Save Our African American Treasures:

A National Collections Initiative

Save Our African American Treasures is a collaboration among cultural institutions, community leaders and the public to preserve and collect African American material culture. NMAAHC launched the Treasures program in January, 2008.

At each event, members of the public learn how to preserve their family photographs and papers, military uniforms, quilts and the other ephemera that documents African American life. Save Our African American Treasures features presentations, hands-on activities and preservation tips.

The next Save Our African American Treasures program will be held at the Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York City on Saturday, July 7 and Sunday, July 8. Check back soon for more details about this program.

Previous Save Our African American Treasures programs have been held in:

• Atlanta, GA
• Charleston, SC
• Chicago, IL
• Dallas, TX
• Detroit, MI
• Houston, TX
• Indianola, MS
• Los Angeles, CA
• St. Helena, SC
• Topeka, KS
• Washington, DC