The Museum will be closed Thursday, November 23rd and Friday, November 24th for Thanksgiving.

Join us December 2nd at the Museum to celebrate the holidays! We will have craft tables for everyone to learn about four holiday celebrations and their connection to the African […]

The Museum will be closed December 25th and 26th.

The Museum will be closed January 1st and 2nd.

Today we honor and celebrate the service and sacrifice of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. To honor his legacy, the AAMI will have free admission from 10am-4pm and table top […]

Join us for an MLK Day Celebration sponsored by the Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission, Cedar Rapids Public Library, and The African American Museum of Iowa.  Information on current public […]

Did you know that African Americans have been inventing and innovating in a variety of fields, including engineering? Get to know one amazing Iowan engineer and use the same skills […]

Civil rights and civil liberties are something that the African American community spent hundreds of years fighting towards. Before much of today's well known federal legislation was passed, state and […]

Join William Jones, author and founder of the Afrofuturism Network, as he discusses and signs copies of his book The Ex-Con, Voodoo Priest, Goddess, and the African King: A Social […]

Have you ever wondered how those old pieces of pottery, bone, or rock “speak” to scientists? Discover how archaeologists use items left behind by previous people to create an understanding […]