Museum of African American History - Boston, Massachusetts

Soledad García-Nieto Pérez

La contenido del museo es malísimo.
No cuenta la historia de los afroamericanos, ni en imágenes ni en texto.
Te dan una charla 50 minutos que se hace eterna.
Y el aire acondicionado lo ponen para coger una pulmonía.

Lourdes Zendejas

No puedes dejar de visitar este museo en el que conocerás un poco más de la historia de la lucha que han tenido los afroamericanos por sus derechos, además de conocer a uno de los líderes que encabezaron esta batalla pero con papel y lápiz aprovechando la ayuda de habitantes sensibles de esa zona de Boston.

Estefania Lopezmic

Interesante pero pequeño y con guía solo en inglés que habla mucho tiempo por lo tanto cuesta seguirlo. Barrio alrededor digno de ser visitado.

Natalie D

Having never visited before, I thought I'd pop in and see!

The experience is really split into two parts- a self-guided tour around the schoolhouse and displays followed by a talk and walk around the meeting house. Look for the signs to the entrance as it's round the side of the schoolhouse!

The talk and meeting house are really interesting. Our guide was fantastic, very knowledgeable and passionate about the subject and the strides made in freedom and suffrage in MA. There is a lot of info so I'd recommend having a little read up before as it really brings it to life. The walk around the Meeting House is fascinating, it's a blend of authentic and renovated and has such a great atmosphere inside. There's also a section of the wall showing the different layers of plaster going down to the brick to show you the changes!

The schoolhouse displays are focused on the area of Beacon Hill and its impact on the African American history of the area. It looks at the main figures with some artifacts (particularly interesting if you're into newspapers and their history) as well as a look at the development of the schoolhouse and segregated education. There are exhibits on the upper floor as well however at present, it's centred around a school project that local classes took part in and the resulting artwork. The art itself is great and very interesting with chairs set up for discussions, however I think the exhibit could possibly be developed a little more to link back to the main displays and really bring the experience full circle.

Patrick Bird

This was one of my favorite places to visit in Boston. We listened to a presentation and toured. I love learning about African American History. The presenter was very informative.

Isabelle A

A small museum with big history! Never knew Beacon Hill had such a pivotal impact in African American History. I recommend it to anyone who wants to learn more about AAH.

Rose Davis

A small museum, in a hidden corner of Beacon Hill. Have learned something interesting about African American History in Boston.

DaFran Ware

I love history so I like this kind of thing. I was unaware of African American history in Boston. So I learned somethings.
It's a nice up hill and down hill walk to it. Very interesting houses to look at along the way.
It wasn't a large crowd. They run tours at specific times so you shoyld check their website.