The Northwest African American Museum will be a vibrant community gathering place, a place where youth, adults and families can honor the past and articulate the future. The Museum will document and exhibit the unique historical and cultural experiences of African Americans in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. The Museum will be a generative institution whose momentum will capture history and culture as it occurs, synthesizing what it means for today and tomorrow.

Description:
The African American presence in the Northwest is framed by the development of territories that include Washington, Oregon, Idaho and parts of Canada. Through exhibits, installations and programs, the Museum will create a vision of the world the earliest Blacks encountered as they moved into this landscape. Using the past as an anchor, the Museum will explore youth culture and illuminate how the past both supports and influences contemporary life. The Northwest African American Museum will present exhibits and programs that feature historic and contemporary narratives that include the visual arts, crafts, music, literary and culinary culture of African Americans in the Northwest as it has developed from the 1840s to the present.

History:
Establishing an African American museum at the Colman School in Seattle's Central District has been a community dream for over 25 years. That dream will be realized when the Northwest African American Museum opens its doors to the public in March 2008.

Contact person: Brian Carter, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email)

Address:

2300 S. Massachusetts Street Seattle, WA 98122 This location is handicap accessible (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.naamnw.org

Directions:

The Northwest African American Museum is located at the Colman School, on the corner of 23rd Street and Massachusetts Street.

Miscellaneous Information

Liability
	No
Does your organization welcome court-ordered community service volunteers?
	No
Does your organization have volunteer positions for youth 12-18?
	Yes