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Hampton University Museum Hampton University Museum Founded in 1868 and located in the heart of the historic Hampton University campus in Hampton, VA, our museum is a national treasure.
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The museum's collection features over 9,000 objects including African American fine arts, traditional African, Native American, Hawaiian, Pacific Island, and Asian art; and objects relating to the history of the University. Larger than any other museum in the country, is Hampton's collection of works from renowned African American artists such as John Biggers, Elizabeth Catlett, Jacob Lawrence, Richmond Barthรฉ, and Samella Lewis. Admission is always FREE

We are in our last week of the ๐˜—๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ: ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜›๐˜ถ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ ๐˜™๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜™๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฅ exhibition. The last day of...
09/24/2026

We are in our last week of the ๐˜—๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ: ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜›๐˜ถ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ ๐˜™๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜™๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฅ exhibition. The last day of the exhibition is Sunday, September 27, 2026 from 1:00 pm โ€“ 3:00 pm with a book signing by Dr. Edda Fields-Black, author of ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ: ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜›๐˜ถ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ, ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ ๐˜™๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜™๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฅ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜‰๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฌ ๐˜๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜‹๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Š๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ญ ๐˜ž๐˜ข๐˜ณ. Prior to that date, you can visit the exhibition Monday through Friday, 8:00 am โ€“ 5:00 pm and Saturdays from 12:00 pm โ€“ 4:00 pm.

Dr. Edda L. Fields-Blackโ€™s book, ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ: ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜›๐˜ถ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ, ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ ๐˜™๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜™๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฅ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜‰๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฌ ๐˜๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜‹๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Š๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ญ ๐˜ž๐˜ข๐˜ณ...
09/24/2026

Dr. Edda L. Fields-Blackโ€™s book, ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ: ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜›๐˜ถ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ, ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ ๐˜™๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜™๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฅ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜‰๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฌ ๐˜๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜‹๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Š๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ญ ๐˜ž๐˜ข๐˜ณ received the 2025 Pulitzer Prize in History, among numerous other awards. Dr. Fields-Black will be available to sign copies of her book at Hampton University Museum on Sunday, September 27, 2026 from 1:00 pm โ€“ 3:00 pm. Books will be available for sale at the signing.

RSVP at (757) 727-5308 or [email protected].

Plan your visit now to see ๐˜—๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ: ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜›๐˜ถ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ ๐˜™๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜™๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฅ before it moves on. The last da...
09/18/2026

Plan your visit now to see ๐˜—๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ: ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜›๐˜ถ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ ๐˜™๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜™๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฅ before it moves on. The last day of the exhibition is Sunday, September 27, 2026 from 1:00 pm โ€“ 3:00 pm with a book signing by Dr. Edda Fields-Black, author of ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ: ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜›๐˜ถ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ, ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ ๐˜™๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜™๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฅ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜‰๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฌ ๐˜๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜‹๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Š๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ญ ๐˜ž๐˜ข๐˜ณ. Prior to that date, you can visit the exhibition Monday through Friday, 8:00 am โ€“ 5:00 pm and Saturdays from 12:00 pm โ€“ 4:00 pm.

09/10/2026

Your last opportunity to view
๐Ž๐๐„๐๐ˆ๐๐† ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐•๐€๐”๐‹๐“
is September 18, 2026.

Make arrangements now to see this exhibition before it's too late. The exhibition will be open Monday to Friday 8:00 am โ€“ 5:00 pm and Saturday 12 noon โ€“ 4:00 pm, through 9/18/26.

Hampton Museum Acquisitions (from left to right):

Countee Cullen (1903 โ€“ 1946)
๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜“๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ก๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ
Museum Acquisition

Kwabena Ampofo-Anti, b. 1949
๐˜•๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜
2005
Clay

Richard J. Ward, b 1958
๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข ๐˜™๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ฉโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜‰๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด
Montage, oil and dryvit (stone) on violin case, broom, dolls

Richard J. Ward, b 1958
๐˜‘๐˜ฐ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜บ ๐˜“๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ ๐˜‰๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ
Montage, oil on trombone, cymbal, tools and Ukulele

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Hampton, VA
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Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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