African-American Trailblazers of Augusta Exhibition 
The 6th Annual Heritage Gala 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...
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! |
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Staff Christine Miller-Betts, Executive Director Corey Rogers, Historian Latoya Hollomon, Curatorial/Administrative Assistant Carrie Cummings, Volunteer Coordinator Patti Strom, Finance Officer |