American Association of University Women
Seattle Branch AAUW
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January 2009 Program   Docent-Led Tour of the Northwest African American Museum    Saturday, January 17, 2009 9:30 AM  Celebrate Martin Luther King's Birthday with a visit to the exciting Northwest African American Museum that honors and celebrates our Northwest African American community’s traditions and innovations in art, education, history, and culture. Years in the making, the museum opened to great acclaim in March of 2008.  Bring friends and family to experience this wonderful new resource

The Northwest African American Museum (NAAM) consists of two galleries, the Journey Gallery and the Northwest Gallery.  The Journey Gallery focuses on the African American experience in coming to the Northwest, the establishment of vibrant communities and the ways in which African Americans have survived.  The gallery examines African Americans whose route to the new world was through slavery and recent immigrants arriving from places such as Somalia, Sudan and Ethiopia. The Northwest Gallery features the work and lives of two artists who profoundly reshaped our region’s cultural landscape, Jacob Lawrence and James W. Washington Jr.

LOCATION - The Northwest African American Museum is part of the new Urban League Village at the former Colman School at 2300 South Massachusetts St., Southeast of downtown at the corner of 23rd Avenue, Seattle, WA 98144  - 206-518-6000  www.naamnw.org 

FREE PARKING AVAILABLE Please visit http://transit.metrokc.gov/ or call 206-553-3000 for the most up-to-date information on bus schedules and routes.

SCHEDULE

9:30 - arrival and seating

9:45 - breakfast served – mini-quiche, sausage, bacon, fruit, muffins, croissants

10:45 – Docent-led tours begin in groups of 20.

BREAKFAST AND TOUR - $15 inclusive. First time visitors $7.50, Students $5

Reservations are required by noon Wednesday, January 14th.   Contact Lorine Brakken programs@aauw-seattle.org or make reservations using PayPal   If you need a ride, let Lori know when you make your reservation.