Bontemps African American Museum, African American house museum in Alexandria, Louisiana.

The Bontemps African American Museum occupies the restored house at 1327 3rd Street where the poet Arna Bontemps was born. The building, a wood-frame home, displays photographs, artifacts and literary pieces tied to Bontemps and the Harlem Renaissance. It opened as a museum in 1992 and is listed on the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail.

The museum was established to honor Arna Bontemps, a writer who came of age during the Harlem Renaissance and wrote extensively about African American life. His work shaped how African American stories were told and preserved during that transformative period.

The house at 1327 3rd Street is the birthplace of Arna Bontemps, a poet counted among the leaders of the Harlem Renaissance. The museum opened in 1992 and is listed on the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail, which marks sites tied to African American history in the state.

The museum occupies the restored house at 1327 3rd Street in Alexandria, on the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail. It opened in 1992, so check current opening arrangements before travelling, as the site has been listed as a proposal. The rooms are those of a converted early twentieth-century home rather than a purpose-built gallery.

The house at 1327 3rd Street is the restored birthplace of Arna Bontemps, and the museum opened there in 1992. It is one of the first 26 sites featured on the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail, a statewide route that marks African American contributions to Louisiana's history.