Aquinnah Cultural Center Explained

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]

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.^[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.

External links

• Aquinnah Cultural Center website

Notes and References

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