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Banneker-Douglass Museum The Banneker-Douglass Museum, named for Benjamin Banneker and Frederick Douglass, is dedicated to preserving Maryland’s African American heritage and serves as the state’s official repository of African American material culture. The museum was dedicated on February 24, 1984. The original museum was housed within the former Mount Moriah African Methodist Episcopal Church in the heart of historic Annapolis. The Victorian-Gothic structure was included in the Annapolis Historic District in 1971 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. The recently completed BDM addition is a four-story addition which uses the nineteenth-century brick of the church’s north façade as its interior lobby wall. The Banneker-Douglass Museum celebrated its 25th Anniversary on Tuesday, February 24, 2009. Mission Statement The Banneker-Douglass Museum, named for Benjamin Banneker and Frederick Douglass, is dedicated to preserving Maryland's African American heritage, and serves as the state's official repository of African American material culture. The museum annually sponsors and hosts a variety of preservation, arts, and cultural lectures, workshops, performances, and other programs.  Hours and Fees Summer Hours (Memorial Day to Labor Day) Sunday 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday CLOSED Tuesday CLOSED Wednesday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Thursday 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Friday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Regular Hours Sunday CLOSED Monday CLOSED Tuesday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Wednesday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Thursday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Friday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Admission to the museum is free. Scheduled guided tours and site rentals are available for a fee. Contact the museum at 410.216.6180 or BDMPrograms@goci.state.md.us.for further information. How to Reach Us The Banneker-Douglass Museum is located in the old Mount Moriah A.M.E. Church at 84 Franklin Street in Annapolis (off Church Circle in the Annapolis historic district). Parking is available by shuttle from the Naval Academy Stadium parking lot, and there are nearby commercial parking garages and limited on-street parking. For more information, contact the museum by telephone at (410) 216-6180, fax at (410) 974-2553, or email at BDMPrograms@goci.state.md.us. Now Hiring The Banneker-Douglass Museum is currently seeking a Volunteer Maryland Coordinator to oversee the museum's volunteer docent program. The Volunteer Maryland Coordinator (VMC) will recruit and manage volunteers to serve as docents and school group tour guides for approximately 15 visitors and 2 school groups per week. The VMC will also recruit volunteers for the public program workshops and recruit volunteers to assist with hands-on tour activities. This is an 11 month, part-time (20 hours/week) position as a member of the Volunteer Maryland (VM) AmeriCorps program serving at Banneker-Douglass Museum. Volunteer Maryland Coordinators (VMCs) are responsible for developing and implementing a volunteer program as agreed to in the VM site partnership negotiations that occurred in spring, 2010. The VMC service year will begin on September 15, 2010 and conclude on August 2, 2011. Applications will be accepted through Wednesday, 21 July 2010. To apply for the Volunteer Maryland Coordinator position, send a cover letter and resume to Genevieve Kaplan, Education and Public Programs Manager at GKaplan@goci.state.md.us or by fax at 410.974.2553. No phone calls please. Click here to view the full Volunteer Maryland Coordinator Position Description.  Staff |