Currently a “museum-without-walls,” the BHMA was founded to celebrate the African American journey to freedom in Arlington County. At the heart of the BHMA mission is the story of Freedmen's Village. To date, the museum board has commissioned a model of the village, which is now part of a cosponsored exhibit on slave life at Arlington House, the Robert E. Lee

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Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery. The Board also sponsors a lecture series, an oral history program, and a walking tour brochure. The ultimate goal of the BHMA is the establishment of a physical museum with space for permanent and temporary exhibits.

The Black Heritage Museum of Arlington Website
This website provides an interactive forum where students and teachers, residents of northern Virginia, tourists, and other interested individuals can all obtain a better understanding of African American history in Arlington County.

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