The museum moves from Marshall Hall to the Academy Building.
Major works of art from the Countee Cullen Collection and the John Biggers’ Art Collection are acquired by the museum.
The museum acquired major works of art from the Samella S. Lewis Art Collection, a collection of prints from Elizabeth Catlett, and the Pen of Liberty, one of three pens used by Abraham Lincoln to sign the Emancipation Proclamation.
John Biggers fabricates and completed two murals, Tree House and House of the Turtle for the William H. and Norma B. Harvey Library, Hampton University.
The museum moves to the Huntington Building, formerly the Huntington Library after a 5 million dollar renovation.
View from the Upper Room, a retrospective of John Biggers’ work was exhibited at the museum.
Major acquisitions from donors include contemporary art, African art, work from former faculty member Lorraine Bolton and works from Romare Bearden.