523 Harrison Avenue • Roanoke, Virginia 24016
Office: (540) 345-4818 • Fax: (540) 345-4831
Welcome to our new and
improved website. Thank
you for visiting!
Calendar of Events
January 2008
New Exhibit - "Bay" Hale Photography Exhibit (Main Gallery)
Opening Reception -TBA
"From Slavery to Freedom" HMAAC's Permanent Collection
*Martin Luther King, Jr. Workshop for Children,
January 21, 2008 - 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. (free admission)
February 2008
"Bay" Hale Photography Exhibit (Main Gallery)
"From Slavery to Freedom" HMAAC's Permanent Collection
March 2008
"Bay" Hale Photography Exhibit (Main Gallery)
"From Slavery to Freedom" HMAAC's Permanent Collection
April 2008
"Bay" Hale Photography Exhibit (Main Gallery)
"From Slavery to Freedom" HMAAC's Permanent Collection
May 2008
New Exhibit Opens
"Sports Heroes from African American Schools - Circa 1920s -1960s"
(Hazel B. Thompson Exhibition Room)
Welcome
Welcome to the website of the Harrison Museum of African American Culture (HMAAC). We are an educational and cultural institution committed to promoting, showcasing, and celebrating the art and history of African Americans for Roanoke Valley citizens and visitors. Our purpose is to cultivate awareness and appreciation of the significant contributions of people of African descent. Click here to read more.
General Information
The museum is open to the public on Tuesdays - Saturdays from 1pm - 5pm and until 7PM on Thursdays.
There is no admission fee for the public, but donations are welcome.
Guided tours with mini-lectures are available for groups of 10 or more upon written request. The suggested donation for admission to the Museum is $2.00. For more information, or to arrange group tours, please call (540) 345-4818.
Directions
From Interstate 581
Take exit 4W(Orange Ave. West)
Make a left at the first light onto Gainesboro Rd.;
Go 3 blocks and take a right onto Harrison Ave.;
Harrison Museum is 3 blocks up at 523 Harrison Avenue.
Musuem Gift Shop
Harrison Museum 's Gift Shop offers afrocentric gift items, art, books, cards, jewelry, and African Masks, statues, and wood carvings. Also available is the Roanoke Valley's African American Heritage: A Pictorial History by Dr. Reginald Shareef, currently on sale at a special price. This pictorial is a handsome book that chronicles 100 years of contributions, achievements, and lifestyles of African Americans in the Roanoke Valley.
Some of the more popular souvenirs are of nominal cost and include:
- Coloring & activity books about African Americans
- Museum Pencils
- Books for teens on African Americans of Achievement
- Prints by African American artists
- And much more!
The Museum Gift Shop is open during the same hours the museum is open: Tuesday through Saturdays, from 1:00PM to 5:00PM , and until 7:00PM on Thursdays. Cash, checks, MasterCard & VISA accepted.
