Alliance of HBCU Museums & Galleries

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Excellent Education Program

Welcome

The HBCU Alliance of Museums and Art Galleries is comprised of Historically Black College and University museums and galleries, engaging underrepresented students in the field of cultural heritage.

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Application Open

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SMITAH 2023 Summer Program!

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Successful alliance Students

Our Student Statements

I would enthusiastically recommend the Alliance to other students. The Alliance has given me incredible opportunities, but more importantly, it has given me confidence. I am learning from leaders who have paved the way for my future. If I have a problem or if I am in need of counsel, I have mentors to turn to. I know that whatever challenge I face, the Alliance has prepared me. I know that can collectively bring about change…so that museums may continue to be relevant to a broader section of our society for the next 100 years.

-Texas Southern University Graduate

Being affiliated with the Alliance has had a significant impact on my chosen career path, and maturation as a young professional. I have been exposed to a multitude of disciplines within the museum field and have made an innumerable amount of professional contacts. The Alliance has prioritized my networking and collaboration skills which I continue to employ in my position now. Overall, the experience has been supremely positive.

-Tuskegee University Graduate

The Alliance of HBCU Museums and Galleries programming completely changed my career path. I had initially wanted to become a lawyer, but I knew my heart was always in the arts. I was not an artist and I did not see a way to combine my love for art and history, outside of teaching. Yet this program introduced me to a world I never knew existed. It gave me first-hand experience in fields that have been largely closed off to people of color. I now want to become a museum director. I would have never imagined myself in that role had I know been in this programming.

-Texas Southern University Graduate