{"id":4858,"date":"2019-02-20T11:39:10","date_gmt":"2019-02-20T11:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/media-archive.blackartinamerica.com\/?p=4858"},"modified":"2019-02-20T11:39:10","modified_gmt":"2019-02-20T11:39:10","slug":"museum-spotlight-graama-grand-rapids-african-american-museum-and-archives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earthexhibitions.org\/media-archive\/?p=4858","title":{"rendered":"Museum Spotlight: GRAAMA (Grand Rapids African American Museum and Archives)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"page-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">GRAND RAPIDS AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES (GRAAMA)<\/h1>\n<p>Our mission is to promote, preserve, display, collect and honor the lives, culture, history and accomplishments of African, African American, and connected peoples in the Greater Grand Rapids Michigan community. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.graama.org\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.graama.org\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4860 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media-archive.blackartinamerica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/museum-spotlight2-1024x526.png?resize=750%2C385\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"385\" data-id=\"4860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/earthexhibitions.org\/media-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/museum-spotlight2.png?resize=1024%2C526&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/earthexhibitions.org\/media-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/museum-spotlight2.png?resize=300%2C154&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/earthexhibitions.org\/media-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/museum-spotlight2.png?resize=768%2C395&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/earthexhibitions.org\/media-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/museum-spotlight2.png?w=1090&amp;ssl=1 1090w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.graama.org\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4862 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media-archive.blackartinamerica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/museum-spotlight4-1024x797.png?resize=750%2C584\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"584\" data-id=\"4862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/earthexhibitions.org\/media-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/museum-spotlight4.png?resize=1024%2C797&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/earthexhibitions.org\/media-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/museum-spotlight4.png?resize=300%2C234&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/earthexhibitions.org\/media-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/museum-spotlight4.png?resize=768%2C598&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/earthexhibitions.org\/media-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/museum-spotlight4.png?w=1052&amp;ssl=1 1052w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.graama.org\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4863\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media-archive.blackartinamerica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/museum-spotlight5-1024x836.png?resize=750%2C612\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"612\" data-id=\"4863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/earthexhibitions.org\/media-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/museum-spotlight5.png?resize=1024%2C836&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/earthexhibitions.org\/media-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/museum-spotlight5.png?resize=300%2C245&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/earthexhibitions.org\/media-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/museum-spotlight5.png?resize=768%2C627&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/earthexhibitions.org\/media-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/museum-spotlight5.png?w=1128&amp;ssl=1 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hours are 12:00 noon til 5:00 p m \u00a0Tuesday- Saturday . \u00a0We have\u00a0special event hours please call 616 540-2943<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"cn-left\"><span class=\"address-block\"><span class=\"adr cn-address\"><span class=\"street-address notranslate\">87 Monroe Center St. NW\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"locality\">Grand Rapids<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"region\">MI<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"postal-code\">49503\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-left\"><span class=\"phone-number-block\"><span class=\"tel cn-phone-number\"><span class=\"phone-name\">Phone<\/span><span class=\"cn-separator\">:<\/span>\u00a0<a class=\"value\" href=\"tel:616-540-2943\">616-540-2943<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-left\"><span class=\"email-address-block\"><span class=\"email cn-email-address\"><span class=\"email-name\">Contact Email<\/span><span class=\"cn-separator\">:<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"email-address\"><a class=\"value\" title=\"Grand Rapids African American Museum and Archives (GRAAMA)\" 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