Sandy Spring Slave Museum

I love this museum. There is so much history from Africa, to local Sandy Spring Family Trees, Genealogy, Ancestry and Underground Railroad history. I attended the Harriet Tubman Day presentation by NPS Ranger Angela Crenshaw from the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Park Visitor Center. She did a screening of the film "Visions of Freedom" and then a Q and A about the film. This museum is a must visit.

The museum is opened Saturday-Sunday and admission is $10 per person. Admission can be paid online, cash, or CashApp $SSSlaveMuseum. This is a well documented two story museum filled with genuine artifacts, not replicas inside. There are three structures outside; enslaved person's cabin, slave ship, and a Cameroon hut. The founder placed a lot of care and work into the museum.

Beautiful small place full of African and diaspora historic information and displays. The showcase leaves an impression on you. It elicits curiosity, and a range of emotions. it's educational. They also have a guide tour who are historical knowledgeable about the art pieces. One visit its not enough. At the time of my visit, bathroom was out of order. A porta potty was available, wheel accessibility was blocked not sure why but place is amazing. The outdoor show and displays are realistic.

The Sandy Spring Slave Museum is a must see with not only a rich vibrant history but with community events to help build a sense of unity. I love going there because each time it is a new thing to learn.Visited onWeekendWait timeNo waitReservation recommendedYesPrice for adult entry$1–5

Excellent place to learn about the African Americancommunity of Sandy Spring which is one of the oldest free Black communities in the United States. The Quakers began freeing their enslaved Africans, and allowing them to purchase land, long before the Emnancipation Proclomation. Some of that land is still ownrd by their descendants today. A fascinating place to visit. Not a huge museum, but packed full of information beginning in West Africa and taking you to the modern African American community.

The Sandy Spring Slave Museum provides a space for dialogue and an opportunity to build bridges to the Mother Continent as well as with the African Diaspora.

The Sandy Spring Slave Museum is a hidden jewel in Sandy Spring, Md. This museum has events on a regular basis....check their website.

Fascinating exhibits, knowledgeable staff and beautiful grounds make this a museum well worth visiting more than once.Visited onWeekendWait timeNo waitReservation recommendedNoPrice for adult entryFree

It was a truly beautiful experience to learn about they ways slaves have lived.

As an instructor of Diversity courses for MCPS this local museum is a permanent part of our learning about African Americans. The workshops for teachers on Black Schools in Montgomery County, plus the added benefit of hearing from some of the first Principals and students back when schools were segregated really enlightened the audience's perspective on what things were like over the years. They have African artifacts, an extensive collection of artifacts from the civil war into reconstruction, a wonderful section featuring famous Black people that everyone should know, a section on local families and a section on various roles and jobs and even ways people hid people on the underground railroad. There are exhibits outside that you can visit and the docents are local residents as well as teachers, counselors and administrators in Montgomery County schools. It was interesting to know that many students outside of MoCo, even outside of Maryland came here to go to school. Make sure you bring your whole family to visit this wonderful gem of a museum!