Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
One of the world’s largest museums of African American history, whose core exhibition “And Still We Rise” traces the journey from Africa to the civil rights movement.
The Charles H. Wright Museum is one of the largest museums dedicated to African American history in the world. Its permanent exhibition, “And Still We Rise,” uses immersive scenes to tell the story from ancient African kingdoms and slave ships to the Underground Railroad, the Great Migration to Detroit, and the civil rights movement. The museum also has a circular hall beneath a large dome. Tickets cost about US$20. It is in the Midtown Cultural Center, within walking distance of the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Michigan Science Center.
Opening hours
Tue–Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun 13:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Michigan Science Center
- Detroit Institute of Arts
- Detroit Historical Museum
- Ford Piquette Avenue Plant
- Fisher Building
- Fox Theatre
- Eastern Market
- Comerica Park