August Wilson Center for African American Culture

August Wilson Center for African American Culture

August Wilson Center for African American Culture is a U.S. nonprofit arts organization that presents performing and visual arts programs that celebrate the contributions of African Americans in Western Pennsylvania.

More than a museum, the new August Wilson Center for African American Culture building will be housed a landmark building at on Liberty Avenue in Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Cultural District. It will include galleries, classrooms, a 500-seat theater, a gift shop, a cafe, and many multi-purpose spaces for visual and performing art. The opening is scheduled for 2008.

External links

* [http://www.augustwilsoncenter.org/ AWCAAC]


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