Nation's Largest Gathering of African American Museums in Baltimore :: August 22-25 (BMORENEWS.com : News, video and live rad...: As home to some of the most historic, innovative and contemporary museums of African American history and culture in the nation, it is only fitting that Baltimore is the selected location for the 2012 Association of African American Museums (AAAM) Conference that will take place August 22-25 at Baltimore's Tremont Plaza Hotel. The Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture is the host institution for this year's conference, which is the premier gathering of African American museums across the country.
"With over 300 black museums nationwide, AAAM seeks to strengthen and advocate for the interests of institutions and individuals committed to the preservation of African and African American derived cultures. The goal of this year's conference is to broaden the scope of development and networking with a full slate of activities from workshops, concurrent sessions, presentations, tours, vendors, and exhibitors," says AAAM national president Samuel W. Black, of Pittsburgh.
