Museum dedicated to African-American history and culture, featuring exhibits on slavery, civil rights, and Black innovation in a historic downtown district.
General Information
Closed Sunday and Monday
Seniors, students, veterans: $8
Children (4 & under): Free
Members: Free
How to Get There
From downtown Atlanta, head east on Auburn Avenue NE for about half a mile; the museum is located on the right in the Sweet Auburn district.
Overview
The APEX Museum (African American Panoramic Experience), founded in 1978 in the heart of the Sweet Auburn district, is Atlanta's oldest Black history museum. Exhibits span centuries, from "Africa: The Untold Story," tracing African civilizations before the transatlantic slave trade, to "The MAAFA" on the African Holocaust, plus galleries on Black inventors, women in STEM, and Sweet Auburn's legacy as a hub of Black entrepreneurship and culture. It's just steps from the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park, making it an easy add-on for anyone touring Atlanta's civil rights sites.
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