African Art Museum Of Maryland Relocates To Columbia

COLUMBIA, MD —The African Art Museum of Maryland will be relocating to Long Reach Village Center in Columbia just in time to celebrate its 40th anniversary. The AAMM is one of only three museums in the United States focusing solely on African art.

The museum was located in the Historic Oakland Manor before moving to Fulton in 2011. AAMM will have a three-year lease at Long Reach, joining the Columbia Arts Center and the Stonehouse Community Center, Columbia’s largest Village Center. The museum expects to move in the next two months to the 1,400-square-foot space, a step up from its current 900 square feet.

“As an institution that encourages a better understanding of African cultures and embodies both diversity and commitment to learning, we’re excited to welcome AAMM to Long Reach Village Center as the museum celebrates its 40th anniversary” said Howard County Executive Calvin Ball in a press release. “We’re hoping this new location will encourage more visitors to the museum and aid in Long Reach Rising as the Village Center, again, becomes a premier hub for the arts, STEM, and entrepreneurism.”

The Long Reach Village Center was built in the late 1970s and is widely used by neighborhood residents to meet a variety of office and commercial needs.