The Spelman College Museum of Fine Art in Atlanta is the only museum in the nation dedicated to art by and about women of the African diaspora. It was established in 1996 during the presidency of Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole, who made creating the museum a priority, with major financial support from William and Camille Cosby through the Clara Elizabeth Jackson Carter Foundation. Located on the first floor of the Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby Academic Center on the historic Spelman campus, the museum serves both the college community and the broader public. Its collection and rotating exhibitions spotlight the work of Black women artists, and highlights from its holdings have traveled on national tours.
About this site
Spelman College Museum of Fine ART is a museum in Atlanta, Fulton County. It is one of 28 museums documented in Fulton County, among 643 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.7453, -84.4111 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Packard Hall (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Trevor Arnett Hall, Lugenia Burns Hope, and Clark Atlanta University ART Galleries.
This record is drawn from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
The Spelman College Museum of Fine Art in Atlanta is the only museum in the nation dedicated to art by and about women of the African diaspora. It was established in 1996 during the presidency of Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole, who made creating the museum a priority, with major financial support from William and Camille Cosby through the Clara Elizabeth Jackson Carter Foundation. Located on the first floor of the Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby Academic Center on the historic Spelman campus, the museum serves both the college community and the broader public. Its collection and rotating exhibitions spotlight the work of Black women artists, and highlights from its holdings have traveled on national tours.
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