Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture

The Harvey B. Gantt Center is the museum and cultural center for African American art, history and culture on South Tryon in Uptown. It is part of the Levine Center for the Arts and named for Charlotte’s first Black mayor. Galleries hold rotating exhibitions alongside a permanent collection, and the programming runs from panels through to performances.

What to know

• It takes about an hour to walk properly.
• The work is thought provoking and often locally rooted.
• It sits beside the Bechtler and the Mint.
• Programming extends well beyond the gallery walls.