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Enslaved family picking cotton
Nearly Three Centuries Of Enslavement
Image of the first black members of Congress
Reconstruction: A Brief Glimpse of Freedom
The Lynching of Laura Nelson_May_1911 200x200
One Hundred Years of Jim Crow
Civil Rights protest in Alabama
I Am Somebody! The Struggle for Justice
Black Lives Matter movement
NOW: Free At Last?
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Memorial to the Victims of Lynching
hands raised black background
The Freedom-Lovers’ Roll Call Wall
Frozen custard in Milwaukee's Bronzeville
Special Exhibits
Dr. James Cameron
Portraiture of Resistance
1968 Olympics – A peaceful protest by Daron Wolf
Echoes of Equality: Art Inspired by Memphis and Maya
The Common Great Plantane
The Published Medical Discoveries of the Enslaved Dr. Caesar

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Hours – Summer 2024

Sunday - Monday
Closed
Tuesday - Thursday
Friday - Saturday

 

* For the safety of our guests and staff members, ABHM requests that you please reschedule your visit if you are not feeling well. Face mask wearing is optional.

Location

401 W North Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53212 


*Please be aware that parking is limited to street parking around the museum

Tickets

Adults 18 and up
$7.00
$7.00
Children ages 3-17
$5.00
$5.00
Children under 3 years of age
Free
Free

*Discounts available for first responders, military and AAA

Tours:

  • Self-guided: regular ticket price
  • Guided by Griot (docent): $10/person
    (You must have 10 or more in your group.)
  • Discounted Griot Tours (every Wednesday through June 18, 2025): $7/person
    (You must have 10 or more in your group.)

To request a tour, click here.

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Head Griot (docent) Reggie Jackson helps visitors expand their knowledge and understanding of the long history of Black American achievement. (Dr. Fran Kaplan, ABHM)
Head Griot (docent) Reggie Jackson helps visitors expand their knowledge and understanding of the long history of Black American achievement. (Dr. Fran Kaplan, ABHM)
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Middle Passage Exhibit: The Door of No Return (Jarvis Lawson, MKE Magazine)