



African American Museum and Library at Oakland
Opens Monday at 10:00 AM
Downtown Oakland, Oakland
🏛️"One of the best things to do in Oakland, especially if you love museums" (Hand Luggage Only)
💰"can't believe they don't charge admission"
🎬Ask about the 1987 Black Cowboy Parade footage
Step inside a stunning Carnegie library where 12,000 volumes and 80 years of oral histories preserve Oakland's Black experience. The second-floor museum weaves together family records, rare photographs, and videotaped interviews that bring the West's African American heritage vividly to life.
Historic Carnegie building
Deep cultural archives
Self-guided exploration
Free admission




African American Museum and Library at Oakland
Opens Monday at 10:00 AM
Downtown Oakland, Oakland
🏛️"One of the best things to do in Oakland, especially if you love museums" (Hand Luggage Only)
💰"can't believe they don't charge admission"
🎬Ask about the 1987 Black Cowboy Parade footage
Step inside a stunning Carnegie library where 12,000 volumes and 80 years of oral histories preserve Oakland's Black experience. The second-floor museum weaves together family records, rare photographs, and videotaped interviews that bring the West's African American heritage vividly to life.
Historic Carnegie building
Deep cultural archives
Self-guided exploration
Free admission