Reviews of Kansas African American Museum (Museum)

Lona L Reeves, PhD

Great place to get to know Wichita AND soak up African American culture. Great day at the KS African American Museum and Cultural Center.

Shanna Marshall

The staff are welcoming and most informed and though needing expanded space and expanded staff, put on changing exhibits that are well worth a visit. Lodged in the Calvary Baptist Church, the oldest black church in Wichita, the museum uses its limited space well. In addition to rotating exhibits 4-6 times a year--now is Gordon Parks photographs--the back room hosts an amazing collection of African art that exceeds what I have seen at the Kansas City Nelson Atkins Museum of Art. The museum's Education Director, Christyn Breathett, brings programs into the schools for a small fee and Director Mark McCormick is brilliant, super knowledgeable and a very kind and caring person, a former journalist with a passion for this history which is the history of all Americans. 3rd Wednesdays at 1:30 there are Senior Wednesday lectures on a variety of topics which I have always found most interesting. Films are often shown also, like a current series on Gordon Parks' films. Definitely a museum to visit!

Phyllis Simmons

Because you can learn about the history of our people.

Carolyn Burnett

There's never anyone there when I've gone and you never hear about anything they are hosting

Audrey Elizabeth Korte

The staff is wonderful and eager to help students learn and report Kansas history

Julie Staton

I feel like this place focuses more on music and entertainment than it does more important issues

Joy Wrolson

Very small but has a serious permanent collection.

Patricia Roberson

Every family should go

Barry Glover

Great historical Art museum

Dawn Semple

Small museum. Good history of Blues music and black in Kansas.

lacey gregg

This building is annoited with cascading light throughout the stainglass windows. Do not miss the photography of Kansan, Gordon Parks. I know this museum needs its communty to support and share its beauty with others. I highly recommend the museum. It holds history of Kansas many of us weren't taught in textbooks and I guarantee if you are interested in the African American history of Kansas, you will be enlightened and moved by the information this museum holds.

Dianne Gallagher

i was expecting more than what it had to offer the pictures and article about Muddy Waters and BB King were lame just did do it for me and guess I was looking for something deeper!

Rob Simon

A small museum with rich content!

Candi Underhill

Great

Amy Maus

I loved it!

Chris Todd

Beautiful

Brandy McClendon

I wanted more about Wichita less about surrounding Kansas. Also more African artifacts than American

thadubski

Just curious am I they only one who thinks it's messed up that this is the only museum in the city that's in the middle of a jail complex?

Francesca Catalini

A great educational experience

Alex Spencer

The doors were locked, I rang the bell and after waiting a while no one came.

R. Dude Tedford

When we know better, We do better!

DaughterOfZion True Israel

It's always nice to visit here yet at the same time depressing in the sense it sits behind the jail in the city hidden away, as well as it does not tell anything about the true history of the negroes which are the children of Israel, and that they fled into Africa during Roman persecution. The hidden history is manifesting around the world and our people need to really get into the truth and represent the truth, and quit letting the colonizers keep running their own history of lies about our people

James Henley

Its a nice place to go to and see some great history.

Denise Glenn

Lots of history to be learned here