Northwest African American Museum
The Northwest African American Museum is a museum in Seattle, Washington's historically African-American Central District neighborhood. The museum aims to present and preserve the connections between the Pacific Northwest and people of African descent and investigate and celebrate Black experiences in America through exhibitions, programs and events.Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: 11:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Seattle
- Also known as: “Colman Elementary School” and “Colman School”
- Address: 2300 South Massachusetts Street, Seattle, WA 98144
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jimi Hendrix Park and Judkins Park station.
Jimi Hendrix Park
Park
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jimi Hendrix Park is a 2.3-acre park in Seattle, Washington named in honor of musician Jimi Hendrix, who was from Seattle. The park was named in 2006, and the opening of the park was announced in December, 2011 at the Northwest African American Museum, adjacent to the park, with an opening planned for 2012 to mark the 70th anniversary of the musician's birth.
Judkins Park station
Railway station
Photo: SounderBruce, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Judkins Park station is a light rail station on the 2 Line of the Link light rail system in Seattle, Washington, United States. An at-grade station, located in the median of Interstate 90 between Rainier Avenue S and 23rd Ave S, it serves the Central District neighborhood. Judkins Park station is situated 640 feet northwest of Northwest African American Museum.
Mount Baker Tunnel
Tunnel
The Mount Baker Tunnel or Mount Baker Ridge Tunnel carries Interstate 90 and Link light rail's 2 Line under the Mount Baker neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. Mount Baker Tunnel is situated 1,100 feet northeast of Northwest African American Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beacon Hill and Leschi.
Beacon Hill
Suburb
Beacon Hill is a hill and neighborhood in southeastern Seattle, Washington. It is roughly bounded on the west by Interstate 5, on the north by Interstate 90, on the east by Rainier Avenue South, Cheasty Boulevard South, and Martin Luther King Junior Way South, and on the south by the Seattle city boundary.
Leschi
Suburb
Leschi is a neighborhood in the city of Seattle, Washington, United States. Located on the western shore of Lake Washington, the residential neighborhood was named by its 19th-century developer for Chief Leschi of the Nisqually tribe, who was executed by territorial authorities in 1858 in Pierce County, Washington.
Mount Baker
Suburb
Mount Baker is a neighborhood in southeastern Seattle, Washington. The neighborhood's name comes from the view of Mount Baker in Whatcom County, that is seen by looking north over Lake Washington.
Northwest African American Museum
- Categories: African-American museum, history museum, art museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: King County, Puget Sound, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
47.58914° or 47° 35′ 21″ northLongitude
-122.30186° or 122° 18′ 7″ westElevation
141 feet (43 metres)Levels
3Open location code
84VVHMQX+M7OpenStreetMap ID
way 158605688OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q7059902
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Colman Playground and Benvenuto Viewpoint.
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