The photos and artifacts on display are incredible. In one photo during a garbage collector strike in the 60's a group of Black men wearing a sign stating: I am a man hits your heart strong. I wish all ages and all people could see the photo. There are some one of a kind gift shop options and a passionate staff for assistance. I just can't wait for the new museum to be constructed! The Museum offers a day camp during the summer ...another way they serve the city. They need assistance on the funding I was informed.
I highly recommend taking a few hours and visiting this museum. Very interesting and educational. Well done, absolutely watch movie about the Crafts escape from slavery. Harriet Tubman was simply amazing. The people running this are as nice as they can be and helped us understand where things were in Macon.
This museum deserves commentary. It has noteworthy memorabilia from the era of Harriet Tubman as well as items featuring her role as the Conductor of the Underground Railroad. To fully appreciate the information on display, reading is necessary of the various letters and presentations. There is a small gift shop with relevant literature and some souvenir items. And, I was traveling with family, but without any children.
The museum is very small and the permanent display is quite limited. They do some excellent special exhibitions, though. I saw the one on Georgia chain gangs from the 1930s and it was superb.
More facts are crammed into this little museum than one can imagine. A fine tribute to a most interesting life.
This is not a large museum but it is definitely a must see. It is great for a family but I also enjoyed it as a 50 year old single male. The history of the time comes alive.
I was pleasantly surpassed by this museum! The staff was extremely friendly. The day I visited they were changing over an exhibit, so a large portion of things were not up, but the permanent collection did not disappoint. I was expecting it to be solely work related to Tubman, but there was a good mixture of mediums and artwork of African American artists. If you want to see the original I'd go this year as next year they are opening a rather large brand new location in Macon in 2015
We were fortunate to tag onto a third grade class field trip. The Director of Education, Tonya Parker, was excellent describing the culture to the students in a way that was educational to them as well as us. The other employees were just super also. It was a joy to be there.
I participated in a series of learning events at the Tubman. I learned about the Craft Couple who made history during the Civil War. I have lived in Middle Georgia for years and appreciated the opportunity to learn about people I had never heard of.
Good time lines and some great art work on display. The video shows were interesting too. Well set out.