Very informative. We learned a lot about the building and the people who passed through. I would definitely recommend visiting if you have time. The videos and stories are very helpful and it gives you a sense of what people had gone through. It was a little bit hard to find and a bigger sign may help, but overall highly recommended.
Martin B.
Classificação do local: 4 Fort Worth, TX
This is a very small, not-too-well-known museum in Old Town Alexandria. The Freedom House Museum was originally the headquarters of a major slave trade business, and actually housed slaves. It was preserved and eventually converted into a museum. The exhibit is very small, taking up the space of the basement of the home. It’s been preserved to be very much like how it was during slavery, and has a TV with videos of people portraying slaves and reciting their memoirs. It won’t give you an incredibly in-depth, comprehensive knowledge of slavery but I did learn more things than what was taught in school. It’s a bit out of the way compared to most of the museums in the DC area, but it’s worth visiting since it is in Old Town.