African-American Museum Of Bucks Co. Has Official Opening Date

MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP, PA — The long-awaited, much-anticipated grand opening of the African-American Museum of Bucks County has finally arrived.

Museum officials said the museum at Boone Farm will open on Juneteenth, the June 19 federal holiday, as invitation only, before the public can visit the next day on June 20.

The farm at 867 Newtown-Langhorne Road will serve as the permanent home for the African American Museum of Bucks County.

Patricia Mervine is the author of "Boone Farm: Its People and Place in Middletown History." She said the historic farm dates back at least 300 years, with links to the Great Migration of the 20th century.

Ground was broken for the museum in 2022.

When Bucks County Commissioners offered the property to AAMBC in 2020, it had been vacant for nearly 40 years, Mervine told Patch.

The AAMBC plans to have different exhibits and programs throughout the year once it opens.

Established in 2014, the museum has existed solely as a “mobile museum,” displaying exhibits and artifacts at schools, libraries, senior centers, and other locations throughout Bucks County.

The stone farmhouse dates back to 1716, making it one of the oldest surviving homes in Bucks County, said Mervine, who wrote a book about Boone Farm.