SCHOOL FIELD TRIP TOURS
Africatown Heritage House is a new site of the History Museum of Mobile located in the heart of historic Africatown adjacent to the Mobile County Training School and the Robert L. Hope Community Center.
This museum is the home of Clotilda: The Exhibition which tells the story of the 110 remarkable men, women and children who endured the voyage of the last known slave ship to land in the United States. The exhibition highlights their beginnings in West Africa, their time of enslavement, and their creation of the settlement of Africatown. The last part of the exhibition is about the discovery of the sunken schooner. Pieces of the Clotilda, recovered from the shipwreck, are on display in the exhibition and are on loan from the Alabama Historical Commission.
The exhibition has been curated, developed, and designed in conjunction with the local community and the wider descendant community, and in consultation with experts around the country. The Mobile County Commission and the City of Mobile funded the museum’s construction. Africatown Heritage House is located at 2465 Winbush St, Mobile, AL 36610.
SCHEDULING TOURS
School tours will only be scheduled for students in 4th grade and up. Tours must be scheduled at least two weeks in advance and are available starting at 10:00am and ending at 12:00pm, Tuesday through Friday. Call (251) 206-5268 to make a reservation or fill out the School Field Trip Tour Interest Form below and someone will contact you to complete the scheduling process.
CAPACITY
School groups may bring a maximum of 50 visitors in one day. This number must include students, staff, and chaperones. The Africatown Heritage House can only book one school tour per day. Please note that your field trip will include a visit to the Robert Hope Community Center next to Africatown Heritage House for a classroom activity. School groups of more than 50 people will need to schedule multiple dates.
ADMISSION
Schools located in Mobile County, Alabama receive free admission.
The admission rate for schools located outside of Mobile County is $8.00 per person, which includes students and chaperones. Teachers and bus drivers always receive free admission.
ARRIVAL
Upon arrival, buses will offload students in front of Africatown Heritage House and then park at the Robert Hope Community Center next door to Africatown Heritage House. The entrance to the community center parking lot is located on Edwards Street.
FIELD TRIP SCHEDULE
Groups of 50 will be divided into 2 groups of 25 and rotate between these two activities. The field trip will take a total of 2 hours to complete (from 10:00am to 12:00pm).
- Guided Tour of Africatown Heritage House | 1 HOUR | A museum educator will take students on a guided tour of Clotilda: The Exhibition at Africatown Heritage House and the healing garden (if weather/time permits).
- Activity at the Robert Hope Community Center Activity | 1 HOUR | Students from elementary and middle schools will participate in a hands-on activity on the Yoruba, the cultural group that many of the survivors were from. High school students will watch a documentary about the voyage of the Clotilda, the survivors, and the development of Africatown.
LUNCH
Weather permitting, school groups are welcome to eat outside on the lawn or in the park behind Africatown Heritage House. If it is raining, school groups can eat inside the Robert Hope Community Center.
School Tours at Africatown Heritage House support the following Alabama course of study content standards:
Please note: Due to capacity restrictions, WALKUP SCHOOL GROUP TOURS ARE NOT PERMITTED. Advance reservations are required. Please fill out the School Field Trip Tour Interest Form below prior to visiting. Online advance tickets are intended for individuals only.
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