Housed in Abbotsford, a 1870 neo-Gothic Mansion designed by noted Boston architect Alden Frink, The Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists celebrates the worldwide visual arts heritage of the African Diaspora.

A neighborhood gem

Dotting its expansive green are ancient oaks and a rare corkwood tree along with the monumental sculpture Eternal Presence by John Wilson and Howard McCalleb’s tubular sculpture Two Faces. Built of Roxbury Puddingstone and Nova Scotia sandstone, Abbotsford Mansion is on the National Historic Register.

The Museum presents changing contemporary and historical visual arts exhibitions, along with its permanent presentation of Aspelta: A Nubian King’s Burial Chamber.

Tours of the museum for student and adult groups are available by prior arrangement and may be scheduled outside of regular gallery hours.