307
- Contact Person(s): N. Y. Nathiri
- Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. ; Saturday – 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. ; Closed on Sundays
- Web Site: www.zorafestival.org
Affiliate Members
Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc. – Central Florida Chapter
- Address: P. O. Box 1347 – Orlando, Florida 32802-1347
- Contact Person(s): Kenneth Mitchell (President) or Leonard Birdsong (VP)
- Web Site: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~flcfaahg/
Black Meetings & Tourism Magazine
- Address: 1090 Bartow Avenue – Pensacola, Florida 32507
- Phone: (850) 261-0946
- Contact Person(s): Hank Harris
- Web Site: www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com
Center for the Study of African and African Diaspora Museums and Communities (CFSAADMC)
- Address: 4243 Abingdon Dr. – Stone Mountain, Georgia 30083
- Phone: 352-219-2629
- Contact Person(s): Deborah Johnson-Simon
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Cfsaadmc/207347305976543
Essential History
- Phone: 240-432-1218
- Contact Person(s): Karen Adams
- E-mail: essentialhistory1865@gmail.com
Gainesville Community Redevelopment Agency
- Address: 802 NW 5th Avenue, Suite 200 – Gainesville, Florida 32601
- Phone: 352-334-2748
- Contact Person(s): Stephanie Seawright
- Web Site: www.gainesvillecra.com
Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau Black Hospitality Initiative
- Address: 701 Brickell Avenue, Suite 2700 – Miami, Florida 33131
- Phone: 305-539-3097
- Contact Person(s): Graylyn Swilley
- Web Site: www.blackhospitalitymiami.com
Historic Town of Eatonville, Florida
- Address: 332 E Kennedy Blvd. – Maitland, Florida 32751
- Phone: (407) 623-1430 or (407) 623-8902
- Contact Person(s): Stephanye Y. Staggers
- Web Site: www.townofeatonville.com
J.D. Thomas Cultural Connection, Inc.
- Address: Sanford, Florida
- Phone: 407.802.8566
- Contact Person(s): Jami D. Thomas
- Web Page: Click Here
Preserving Our History, Inc.
- Address: 900 Cocoanut Ave. – Sarasota, Florida 34236
- Phone: 913-908-4603
- Contact Person(s): Michelle Holland
- Web Site: www.preserveourhistory.org
Sirius Web Solutions
- Address: P.O. Box 68-0822 – Miami, Florida 33168-0822
- Phone: 850-597-1707
- Contact Person(s): Kiah Graham
- Web Site: www.siriuswebsolutions.com
Stetson University – English Department
- Address: 421 N. Woodland Blvd. – DeLand, Florida 32723
- Phone: 386-822-7720
- Contact Person(s): Shawnrece Campbell
- Web Site: www.stetson.edu/artsci/english
The Improvement League of Plant City, Inc.
- Address: 205 Allen St. – Plant City, Florida 33563
- Phone: 813-545-1390
- Contact Person(s): Liesta Sykes
- Web Site: www.improvementleague.com
UNESCO-TST-DUPREE PENTECOSTAL
- Address: 1825 N. W. 22nd Street – Gainesville, Florida 32605
- Phone: 352-281-2286
- Contact Person(s): Sherry Dupree
- E-mail: sherryad@umich.edu or tibbs@ufl.edu
