Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History

The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History is a museum of African-American history and culture located in . Located in the city's Midtown Cultural Center, The Wright is one of the world's oldest and largest independent African-American museums and holds the world's largest permanent collection of African-American culture.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: non-profit organization in the USA
  • Also known as: “Afro-American Museum” and “Charles H. Wright Museum of African-American History”
  • Address: 315 East Warren Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Michigan Science Center and Scarab Club.

Museum
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The is a Smithsonian-affiliate science museum in , . The mission of the is to inspire curious minds of all ages to discover, explore and appreciate science, technology, engineering and math in a creative, dynamic learning environment. is situated 390 feet southwest of Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History.

Art gallery
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The is an artists' club, gallery, and studio in the Cultural Center Historic District of , , located at 217 Farnsworth Street, near the and the Detroit Science Center. is situated 550 feet west of Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History.

Church
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The is the cathedral church of the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan. In 1824 its congregation formed as the first Episcopal and first Protestant church in the Michigan Territory. is situated 1,200 feet southwest of Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Midtown-New Center and Ford–Lodge interchange.

Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Midtown is the cultural center of . It is home to several museums and galleries, such as the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History.

Locality
The is a freeway interchange in , Michigan. It forms the junction of Interstate 94, with M-10. The interchange was completed in 1955, and is the first full freeway-to-freeway interchange in the United States.

Neighborhood
is an area in , , east of . Located near the railroad junction of the Grand Trunk Western Railroad's predecessors Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee Railway and the Chicago, Detroit and Canada Grand Trunk Junction, the area encompasses the streets of East Grand Boulevard to the north, St.

Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History

Latitude
42.35912° or 42° 21′ 33″ north
Longitude
-83.06089° or 83° 3′ 39″ west
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
way 68957303
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q5078673
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In Other Languages

“Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History”

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Highlights include Manoogian Visual Resource Center and Detroit Film Theatre.

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