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Museum Hours of Operation

Tuesday-Friday: 9 am to 5 pm
Saturday: 10 am to 4 pm
Sunday: open for special events and by request
Mondays: Closed

Museum Tour Times

Tuesday-Friday
9:30 am, 10:30 am, 11:30 am
1:00 pm, 2:00 pm, 3:00 pm,
4:00 pm

Saturday
10:30 am, 11:30 am
1:00 pm, 2:00 pm, 3:00 pm


Fees: Adults $5 Seniors $3 Children $2

Group tours with 20 people or more must be booked in advance. Call 706.724.3576.




African-American Trailblazers of Augusta
February 1—March 31, 2012
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11th Annual Historian Awards
Thursday, February 16, 2012
5:30 pm
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Trip to Macon, Georgia
Saturday, March 24, 2012
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A Heartfelt Thank You

The Museum thanks IT Sportswear for their generosity in providing Ms. Laney photo imprints on T-shirts donated to pre-K and Headstart children.



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Students from Laney and Tubman visit Redcliffe Plantation

Corey Rogers, Museum Historian, 12.13.11


   
"I find myself on occasion telling people how much I love my career. Working at the Laney Museum has been loads of excitement for over seven years. I can honestly say that no two days are the same."   
Probably one of the best days I’ve had in these seven years occurred on December 13th, 2011...

About the Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History

Ms. Lucy Craft Laney The Lucy Craft Laney Museum is the only African American Museum in the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA, Augusta and its Surrounding Areas). The museum, which opened in 1991, is a small house museum that was the former home of Miss Lucy Craft Laney.

The museum is located in the Historic Laney-Walker District, near the original site of the Haines Normal and Industrial Institute. The mission of the Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History is to promote the legacy of Ms. Lucy Craft Laney through arts and history.  We accomplish this awesome task by educating and exposing children and adults of the CSRA, the State and beyond to the arts, history, literature and leadership through exhibits and programs.

The Preservation of a Legacy
Ms. Laney dedicated her life to providing educational opportunities for Black youth in the Augusta area. Ms. Laney was the founder of the Haines Normal and Industrial Institute which was located on the present site of the Lucy Laney Comprehensive High School. She started the first kindergarten for Black children in Augusta and founded the Lamar School of Nursing for Black women.

The Lucy Laney High School, Laney Walker Boulevard (formerly Gwinnett Street) and the Laney Walker North Historic District have all been named in Ms. Laney's honor. Now through the restoration of her home by Delta House, Inc., another important cultural institution has been dedicated in her memory. The museum is open to all.



The Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History Now on YouTube!

Many thanks to the Augusta Convention and Visitor's Bureau (ACVB) for producing the YouTube "Visit Augusta" channel which features The Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History!


Board of Directors (2010-2011)

Mettie Thomas, President
Beverly Maner, Vice President
Marsha Moorman, Secretary
Monique Walker-Hill, Nominating Chair
Mary Moorer, Financial Secretary
Bonnie Travis, Treasurer
Kirktina Banks
Judge Patricia Booker
Nancy Bookhart
Delores Campbell
Reginald Jones
Velvet Perry
Allene Reed
Sherri Scott

Ex Officio
Rosa Clemons
U.S. Attorney Edward Tarver
Vivian Thompson-Sylvester



Staff

Christine Miller-Betts, Executive Director

Corey Rogers, Historian

Latoya Hollomon, Curatorial/Administrative Assistant

Carrie Cummings, Volunteer Coordinator

Patti Strom, Finance Officer