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Sandy Spring Slave Museum

Tourist attraction Museum

One of the Hidden Gem - Tourist attractions in Sandy Spring


Address

***GROUP TOURS ARE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY!***, 18524 Brooke Rd, Sandy Spring, MD 20860

Website

www.sandyspringslavemuseum.org

Contact

(301) 774-4066

Rating on Google Maps

4.70 (98 reviews)

Open on Google Maps

Working Hours

  • Saturday: 11 AM to 5 PM
  • Sunday: 11 AM to 5 PM
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: Closed
  • Wednesday: Closed
  • Thursday: Closed
  • Friday: Closed

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  • 4/5 Yve P. 1 year ago on Google • 33 reviews
    Beautiful small place full of African and diaspora historic information and displays. The showcase leaves an impression on you. It elicits curiosity, and a range of emotions. it's educational. They also have a guide tour who are historical knowledgeable about the art pieces. One visit its not enough. At the time of my visit, bathroom was out of order. A porta potty was available, wheel accessibility was blocked not sure why but place is amazing. The outdoor show and displays are realistic.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 goldschool 1 year ago on Google • 307 reviews
    The museum is opened Saturday-Sunday and admission is $10 per person. Admission can be paid online, cash, or CashApp ($SSSlaveMuseum). This is a well documented two story museum filled with genuine artifacts, not replicas inside. There are three structures outside; enslaved person's cabin, slave ship, and a Cameroon hut. The founder placed a lot of care and work into the museum.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Albert G. 2 years ago on Google • 10 reviews
    The Sandy Spring Slave Museum provides a space for dialogue and an opportunity to build bridges to the Mother Continent 🌍 as well as with the African Diaspora.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Correy S. 3 months ago on Google • 3 reviews New
    My family and I had a wonderful experience at the museum all the staff was very welcoming and friendly I definitely will be returning and recommending to my homeschool group. Our visit was today 1/14 11am-1pm they even gave books and snacks at the end of the tour. I also plan to make regular donations to the museum to keep my ancestors history alive and NEVER FORGOTTEN.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Michelle A. 2 years ago on Google • 3 reviews
    As an instructor of Diversity courses for MCPS this local museum is a permanent part of our learning about African Americans. The workshops for teachers on Black Schools in Montgomery County, plus the added benefit of hearing from some of the first Principals and students back when schools were segregated really enlightened the audience's perspective on what things were like over the years. They have African artifacts, an extensive collection of artifacts from the civil war into reconstruction, a wonderful section featuring famous Black people that everyone should know, a section on local families and a section on various roles and jobs and even ways people hid people on the underground railroad. There are exhibits outside that you can visit and the docents are local residents as well as teachers, counselors and administrators in Montgomery County schools. It was interesting to know that many students outside of MoCo, even outside of Maryland came here to go to school. Make sure you bring your whole family to visit this wonderful gem of a museum!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Deirdre D. 1 year ago on Google
    Went with the hubby for Juneteenth and it was an educational, local black history and enjoyable experience.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Janice T. 1 year ago on Google • 416 reviews
    I 💗 love this museum. There is so much history from Africa, to local Sandy Spring Family Trees, Genealogy, Ancestry and Underground Railroad history. I attended the Harriet Tubman Day presentation by NPS Ranger Angela Crenshaw from the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Park Visitor Center. She did a screening of the film "Visions of Freedom" and then a Q and A about the film. This museum is a must visit.

  • 5/5 Judy O. 1 year ago on Google • 346 reviews
    Fascinating exhibits, knowledgeable staff and beautiful grounds make this a museum well worth visiting more than once.

  • 5/5 William D. 7 months ago on Google • 27 reviews
    We all need to stop here, look & learn.

  • 5/5 Deborah G. 5 years ago on Google • 20 reviews
    I thoroughly enjoyed visiting the Sandy Spring Slave Museum during its open house. All the artifacts and art (related to slave history, American history and families of the Sandy Spring community) are carefully and artistically laid out with explanatory notes and some recordings. There are two floors and a few small structures just outside with more artifacts. The upper level of the main building is spacious and renovated. Time well spent!

  • 5/5 Syd L. 9 months ago on Google • 15 reviews
    Excellent place to learn about the African Americancommunity of Sandy Spring which is one of the oldest free Black communities in the United States. The Quakers began freeing their enslaved Africans, and allowing them to purchase land, long before the Emnancipation Proclomation. Some of that land is still ownrd by their descendants today. A fascinating place to visit. Not a huge museum, but packed full of information beginning in West Africa and taking you to the modern African American community.

  • 5/5 Geetha K. 7 months ago on Google • 9 reviews
    Loved it.

  • 5/5 Robert S. 8 months ago on Google • 4 reviews
    The Sandy Spring Slave Museum is a must see with not only a rich vibrant history but with community events to help build a sense of unity. I love going there because each time it is a new thing to learn.

  • 4/5 Lela B. 1 month ago on Google • 3 reviews New
    The drum circle with Soul in Motion was fun and exhilarating. I love the museum. Always interesting and informative

  • 1/5 R “RN” N. 5 months ago on Google • 3 reviews
    Non-inclusive and very racist.

  • 5/5 Andrea G. 5 years ago on Google
    This museum is a historical marvel off the beaten path. The stories told here are of a past not often discussed. One can find how actual people of African descent lived day-to-day through memorabilia and documents. Fascinating.

  • 5/5 Lachlan C. 1 year ago on Google
    love buying form here they have a wide range to pick from

  • 5/5 Marshall F. 4 years ago on Google
    My daughter and 7-year-old granddaughter visited The George and Georgianna Campbell Sandy Spring Slave Museum and African Art Gallery. The buildings, artifacts, art, photography, and replicas are so very well done. Our guide shared the story of this privately-owned property and the many programs it offers to the community and Montgomery County MD throughout the year. I plan to weave some of this historical information, which my sister and I learned at our mother's and grandmother's knees, into our next book in the series of I Know Why Mama Cried: A Memoir by Goya Spry and Marshall Feaster. The Sandy Spring Slave Museum and African Art Gallery is a must-see.

  • 1/5 Howard P. 2 years ago on Google
    Visiting the Sandy Spring Slave Museum was a real educational historical blast there where a number of new exhibits from my last visit there.

  • 5/5 Diane J. 4 years ago on Google
    Visited April 24, 2019 and loved it. I live in the District of Columbia and never heard of until it was arranged and I was given opportunity to visit. Highly recommended for a day trip and return home after lunch in the area. Both educational and informative.

  • 5/5 Dollye M. 10 months ago on Google
    The Sandy Spring Slave Museum is a hidden jewel in Sandy Spring, Md. This museum has events on a regular basis....check their website.

  • 4/5 Mikhailè P. 10 months ago on Google
    It was a truly beautiful experience to learn about they ways slaves have lived.

  • 5/5 Wendy M. 1 year ago on Google
    Fabulous docents, learned so much. Want to go back to read all the information!

  • 5/5 T F. 4 years ago on Google • 1 review
    I visited the Sandy Spring Slave Museum today and I felt so inspired to do something more for my community! I enjoyed walking through the Musem and learning so much about the residents of Sandy Spring. I pass through Sandy Spring often but today was my first day visiting the museum. Dr. Anderson provided a tour of the outdoor buildings. His passion for African history and local history is to be commended. If you’re in the area you should definitely visit!


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