Experience Clotilda: The Exhibition on your preferred day by purchasing tickets online in advance. Please note that capacity is limited and timed entry tickets are required for admission. Ensure you secure your spot by purchasing tickets in advance.

HOURS OF OPERATION

Tuesday – Saturday: 10 AM to 5 PM
Sunday – Monday: CLOSED

LAST TICKETED ENTRY AT 4:00PM

Phone: 251-206-5268

HOLIDAY CLOSURES: New Year’s Day, Lundi Gras Day, Mardi Gras Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day, Friday after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day

PLEASE NOTE: We will be closed on Friday, December 19th at 11:00am and will reopen at 1:00pm.

ADMISSION RATES

  • MOBILE COUNTY RESIDENTS – Donation encouraged; Free with ID or proof of residence
  • Adults – $15.00
  • Seniors (65+) – $9.00
  • Active/Retired Military (w/ ID) – $9.00
  • Students (18+ w/ID) – $9.00
  • Children (6-18) – $8.00
  • Children (5 and under) – FREE
  • History Museum of Mobile Members – FREE | Purchase a membership here
  • Group & School Rates – SEE BELOW
  • We are a proud partner of Museums for All. Families or individuals receiving SNAP benefits receive free admission when they present their EBT card and a valid photo ID. When purchasing tickets online, use discount code “MFA“.
  • We support our troops through the Blue Star Museums program by offering free admission to the nation’s active-duty military personnel and their families, including National Guard and Reserve, beginning on Armed Forces Day and ending on Labor Day. The active duty member does not have to be present for family to use this discount. ID should be presented at check-in. When purchasing tickets online, use discount code “BLUST”.

Minors must be accompanied by an adult at all times inside Africatown Heritage House and may not be left unattended in the lobby, exhibit space, or multimedia rooms. Additionally, please be respectful of how visitors around you are experiencing this exhibit. To preserve the solemnity of the experience, no photography is allowed inside the exhibition.

For groups of 10 or more people, advance reservations are required due to capacity limitations. See below for Group and School Tour information before visiting Africatown Heritage House. No walkup groups will be permitted.

PURCHASE INDIVIDUAL TICKETS

GROUP & SCHOOL TOURS

SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS:

Guided school tours and hands-on education activities are offered for 4th-12th grade students, teachers, and chaperones.  Schools in Mobile County receive free admission.

SCHOOL FIELD TRIP INFORMATION

GROUP TOURS:

Group tours are available for groups of 10 or more people (school field trips – see above). Guided tours are available upon request.

GROUP TOUR INFORMATION

GETTING TO AFRICATOWN HERITAGE HOUSE

Africatown Heritage House is located within Africatown, a small historic community that was founded after the Civil War by survivors of the Clotilda and other Black residents.

When you come to visit the exhibition, please be mindful that you’re entering a residential area. We hope you’ll do your part to ensure the safety and well-being of its residents by:

  • Adhering to designated speed limits.
  • Remaining aware of pedestrians and children. (Please note that there is a school near Africatown Heritage House.)
  • Disposing of trash in proper receptacles and taking what you bring in back out with you.
  • Respecting the public property of the community and private property of residents, employees and other visitors. (For example, parking on lawns is prohibited.)

To assist with the traffic flow into and out of Africatown, we encourage you to use the following directions. Please note that GPS directions will most likely vary from these by trying to take you a more direct route. Out of respect for the residents of Africatown, it’s better to use fewer residential roads, as outlined here:

From Interstate 65 South:

  • Use the right 2 lanes to take exit 9 for I-165 S toward Prichard/Downtown Mobile
  • Continue onto I-165 S
  • Take exit 2 toward I-10 E/US-90 E/Bay Bridge Rd
  • Turn left onto Paper Mill Rd.
  • Turn left onto McKinley St.
  • Turn right onto Winbush (or Wimbush) St.
  • Africatown Heritage House will be on the immediate right

From Interstate 10 West:

  • Take exit 27 for US-90/US-98 toward Government St
  • Keep right at the fork, follow signs for State Docks/Prichard and merge onto Old Spanish Trail
  • Continue onto Africatown Blvd/Bay Bridge Rd/Cochrane-Africatown USA Bridge
  • Turn right onto Paper Mill Rd
  • Turn left onto McKinley St
  • Turn right onto Winbush (or Wimbush) St
  • Africatown Heritage House will be on the immediate right

Thank you for doing your part to honor and protect Africatown and its residents during your visit.

AFRICATOWN HERITAGE HOUSE

*2465 WINBUSH ST
Mobile, AL 36610

Tuesday – Saturday
10:00 am – 5:00 pm

*listed on some maps as Wimbush St.

SERVICE ANIMALS

Africatown Heritage House welcomes your service animal as defined by Title II and Title III of the ADA. For more information about the ADA, visit ada.gov

ACCESSIBILITY

Facility and exhibition are fully accessible by wheelchair.

TICKET POLICIES

We strongly encourage you to buy your tickets in advance online. Please note that entry to the Africatown Heritage House is by timed entry ticket. A few tickets will be sold at the reception desk on the day of for entry on a first come, first served basis. We do not offer refunds or rescheduling for missed visits.

QUESTIONS?

If you have questions about your visit, please contact us here.

Clotilda: The Exhibition at Africatown Heritage House is operated by the History Museum of Mobile, which is a non-profit entity. Gifts to the History Museum of Mobile are tax-exempt.

Phone: (251) 206-5268 © 2023 History Museum of Mobile. All rights reserved.