29th Colored Regiment Monument
Criscuolo Park, Chapel and James Streets, New Haven, CT 06513African American Memorial
Ancient Burying Ground, 60 Gold Street (Main and Gold Streets, adjacent to Center Church), Hartford, CT 06103Amistad Center for Art & Culture
Wadsworth Atheneum, 600 Main Street, Hartford, CT 06103
The Wadsworth Atheneum, the nation's oldest continuously operating public art museum, houses the Amistad Center for Art & Culture Collection. This unique collection of Americana is comprised of over 7,000 art objects, posters, broadsides, photographs, memorabilia and rare books that evidence the many contributions of African Americans to American culture. The Amistad Center for Art & Culture provides for public access to this collection, along with changing exhibitions and special interpretive programs, including scholarly and public forums and cultural performances during the year. The Wadsworth Atheneum also maintains the Fleet Gallery of African American Art to complement exhibitions in the Amistad Gallery and to further illuminate the role of African American visual artists in American art and culture. The Atheneum is on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Web Site: http://www.wadsworthatheneum.org/
Phone Number: (860) 278-2670
Hours of Operation: Please see website for details. Closed: New Year's Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day
Parking Information: Nearby on-street parking, please see website for details.
Accessibility Information: Wheelchair access is located at the side entrance on Atheneum Square North. Wheelchairs are available for use at this entrance, free of charge. ASL interpreters are available for the hearing-impaired by advance arrangement. Verbal Imaging Program also available by appointment (free with museum admission) for blind and partially sighted adults. Service animals welcome. Please visit the website for detailed information.
- Sign Language
- Audio Description
- Wheelchair Access
