Museum Hours of Operation
Tuesday-Friday: 9 am to 5 pm
Saturday: 10 am to 4 pm
Sunday: open for special events and by request
Mondays: Closed
Fees: Adults $5 Seniors $3 Children $2
The Photography of DAVID LEIGH
May 1 - June 30, 2009
David Leigh Presents "First Impression Lucy Craft Laney: A Look Back - A Look Ahead"
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The Daso Art Collection Exhibition
July 1 - August 31, 2009
The Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History is proud to present the work of renowned self-taught artist John Daso
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1-2-3-Summer Fun for You and Me
June 1 - 26, 2009
The Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History is offering four one-week Summer Camp sessions.
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Senior Luncheon
June 10, 2009
The Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History and Conference Center is proud to discuss the history of Augusta
through the photography of David Leigh.
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Summer Book Signing
June 25, 2009, 12:00 am - 1:30 pm
The Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History is proud to announce its 2009 Summer Book Signing.
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Masters Golf Club to present Donation to Museum
July 7, 2009, 10:00 am
On Tuesday, July 7, 2009, there will be a press conference @ 10:00am AT the Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History by the Masters Golf Club to present a check donated by the club on behalf of the employees. Steve Ethun, Representing the Masters Club will be cordinating the event.
Special guests will include Tender Sprouts (preschoolers), Cherrytree Crossing (students from our Children's Academy), The emploees that donated the funds and several others!
The Museum of Initiative at Paine College & The Lucy Craft Laney Museum Introduces the Summer Art Institute for Museum Studies 2009
The Art Institute at Lucy Craft Laney Museum for High School Students is the first of its kind in Augusta. High school students from various Richmond County Board of Education High Schools will compete for (6) coveted positions to learn first hand museum studies at the historical site of the greatest educator in the region, and possibly the nation, Ms. Lucy Craft Laney. The students will learn the history of the museum, the history of museums, and their development as powerful institutions. The students will learn how to critique works of art, and they will be exposed to museum administration. The Institute will not provide transportation to and from the museum. Classes will be held in this initial summer period from July 27-31, 2009 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For more information, please contact 706.724.3576.
The Lucy Craft Laney Museum is the only African American Museum in the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA, Augusta and its Surrounding Areas). The museum, which opened in 1991, is a small house museum that was the former home of Miss Lucy Craft Laney.
The museum is located in the Historic Laney-Walker District, near the original site of the Haines Normal and Industrial Institute. The mission of the Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History is to promote the legacy of Ms. Lucy Craft Laney through arts and history.
We accomplish this awesome task by educating and exposing children and adults of the CSRA, the State and beyond to the arts, history, literature and leadership through exhibits and programs.
The Preservation of a LegacyMs. Laney dedicated her life to providing educational opportunities for Black youth in the Augusta area. Ms. Laney was the founder of the Haines Normal and Industrial Institute which was located on the present site of the Lucy Laney Comprehensive High School. She started the first kindergarten for Black children in Augusta and founded the Lamar School of Nursing for black women.
The Lucy Laney High School, Laney Walker Boulevard (formerly Gwinnett Street) and the Laney Walker North Historic District have all been named in Ms. Laney's honor. Now through the restoration of her home by Delta House, Inc., another important cultural institution has been dedicated in her memory.
The museum is open to all.
Board of Directors (2008-2009)
Rosa Clemons, President
Vivian Thompson Sylvester, Immediate Past President
Sandra Moses, Vice President
Patricia Brown, Secretary
Vicky Proefrock, Assistant Secretary
Bonnie Travis, Treasurer
Audrey Woods, Assistant Treasurer
Judge Patricia Booker
Stephen Kendrick
Sherri Scott
Beverly Maner
Nancy Bookhart
Reginald Jones
Christine Miller-Betts, Executive Director
Stacy Mabry
Staff
Christine Miller-Betts, Executive Dir.
Corey Rogers, Historian
Erica Hampton, Executive Asst.
Emily Capers, Secretary
Patty Strom, Finance
Latoya Hollomon, Assistant Curator/Archivist