California African American Museum
About California African American Museum
The California African American Museum (CAAM) is a museum located in Exposition Park, Los Angeles, next to the California Science Center. The museum focuses on enrichment and education on the cultural heritage and history of African Americans with a focus on California and western United States.
Admission is free to all visitors. Their mission statement is "to research, collect, preserve, and interpret for public enrichment the history, art and culture of African Americans with an emphasis on California and the western United States."
CAAM hosts independent and collaborative educational programs both on and off site of lectures, workshops, innovative programs, and hands-on activities that serve public and private school students, museum patrons and community visitors.
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- Founded
- 1981
- Opened
- 1984
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04California African American MuseumPhoto: Brian Forrest · CC BY-SA 4.0
05Front entryPhoto: Brian Forrest · CC BY-SA 4.0
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