African Museum Casa Del Rey Moro

You will enter through the African Marketplace to browse and shop for African items including carvings, fabrics and hangings, clothing for men and women and many items suitable for home decor, for gifts or to expand your African collection.On the porch you should be welcomed by the official Museum Greeter, Congo the African Grey Parrot. Inside, you will find three rooms full of information and materials: the Latin America room provides a wealth of information about the extensive African influences into our Western Hemisphere with photos and documentation about important historical figures and a detailed wall chart covering 3000 years of African Influences. The Africa Room offers a view of world history from an African perspective with a chart covering 6000 years. The United States room showcases achievements and accomplishments of people of African descent in the US, with charts covering approximately 500 years. Although a quick tour through the museum is possible, most people allow several hours to see the exhibits. The Bookstore/Giftshop has further African cultural and educational items for purchase. The Curator's Assistant offers a special service to help public to locate hard-to-find or out of print materials.

Mission: To educate the general public about African history and culture by providing and maintaining museum facilities for instruction, tours and activities that promote and inform about African peoples, their histories and culture.