The National Juneteenth Museum, to be located in Fort Worth, is now accepting donations of cultural items.
Museum curators announced Thursday that donors can help tell the story of Juneteenth by contributing objects, artwork, personal letters, diaries, videos and photographs that document the history of emancipation and Juneteenth.
Juneteenth Day commemorates the time when enslaved blacks in Texas gained their freedom on June 19, 1865, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.
Fort Worth, home of “Grandmother of Juneteenth” Opal Lee, was chosen as the site for the National Juneteenth Museum in 2021. Lee, a civil rights activist, has been nominated for the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize.
The museum will be located in the 900 block of East Rosedale Street in the historic Southside neighborhood. Groundbreaking is scheduled for later this year and opening is planned for June 2025.
If you own a cultural asset related to Emancipation or Juneteenth, fill out a form on the museum’s website. If you have questions, contact museum staff at [email protected].
What items can I donate to the Juneteenth Museum?
Examples of items listed on the form that can be donated include:
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Notes, letters, diaries, journals
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Badges, buttons, utensils
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Newspapers, magazines
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poster
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Programmes, papers, brochures
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Clothing, garments, uniforms
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digital images, video recordings, recordings
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Sculpture, Fibers
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historical photographs, prints, fine art
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Oral history interviews
