Learn about the legacy of African-American History.

Individuals

Visit the museum at your own pace with a self-guided tour during our normal operating hours. Advanced tickets are recommend to ensure entry into the museum.

Groups

Visitors with 10 or more people can choose between a self-guided, guided, or extended special tour and receive discounted admission. Advanced tickets are required with at least 30 days’ notice.

Virtual Tours

Visit the museum now with our 360 virtual tour option that spans the collective experience of over 5,000 years, showcasing the rich history of African Americans across continents and across time.

Have a question about your visit or your group?

Plan Your Group Visit

Visitors with 20 or more people can visit our museum for a guided or extended tour and receive discounted admission. Tickets must be booked in advance, with at least 30 days’ notice.

Rates listed are for individual persons and groups under 10 people. If your group size is larger than 10 people we offer a discounted ticket rate at $13.50 per person without a tour guide, and $16.50 with a tour guide.

Tickets

Adults
Seniors 55 and over
College Students (with ID)
Students 12–17
Children 5–11
Children 4 and under
Members

$18
$17
$17
$17
$15
FREE
FREE

Hours of Operation

Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday–Wednesday

10 A.M.–5 P.M.
10 A.M.–5 P.M.
10 A.M.–5 P.M.
12 P.M.–5 P.M.
Closed

We are closed during the following holidays. We remain open during Martin Luther King Jr. Day, President’s Day, and Easter Sunday.

Holidays Closed

Thanksgiving

Christmas Eve

Christmas

New Year’s Day

Memorial Day

Independence Day

Labor Day

Exhibitions

National Great Blacks in Wax Museum houses over 200 life-size wax figure in dramatic, three-dimensional scenes that capture significant moments in history. Visitors go on a 5,000 year journey that begins in Ancient Africa and ends in today’s modern world. You will emerge from your journey with a greater understanding about a people’s story of struggle, determination, and triumph.

Know before you go

Common Questions

  • There is limited free parking. Available spaces fill quickly, especially during the summer and over holidays. There are designated accessible spaces in front of the museum; however, these are standard curb spaces on the left side of one-way streets.

  • Food and drinks are not allowed inside the museum; however, water is permissible.

  • No, the wax figures are very fragile and touching may damage the figures.

  • Still photography is permissible; however, video is not permitted.

  • We have a wheelchair friendly entrance in front of the museum.

  • The National Great Blacks In Wax Museum has wheelchairs that can be borrowed, free of charge, for use within the museum. The wheelchairs are available on a first-come, first-served basis. To borrow a wheelchair, go to the museum's information center or desk and request a loaner. You will be asked to leave identification until you return the wheelchair.

  • We do allow service animals and power scooters inside the museum.

  • If you would like a sign language, oral or ASL request accommodation services you should call at least two weeks in advance of the scheduled tour. Call the museum at 410-563-3404 to tell staff what services you will need. We do not have interpreters on our staff. We can provide ASL Interpreters, audio descriptive tours, closed captioned videos, and audio tours upon request.

Have a question we didn’t answer? You can email us at info@greatblacksinwax.org