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Amistad Center for Art & Culture

Open to the Public

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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Opening hours

  • Monday
    Closed
  • Tuesday
    Closed
  • Wednesday
    Closed
  • Thursday
    12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Friday
    12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Saturday
    12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Sunday
    12:00 pm - 5:00 pm