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The Museum of African American History in Detroit.
The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History is located in the Cultural Center of the U.S. city of Detroit, Michigan. Founded in 1965, it holds the world's largest permanent exhibit on African American culture. In 1997, it moved into a 120,000 square foot (11,000 m²) facility on Warren Avenue. The Wright Museum has dual missions, serving as both a museum of artifacts and a place of cultural retention and growth.
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In 1965, Dr. Charles H. Wright opened the International Afro-American Museum on West Grand Boulevard.[1] The next year, he opened a traveling exhibit to tour the state.[1] In 1978, the city of Detroit agreed to lease the museum a plot of land in Midtown.[1] Groundbreaking for the new museum occurred in 1985, and the museum was renamed the Museum of African American History. A larger museum was built twenty years later, opening in 1997.[1] In 1998, the museum was renamed the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in dedication of Dr. Wright.
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Coordinates: 42°21′32.43″N 83°3′39.46″W / 42.3590083°N 83.0609611°W / 42.3590083; -83.0609611
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