African American Museum of Iowa

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55 12th Ave SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
The African American Museum of Iowa is a statewide museum dedicated to preserving, exhibiting, and teaching Iowa’s African American history. As Iowa’s leading educational resource on the topic, we educate more than 30,000 people each year through museum tours, traveling exhibits, research services, youth and adult education programs, and community and fundraising events.

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5.06 reviews
Joe R.
9/23/2025

Having recently been to the holocaust museum, I wasn't sure what I was in store for here. Luckily it wasn't nearly as traumatizing of an experience, and was more one of education and disgust for...

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Melvin F.
7/16/2022

This was an awesome experience! My wife and I really loved the exhibits! It was very informative! It was a great way to end our Iowa trip! I wish there were a few more things in the gift shop but...

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Derrick H.
7/22/2021

This is such an amazing museum!!!! I'm so glad to have decided to visit this place. I'm very surprised that it doesn't have more reviews on Yelp as it truly is great how they've weaved in African...

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Louisa M.
10/9/2016

My cousin and I took our two 8-year old nieces here recently, and we all enjoyed the exhibits. There were many interesting exhibits to see and read about from life in Africa to slavery to civil...

Meghan B.
7/10/2017

This lovely museum is a perfect history Museum. There are great artifacts, interactive exhibits (for adults and kids), and the curation is first rate. I am a tourist from California and thoroughly...

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