Aquinnah Cultural Center

Aquinnah Cultural Center (ACC) is a non-profit museum and education center, based in Aquinnah, Massachusetts, dedicated to preserving and promoting Aquinnah Wampanoag history, culture and contributions on Martha’s Vineyard.[1]

Aquinnah Cultural Center
Established1998
Location35 Aquinnah Circle
Aquinnah, MA 02535 United States
Coordinates41.34619°N 70.83569°W / 41.34619; -70.83569
TypeHistory
WebsiteMartha's Vineyard Museum

History

Aquinnah Cultural Center was founded in 1998.[2] In 2006, the Edwin DeVries Vanderhoop Homestead, a historic homestead built in 1890 by a Wampanoag-Surinamese American Edwin DeVries Vanderhoop, was restored and reopened as the Aquinnah Cultural Center.[2][3]

The ACC is located near the Gay Head lighthouse.[4][5]

The Aquinnah Cultural Center is the home of the Aquinnah Wampanoag Museum.[6]

Mission

The Aquinnah Cultural Center's mission is to preserve, educated, and document the Aquinnah Wampanoag self-defined art, history, culture and contributions of the past, present and future.[4]

The Aquinnah Cultural Center sits on the Gay Head Cliffs, neighboring the Gay Head Light

References
  1. "Aquinnah Cultural Center | First Stop Martha's Vineyard".
  2. "AQUINNAH CULTURAL CENTER, INCORPORATED". CreativeGround.
  3. "A House for the Ages". Martha's Vineyard Magazine. 2006-09-01. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
  4. "Still Where They 'Belong': Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe Tells Its Story With New Cultural District". www.wbur.org. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
  5. Ward, Carol. "Edwin DeVries Vanderhoop Homestead House Tour". Martha's Vineyard Online. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
  6. "Aquinnah Cultural District". Martha's Vineyard Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
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