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    Tubman African American Museum

    Tubman African American Museum

    4.4(11 reviews)
    0.6 mi

    This museum highlights a fairly depressed looking downtown area, and while the outside doesn't have…read morea ton of aesthetic appeal, the interior rotunda is quite impressive. It houses a small, eclectic collection of exhibits focusing on subjects ranging from the local music scene to the history of segregation. The titular Harriet Tubman is memorialized in art and sculpture, but I could not figure out why the museum had this focus; Tubman is of course an impressive figure but as far as I could tell she was never anywhere near Georgia (the national park site in Eastern Shore Maryland is the area where she actually lived). Another aspect of the museum which puzzled me a bit was an exhibition on Tyler Perry, who again doesn't seem to have any local ties but is apparently a bigger cultural figure than I would have guessed. A mural on important historical figures is intriguing, but bizarrely excludes native Georgian Clarence Thomas and casually throws in figures like Bill Cosby and OJ Simpson while omitting some rather important pieces of context. Other parts of the museum focus on some starkly negative aspects of local history, as well as inspirational stories of success; military heroes get detailed stories here, but I was also impressed by a wall of black inventors. Overall, I found it a museum with some good highlights, but overall a mixed experience with some unfortunate lapses and not really a large enough place to drive from anywhere not in the Macon area just to see it.

    A source of inspiration, triumph, and empowerment of African American stories told through Art,…read moreInnovations, Videos, Artifacts, and storytelling. Host of an annual Pan-African festival in April and All Souls Jazz Festival in January. An entire gallery dedicated to the Soul of Macon - highlighting Otis Redding, James Brown, and Little Richard among others with stories and artifacts from their recording life. Beautiful fine art and folk art both expressive and abstract from African American artists formally and informally studied in art. Stories of Harriet Tubman's life and journey to free slaves through the Underground Railroad and her dedications to freedom late in life. Innovations gallery of inventions and innovations patented by African and Black Americans along with a highlights mural of black Americans dedicated to civil rights. Give the museum an hour or two to take in all the exhibits, videos, art, and galleries. A great stop for Black History and African American appreciation.

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    Tubman African American Museum - Harriet Tubman sculptor on 2nd floor

    Harriet Tubman sculptor on 2nd floor

    Tubman African American Museum
    Tubman African American Museum - Frederick Douglass display room. Excellently done and presented.

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    Frederick Douglass display room. Excellently done and presented.

    Georgia Sports Hall of Fame

    Georgia Sports Hall of Fame

    4.0(5 reviews)
    0.6 mi

    Docents we're knowledgeable. Theater that had the historical points of GA in film format was very…read morehelpful. Great backgrounds and pics. Loved the interactive portion of the museum as well as their addition of the college and high school athletes.

    The Georgia Sports Hall of Fame is a great museum for young children and young at heart…read more My nine year old and I had a marvelous time pretending to be NBA basket ball players. In my mind, I was Kevin McHale shooting the ball into the basket to score the win for the Boston Celtics. There is a race car for imaginary driving for race car fans. The very best was a section where we were pretend to be sport announcers. A clip of vintage sports footage plays on a screen in front of the viewer. The original broadcast plays. The player is able to use the microphone to read the teleprompter and recreate the playback of the footage. Finally, the player listens to their voice announcing the play by play of the game being viewed. This was a hoot since it is actually challenge to speak fast enough to follow the teleprompter. I was Harry Caray announcing the baseball game for the Chicago Cubs. And my daughter laughed and laughed. The museum also holds free movie nights for middle Georgia children. Especially great, last winter the museum had a free showing of the movie, Polar Express and sold hot chocolate and popcorn to benefit the local children's hospital.

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    Georgia Sports Hall of Fame - Nike of Samothrace. Was supposed to be the inspiration for Nike footwear and athletic wear.

    Nike of Samothrace. Was supposed to be the inspiration for Nike footwear and athletic wear.

    Georgia Sports Hall of Fame - Interactive ball sports room

    Interactive ball sports room

    Georgia Sports Hall of Fame

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