Harvey B. Gantt Center among '7 Black History Museums Across the U.S. Worth Visiting'

Condé Nast Traveler included the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture among its “7 Black History Museums Across the U.S. Worth Visiting.” Of the inclusion, the article noted, in part,” For people in Charlotte, the Gantt is a point of pride. The John & Vivian Hewitt Collection of African American Art brings together 58 works celebrating 20 artists, including Charlotte-born Romare Bearden and other master artists like Margaret Burroughs and Jacob Lawrence. The museum’s name honors community leader Harvey Bernard Gantt, Charlotte's first African American mayor.”

Published on Thursday, July 29, 2021