I wish, oh I wish that I could give this museum 5 stars because the intentionality behind it is beautiful. Cape May has tons of history when it comes to the African American community and Harriet Tubman which you would never know by looking up their demographic data. So I was understandably, excited to visit this museum. I’m not sure how long it’s been open but it appears to be relatively new and still getting settled into the space. It is small (which is totally fine) and mainly composed of quotes from the late Tubman. I was hoping that there would be more physical artifacts or evidence surrounding her time the town. Possibly having pictures of the headquarters she set up, artifacts that were there, anything more tangible than simple quotes on the wall would’ve been great to see. There are options to either do a self guided tour, or one with a tour guide which is essentially a sit down in the main museum area where you’re essentially told about the information/quotes around you. The tour guide is awesome, he does present the information in an exciting way albeit it’s still disappointing because there’s not much there.

To top it off there was a cardboard SONY television box in the main museum hall. Why? Who knows. It seems that they just got a TV but patrons don’t need to see the cardboard box, especially in a space that’s supposed to be honoring Harrier Tubman. I truly hope they find somewhere else to store it.

All in all, if the museum is new and still “loading” I hope it can bring in more tangible history for patrons to see. If not, it is a bit disappointing. I did enjoy learning the bit that we did about her time in cape may. Personally. My favorite part about the museum was the timeline wall that dates a lot of the history of black people in Cape May. Although it’s very disheartening, being able to learn about it in the space was informative.