Banneker-Douglass Museum





Banneker-Douglass Museum
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Banneker-Douglass Museum

84 Franklin Street
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
410-216-6180
BDMPrograms@goci.state.md.us

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 facade as its interior lobby wall. The Banneker-Douglass Museum celebrated its 25th Anniversary on Tuesday, February 24, 2009.

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Mission Statement

As the State of Maryland’s official museum of African American heritage, the Banneker-Douglass Museum serves to document, interpret, and promote the history and culture of African American Marylanders through exhibitions, programs, and projects in order to improve the understanding and appreciating of American’s rich cultural diversity for all. The Banneker-Douglass Museum is a component of the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture, which is a unit of the Governor's Office of Community Initiatives.

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Hours and Fees

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.

Summer Hours (Memorial Day to Labor Day)
Sunday -- First Sundays Only (May 6th, June 3rd, July 1st and August 5th) 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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. - 5:00 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.

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PARKING
Limited two-hour parking (free and metered) is available near the museum.
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  Staff



  


Joni Jones, Ph.D.	Director, MCAAHC & Banneker-Douglass Museum         		  410-216-6180  
  

Jeffrey Greene	Chief of Operations			                		  410-216-6193
  

LeRonn Herbert	Outreach Coordinator 					   410-216-6187


Genevieve Kaplan	Education & Public Programs Manager				  410-216-6186   
 

Tabitha Pryor	Curator of Collections					  410-216-6183 
  

Lynn Waller	Archivist			                			  410-216-6191
  
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  




  
  
  
  Last updated: April 13, 2012

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Banneker-Douglass Museum - 84 Franklin St. - Annapolis, MD - 21401 - p: 410.216.6180