MUSEUM de SANKOFA
Artifacts ● Crafts ● History
African & African American Cultural Center of History
Preserving our Mississippi Delta & African Blues Heritage
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Musuem de Sankofa
3468 Casino Way
Robinsonville, MS 38664
(662) 363-5787
Website: www.museumdesankofa.org
Email: museumdesankofa@yahoo.com |
The Museum de Sankofa is a non-profit museum that provides an enriching educational presentation of African Art, Music and culture. It shares the contributions and influences on the Mississippi Delta Region and the origin of Americas Music "The Blues". The museums collection and exhibits consist of visual arts, artifacts and musical instruments which tell the story of growth, development and contribution from the traditional roots of Africa to the present day.
The museum not only displays African and African-American art & culture, it is also dedicated to sharing the heritage of local blues artists and their contributions to the variety of musical genres we enjoy today.
Organizations or individuals are invited and encouraged to provide funding as patrons of the musuem. Read more about the Museum de Sankofa, and Patron/ Sponsorship opportunities (PDF file)
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Special Exhibits at Musuem de Sankofa |
Mississippi Delta Region
& Blues
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Elmina Castle
(Ghana, West Africa)
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Crossroads, Clarksdale Mississippi – Intersection of two great blues highways
(hwy 61 & hwy 49) |
Built in 1482, become one of the stops on the route of the Atlantic Slave Trade
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