Building Our Future
The African American Heritage Center
When the Frederick African American Heritage Center opens, visitors of all ages from around the region and nation will enter a dynamic hub of activity that tells the compelling stories and history of African Americans in Frederick County.
Here, you can undertake research, learn about and experience cultural objects highlighted through permanent and changing exhibitions, as well as educational and multidisciplinary programs that enrich and transform.
Ideally located on All Saints and Carroll Streets in close proximity to the Frederick Visitor Center, the Delaplaine Arts Center, and Sky Stage, the Heritage Center will add to the vibrancy and diversity of our historic downtown.
Experience the Frederick County African American Heritage Center
The Heritage Center will be a dynamic space for educational enrichment and transformational experiences for visitors of all ages. The Heritage Center will provide visitors to Frederick County with a unique lens into the untold stories of Frederick’s African American community.
The Heritage Center will serve as:
- A primary resource for knowledge, information, and research about African Americans in Frederick County.
- A venue for the presentation of innovative and enriching exhibitions, displays, public and education programs.
- A repository where objects, as well as extraordinary stories that tell the history and stories about African Americans in Frederick County, are captured, preserved, and made accessible to current and future generations.