What it is
The APEX Museum sits on Auburn Avenue in the Sweet Auburn Historic District and is dedicated to preserving and sharing the story of the African and African American experience. Its galleries begin long before slavery and carry that history forward to the people and businesses that built Auburn Avenue.
What you’ll see
The permanent galleries include Africa: The Untold Stories, a timeline of ancient African history dedicated to educator Dr. Asa G. Hilliard III; an exhibit on the Maafa, the African Holocaust; and Sweet Auburn: Street of Pride, which tells the district’s stories, including that of Moses Amos, Georgia’s first Black registered pharmacist. The featured exhibit, Sweet Auburn: Before, During & Beyond 1906, uses photographs, archival documents, oral histories and maps to explore the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre and the community’s resilience afterward.
Before you go
The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is $12 for adults and $8 for seniors, students and veterans; children 4 and under get in free. Buy tickets only on the museum’s own website or at the door, since third-party tickets are no longer accepted. Most visits run 60 to 90 minutes. Groups of more than 10 should use the group or school field trip booking pages. Food and drinks are not allowed in the galleries, and personal photography is welcome unless a gallery says otherwise.
Getting here
King Memorial and Peachtree Center are the closest MARTA rail stations. For rideshare, the museum suggests Auburn Avenue as the drop-off point. Wheelchair-accessible entrances, ramps and restrooms are available.
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