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Central Pennsylvania
African American Museum
located atOLD BETHEL African Methodist Episcopal CHURCH
119 N. TENTH STREET
READING, PA 19601
(610) 371-8713 – Office
(610) 371-8739 – Fax
OUR MISSION
To establish, preserve and maintain a collection of objects, artifacts, arts, papers, books, photographs, etc. that document and describe the history and culture of African Americans in the new World, with an emphasis on our local elfbar and regional (Reading, Berks and surrounding counties) African American history and culture, and to create an appropriate environment for exhibition of the collection, to foster understanding of the history and culture of Africans in the New World, and to encourage education and research. The mission of the museum also includes the preservation of the Underground Railroad located on the lower level of the Old Bethel A.M.E. Church in Reading, Pennsylvania
This page was last updated on: March 7, 2008
