The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History is the world’s largest institution dedicated to the African American experience. The Museum provides exhibitions and programs that explore the diversity of African American history and culture. The Museum houses over 30,000 artifacts and archival materials and is home to the Blanche Coggin Underground Railroad Collection, Harriet Tubman Museum Collection, Coleman A. Young Collection and the Sheffield Collection, a repository of documents of the labor movement in Detroit. The Museum features:
- Seven exhibition areas devoted to African Americans and their stories.
- The Core Exhibit: And Still We Rise: Our Journey Through African American History and Culture. The interactive, multi-level exhibit opened to rave reviews in November 2004.
- A Glass Dome, 100 feet in diameter and 55-feet high. The architectural wonder is two feet wider than the State Capitol dome.
- The terrazzo tile creation, Genealogy, by Hubert Massey located in the Ford Freedom Rotunda floor.
- The Louise Lovett Wright Research Library.
- The General Motors Theater, a 317-seat facility for live performances, film screenings, lectures, presentations and more.
- A Museum Store that sells authentic African and African American art, books and merchandise.