African American Museum in Philadelphia

The African American Museum in Philadelphia is notable as the first museum funded and built by a municipality to help preserve, interpret and exhibit the heritage of African Americans.
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  • Opening hours: Thursday—Saturday 10:00 AM—5:00 PM and Sunday noon—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum
  • Also known as: “AAMP” and “African American Museum”
  • Address: 701 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Independence Hall and National Constitution Center.

Museum
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is a historic civic building in , Pennsylvania, where both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States were debated and adopted by the Founding Fathers of the United States. is situated 1,700 feet south of African American Museum in Philadelphia.

Museum
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The is an American non-profit institution that is devoted to the study of the Constitution of the United States. Located at Independence Mall in , Pennsylvania, the center is an interactive museum which serves… is situated 750 feet east of African American Museum in Philadelphia.

Prison
The is a federal prison in the neighborhood of , , United States. It mostly holds pretrial male and female inmates as well as inmates serving brief sentences or those that are being transported to another prison within the federal prison system.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chinatown and Old City.

Neighborhood
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Philadelphia is a predominantly Asian American neighborhood in , , . The Philadelphia Development Corporation supports the area.

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's is home to many historical sites, galleries, restaurants, and bars. It is known for its active nightlife and cultural opportunities.

Neighborhood
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is a in , , United States. The neighborhood roughly corresponds to the area between 7th and Broad Streets and between Chestnut and South Streets, bordering on the Independence Mall…

African American Museum in Philadelphia

Latitude
39.95328° or 39° 57′ 12″ north
Longitude
-75.15179° or 75° 9′ 6″ west
Elevation
39 feet (12 metres)
Open location code
87F6XR3X+87
Open­Street­Map ID
way 333012810
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
11820993
Wiki­data ID
Q770826
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Slovenian—“African American Museum in Philadelphia” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “African American Museum in Philadelphia”
  • French: “African American Museum in Philadelphia”
  • Slovenian: “AAMP”
  • Slovenian: “African American Museum in Philadelphia”
  • Slovenian: “Afroameriški muzej v Philadelphii”

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