African-American Quilt Exhibition
October 1 - November 30, 2008 
Annual Doll Exhibition featuring the Dr. Audrey Wood Collection African-American Quilt Exhibition
October 1 - November 30, 2008
This exhibit, which includes antique quilts as well as original pieces from local artists, is an outstanding exhibit that the Museum looks forward to doing every year because it allows local artists the opportunity to demonstrate and enhance their quilt making skills.
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Annual Doll Exhibition
December 1 - 31, 2008
The Lucy Craft Laney Museum presents an exciting exhibit of special hand-made dolls and dolls from private collections. Special exhibition feature is the Dr. Audrey Wood Collection.
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Holiday Tour
December 5 - 6, 2008, 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Have you ever wondered what the holiday celebration was like in days gone by? Join us for a holiday celebration at five historic sites where you and your family can enjoy decorations and sweets from the past.
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Christmas Brunch with Santa
December 6, 2008, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
The Lucy Craft Laney Museum and Jack and Jill, Inc. will host a brunch with an ethnic Santa Claus.
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Senior Luncheon
December 12, 2008 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Speaker: Reverend Charles Goodman, Jr., Senior Pastor/Teacher of The Historic Tabernacle Baptist Church.
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Children’s Academy Holiday Camp with Artist Malaika Favorite
December 22 - 23, 2008 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
The Lucy Craft Laney Museum welcomes students (ages 6 – 16) throughout the CSRA to attend The Children’s Academy Holiday Camp.
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Lucy Craft Laney Museum featured on
"Arts Weekly" Radio Show
Arts Weekly Host Brenda Durant of the Greater Augusta Arts Council covers arts events for the week of October 25, 2008.
Special guest interview with Christine Miller-Betts, Executive Director for the Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History. Listen to Broadcast »
Paine president wants community involvement
Nikasha Dicks/Augusta Chronicle 10/16/08
Building a relationship with the community is one of Paine College's goals, its president said during the Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History's senior luncheon.
"We have a lot to give to the community, and the community has a lot to give to us..."
Cozy and warm
Shannon Sweat/Metro Spirit 10/15/08
While quilts are undoubtedly practical, a new exhibit shows that this emerging art form is also a unique form of social commentary.
AUGUSTA, GA - With winter right around the corner, doesn’t it seem a good time to gain a new appreciation for quality bedclothes? No, I don’t mean hitting up Wal-Mart for a new fleece blanket.
I’m talking about The Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History’s African-American Quilt Exhibition. A quilt is a blanket, after all, right? Well, yes and no, according to the museum’s executive director, Christine Miller-Betts...
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 LegacyMs. 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.
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Board of Directors
Rosa Clemons, President
Sandra Moses, Vice President
Patricia Brown, Secretary
Vicky Proefrock, Assistant Secretary
Issac Johnson, Treasurer
Audrey Wood, Assistant Treasurer
Vivian Thompson Sylvester
Vivian W. Smith
Wendi Stroud
Stacy Mabry
Sherri Scott
Nancy Bookhart
Stephen Kendrick
Bonnie Travis
Beverly Maner
Reginald Jones
Christine Miller-Betts, Executive Director
Staff
Christine Miller-Betts, Executive Dir.
Corey Rogers, Historian
Erica Hampton, Executive Asst.
Emily Capers, Secretary
Patty Strom, Finance