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Museum of African American History — Attraction in Nantucket

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Museum of African American History
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The National Museum of African American History and Culture, colloquially known as the Blacksonian, is a Smithsonian Institution museum located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in the United States. It was established in 2003 and opened its permanent home in 2016 with a ceremony led by President Barack Obama.
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50 Prospect St, Nantucket, MA 02554
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Nantucket Downtown Historic District
2 Fairgrounds Rd, Nantucket, MA 02554
Nantucket Whaling Museum
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Greater Light
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Nantucket By Water
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Nantucket Atheneum
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Old Jail
15R Vestal St, Nantucket, MA 02554
Pete's Fresh Fish Prints
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Sayle's Seafood
99 Washington St Ext, Nantucket, MA 02554
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23 Washington St, Nantucket, MA 02554
Henry’s Jr. Sandwich Shop
129 Orange St, Nantucket, MA 02554
BOAT HOUSE
2 Sanford Rd, Nantucket, MA 02554, United States
Lemon Press l Restaurant, Catering & Private Event Space
41 Main St, Nantucket, MA 02554
The Seagrille
45 Sparks Ave, Nantucket, MA 02554
or, The Whale
38 Main St, Nantucket, MA 02554
The Club Car
1 Main St, Nantucket, MA 02554
B-ACK Yard BBQ
20 Straight Wharf, Nantucket, MA 02554
Black-Eyed Susan's
10 India St, Nantucket, MA 02554
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Ships Inn
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Union Street Inn
7 Union St, Nantucket, MA 02554
76 Main Ink Press Hotel
76 Main St, Nantucket, MA 02554
Harborview Nantucket
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Faraway Nantucket
29 Centre St, Nantucket, MA 02554
The Cottages at Nantucket Boat Basin
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Hotel Pippa
5 Chestnut St, Nantucket, MA 02554
Blue Iris
10 Hussey St, Nantucket, MA 02554
Jared Coffin House
29 Broad St, Nantucket, MA 02554
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Museum of African American History
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Museum of African American History

27 & 29, 27 York St, Nantucket, MA 02554
4.6(18)
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The National Museum of African American History and Culture, colloquially known as the Blacksonian, is a Smithsonian Institution museum located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in the United States. It was established in 2003 and opened its permanent home in 2016 with a ceremony led by President Barack Obama.

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attractions: The Old Mill, Maria Mitchell Aquarium & Sea Shop, Hadwen House, Nantucket Downtown Historic District, Nantucket Whaling Museum, Greater Light, Nantucket By Water, Nantucket Atheneum, Old Jail, Pete's Fresh Fish Prints, restaurants: Sayle's Seafood, The Nantucket Lobster Trap, Henry’s Jr. Sandwich Shop, BOAT HOUSE, Lemon Press l Restaurant, Catering & Private Event Space, The Seagrille, or, The Whale, The Club Car, B-ACK Yard BBQ, Black-Eyed Susan's
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(617) 725-0022
Website
maah.org

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Nearby attractions of Museum of African American History

The Old Mill

Maria Mitchell Aquarium & Sea Shop

Hadwen House

Nantucket Downtown Historic District

Nantucket Whaling Museum

Greater Light

Nantucket By Water

Nantucket Atheneum

Old Jail

Pete's Fresh Fish Prints

The Old Mill

The Old Mill

4.1

(14)

Closed
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Maria Mitchell Aquarium & Sea Shop

Maria Mitchell Aquarium & Sea Shop

4.5

(27)

Open 24 hours
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Hadwen House

Hadwen House

4.5

(35)

Closed
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Nantucket Downtown Historic District

Nantucket Downtown Historic District

4.7

(172)

Open 24 hours
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Things to do nearby

Nantucket Murder Mystery: Solve the case!
Nantucket Murder Mystery: Solve the case!
Mon, Dec 1 • 12:00 AM
15 Broad St, Nantucket, MA 02554, USA, 02554
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Amazing Scavenger Hunt! - Nantucket Scavenger Hunt
Amazing Scavenger Hunt! - Nantucket Scavenger Hunt
Wed, Dec 10 • 8:00 AM
15 Broad Street, Nantucket, MA 02554
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Nutty Nantucket Scavenger Hunt
Nutty Nantucket Scavenger Hunt
Wed, Dec 10 • 11:00 AM
1 India Street, Nantucket, MA 02554
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Nearby restaurants of Museum of African American History

Sayle's Seafood

The Nantucket Lobster Trap

Henry’s Jr. Sandwich Shop

BOAT HOUSE

Lemon Press l Restaurant, Catering & Private Event Space

The Seagrille

or, The Whale

The Club Car

B-ACK Yard BBQ

Black-Eyed Susan's

Sayle's Seafood

Sayle's Seafood

4.4

(139)

$$

Click for details
The Nantucket Lobster Trap

The Nantucket Lobster Trap

4.2

(142)

Click for details
Henry’s Jr. Sandwich Shop

Henry’s Jr. Sandwich Shop

4.6

(33)

Click for details
BOAT HOUSE

BOAT HOUSE

4.5

(147)

Click for details
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Reviews of Museum of African American History

4.6
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5.0
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The African Meetinghouse on Nantucket, is a sacred space. As a Congregational Minister with a home on Nantucket, I have been privileged to be given permission to have weddings, Christmas Eve services, and baptisms at the Meetinghouse. I always mention to groups some of the important history of the African American community which used the Meetinghouse for lectures on its history, education, worship, meetings, and concerts. It is a very...

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3y

To think that Captain Absalom Boston prepared the New Guinea African Meeting House on Nantucket Island historically that would be the place where Frederick Douglass a newly freed slave, living in New New Bedford MA would begin his stellar and international career as a public speaker is testimony to this sacred and all-purpose church, school, and what I call #American Democracys...

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1.0
4y

Their website says that they are open for tours with reservations and they had a page to reserve one, so we did so one day before. I am now holding the email confirmation in my hand in front of the museum that’s completely empty and their phone number doesn’t go through. We planned our day around this. Don’t...

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We had a great tour on our day visit to Nantucket from Martha's Vineyard. Very kind and informed docent.
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The tour was amazing, great history here.
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