POINDEXTER VILLAGE
AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM

POINDEXTER VILLAGE AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUMPOINDEXTER VILLAGE AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUMPOINDEXTER VILLAGE AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM

POINDEXTER VILLAGE
AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM

POINDEXTER VILLAGE AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUMPOINDEXTER VILLAGE AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUMPOINDEXTER VILLAGE AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM
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    • Home
    • Discover
      • Ohio History Connection
      • About JPPF
      • Our History
      • Rev. James P. Poindexter
      • Be An Ambassador
      • Conestoga Fundraiser
    • News
      • Museum Update
      • Oral History
      • Collections
    • Art
      • Keepers of the Culture
      • Afrofuturism Poetry
      • CommunityThroughOurLens
      • Windows Of Stories
      • Photo Walk
    • Culture
      • Annual Drum Circle
      • Juneteenth
    • Give
  • Home
  • Discover
    • Ohio History Connection
    • About JPPF
    • Our History
    • Rev. James P. Poindexter
    • Be An Ambassador
    • Conestoga Fundraiser
  • News
    • Museum Update
    • Oral History
    • Collections
  • Art
    • Keepers of the Culture
    • Afrofuturism Poetry
    • CommunityThroughOurLens
    • Windows Of Stories
    • Photo Walk
  • Culture
    • Annual Drum Circle
    • Juneteenth
  • Give

Welcome Home To Poindexter Village

“It was the kind of community where hard-working families flourished." - Aminah Robinson

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Windows Of Stories

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K-12 Poetry Winners

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Planning for A Museum

 Master planning is in progress for Central Ohio’s first African American Museum and Cultural Center. Explore the rich history of Poindexter Village and the exciting vision for its future. Support the Ohio History Connection and the James Preston Poindexter Foundation by attending community programs and annual events to be part of this historic journey. Join us as we shape the future of Columbus while preserving Ohio’s Black history for generations to come.

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Poindexter Upcoming Events

Sat. Aug. 2, 2025

Poindexter Village Drum Circle 2025

Champion Park

240 N. Champion Ave.

Event Details

Sat. Aug. 2, 2025

Poindexter Village Drum Circle 2025

Join us for our annual Poindexter Village Drum Circle 12pm - 5pm  

Annual Drum Call at 12pm Vendor Village.

Champion Park

240 N. Champion Ave.

Fri. Feb. 28, 2025

Keepers Of The Culture Youth Art Challenge

Poindexter Village

290 N. Champion Ave.

Event Details

Fri. Feb. 28, 2025

Keepers Of The Culture Youth Art Challenge

This citywide initiative invites K-12 students in Columbus to honor local African American leaders and historical figures through visual art...

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Poindexter Village

290 N. Champion Ave.

Tues. Dec 3, 2024

Giving Tuesday Annual Museum Update

Union Grove Church

266 N. Champion Ave.

Event Details

Tues. Dec 3, 2024

Giving Tuesday Annual Museum Update

Join us for our annual Poindexter Village Giving Tuesday Lunch Box Session Register Now

Union Grove Church

266 N. Champion Ave.

Sat. Aug. 3, 2024

Poindexter Village Drum Circle 2024

Champion Park

240 N. Champion Ave.

Event Details

Sat. Aug. 3, 2024

Poindexter Village Drum Circle 2024

Join us for our annual Poindexter Village Drum Circle 10am - 5pm  

Annual Drum Call at 12pm Vendor Village.

Champion Park

240 N. Champion Ave.

Mon. Jun. 24, 2024

Deadline: Afro Futurism Poetry Challenge

All day

Annual Art Challenge

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Mon. Jun. 24, 2024

Deadline: Afro Futurism Poetry Challenge

Student Submission Deadline Monday June 24, 2024 

We invite you to support and participate in the Poindexter Village Afrofuturism Poetry Comp...

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All day

Annual Art Challenge

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