Spelman College Museum of Fine Art, Contemporary art museum at Spelman College, Atlanta, United States
The Spelman College Museum of Fine Art occupies galleries in the Camille O. Hanks Cosby Academic Center, named for philanthropist Camille Cosby, whose two daughters attended Spelman. In 2025 it expanded into the newly built $96 million Center for Innovation & the Arts. It has shown artists such as Amy Sherald, Harmonia Rosales, Mickalene Thomas, Beverly Buchanan, Zanele Muholi and Reneé Stout, with a new exhibition each semester.
The museum opened in 1996 as part of Spelman College and grew into a leading institution for art education at historically Black colleges. Its founding marked an important step in recognizing and supporting African American artistic voices.
The collection focuses on work by women artists from the African diaspora, with exhibitions exploring how gender, race, and identity shape artistic expression. Visitors encounter perspectives and voices that are rarely seen in other museums.
The museum occupies the Camille O. Hanks Cosby Academic Center and, since 2025, part of the new Center for Innovation & the Arts. A new exhibition is mounted each semester, so what is on view changes between visits. Check the museum's own listing before travelling to confirm which building and galleries are in use.
This is the only museum in the United States dedicated exclusively to art by women from the African diaspora. This specialized focus makes it a singular place to explore artists whose work is rarely shown elsewhere.
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