Arna Wendell Bontemps Museum

1327 3rd Street
Alexandria, LA, 71301
318-473-4692

URL : http://www.arnabontempsmuseum.com

overview : The Arna Bontemps African American Museum and Cultural Arts Center has become a significant provider of quality cultural and educational programming. - The Museum is the restored childhood home of Arna Bontemps - poet, author, anthologist, and librarian - who was considered the leading authority of the Harlem Renaissance. The period - sometimes referred to as the "New Negro" movement - is when young Black writers went to Harlem to share the Black experience through their writing.

hours (subject to change) : 10:00-4:00 T-F 10:00-2:00 Saturday

topics : african American, historic homes