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.

Board of Directors
Vivian Thompson Sylvester, President
Gwendolyn Rountree, Vice President
Patricia Brown, Secretary
Rosa Clemons, Treasurer
Sandra Moses
Vivian Wilson-Smith
Jean Embry
Audrey Wood
Vicky Proefrock
Wendi Stroud
Ricardo Bonner
Stacy Mabray
Sherri Scott

Staff
Christine Miller-Betts, Executive Dir.
Corey Rogers, Historian
Erica Hampton, Executive Asst.
Emily Capers, Secretary

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!