Plano African American Museum

The Plano African American Museum, located in the heart of Plano’s historic Douglass neighborhood, is an important site with an important story to tell. According to the museum's website, the museum was founded in 2002 then had a soft reopening in 2023. I first visited in 2024 when I attended the Juneteenth celebration and parade. The second time I visited was to attend a Gumbo Cook-off and fundraiser, including a New Orleans-style brass band. The museum features rotating exhibits in the front room. During my first visit, the exhibit featured music and musicians. On my second visit, the featured exhibit was titled “1619 - The First Arrival”. Both exhibits were informative, eye-opening, and emotionally moving. Admission is free. Ask the lovely staff to tell you about the Thornton family and their house with beautiful Bois D’Arc wood walls, ceilings, and floors. Highly recommend!

Take a tour. Learn history.🥰 Ask those questions. Get those answers. Learning together is always a plus. 🥰 What an experience!🥰 Guess what? And while you are there, you get to gain lasting friendships. 🥰 Go experience it for yourself.💐

Everyone please go! An absolutely beautiful experience. The curators are friendly and helpful. Highly educational and right down the street from downtown McKinney.

The epitome of local history in this capsule in Douglas Community in Plano. The staff tour guides bring life from yesterday to today with an appropriately scaled edifice, grounds, and neighborhood. We took our 2 grandchildren aged 10 and 7, and they stayed totally engaged for an entire hour during the week of Juneteenth.

Amazing and knowledgeable to know that there is a little piece of history right at our front porch with people who care so much.