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3536 Grand Ave. Dallas, TX 75210

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This is the only museum in the Southwestern United States devoted to the preservation and display of African American artist, cultural and historical materials. The Sculpture Garden includes the Bottle Tree. American Vision: African American Sculptors covers the 19th century to the 21st century. The museum also features Nommo, George Smith's sculpture based on a Dogon water god.







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  • 2002 | Best Place to Learn About Black Dallas History

    Besides the free parking and free admission, the African American Museum in Fair Park contains some really cool stuff about African American history in Dallas that you are unlikely to find elsewhere. One of the current displays contains artifacts from Freedman's Town, a black enclave in old Dallas that was buried under a freeway until some local black-history buffs banded together to keep the memory and the history alive. Artifacts include parts of caskets and children's toys. Besides that... More »

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    LeeS4 | Dallas, TX | 1 Reviews

    | Tue, June 30, 2009

    For a good price you get to hear some good music, nosh a little along with some wine. Yo also get to check out the Museum Galleries. First Friday of the month 7p -10pm

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