MAP & DIRECTIONS to Jamestown Settlement and the Yorktown Victory Center.
Open daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Closed Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
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From Africa to Virginia
Copper alloy plaque, Kingdom of Benin, ca. 1600. Gift of the Gladys and Franklin Clark Foundation. Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation collection.
Visit Jamestown Settlement to learn more about the first Africans in 17th-century Virginia.
The theme “From Africa to Virginia” is a special focus of exhibits and tours during the month of February.
The museum's permanent gallery and a special family gallery guide highlight the culture of the first known Africans in Virginia, from the kingdom of Ndongo in Angola, and the experience of Africans in 17th-century Virginia.
A dramatic gallery multimedia presentation, "From Africa to Virginia," chronicles African encounters with Europeans, the impact on African culture and development of the transatlantic slave trade. In the museum's outdoor living-history areas, learn about technology used by Africans in Angola and the skills in fishing and metalworking they brought to 17th-century Virginia.
Discover more about the first Africans in 17th-century Virginia with these online resources from the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation.
"From Africa to Virginia" theater in the Jamestown Settlement gallery.
Administered by the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, an agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia that is accredited by the American Association of Museums.
