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Healing Through Heritage

DiasporaDNA Story Center is more than an archive or a museum.
We are a living cultural hub where the stories of the Global Majority are preserved, activated, and shared.

Through archives, art, story and community engagement, we reconnect people to Public Memory - the living way people remember, interpret, and pass on history.

Our work invites visitors to touch history in our archives and remix meaning across generations.

Our Lens: The Global Majority

We center the voices of the Global Majority: the 85% of humanity who are people of color worldwide.

Our work uplifts you! The global majority of African American, African, Caribbean, Indigenous, Latinae, Asian, Arab, Indian, Pacific Islander, First Nations and other diasporic communities as the rightful authors of their own stories.

Every exhibit, program, and digital project is shaped through this lens so visitors feel seen, proud, and connected to a larger story of resilience, creativity, and joy.

A Living Storytelling Space

At DiasporaDNA, history is not locked behind glass. Art and Culture is our Birthright!

You can explore and interpret the Montgomery Collection, a family-founded archive of 10,000+ artifacts including photographs, books, ephemera, vinyl, artwork, and personal papers that trace the cultural memory of the diaspora.

Through these objects and stories, hidden histories emerge and new connections across cultures are revealed.

DiasporaDNA Experiences

Our space invites you to engage interactively:

Touch History
Explore rare books, photographs, and artifacts through guided access to the archive.

Discover Connections
Uncover unexpected links across cultures, migrations, and diasporas globally.

Celebrate Culture
Join festivals, music, dance, dialogues, documentaries, tours, and gatherings that bring heritage to life.

Create Together
Participate in workshops, artmaking, and story exchange. Enjoy with crafting, music, movement and stories that deepen expression reflection and empathy

Preserve Your Story
Research your ancestry, add your family history and favorite memories to the living archive and make your mark.

The DiasporaDNA Difference: Public Memory

We don’t simply present the past.

We create the space for you to step inside history and make your own interpretation.

Public memory shapes how people understand and make meaning of the world around them. 

By reclaiming stories that were overlooked or erased, DiasporaDNA helps communities reconnect with ancestral knowledge, cultural pride, and collective identity.

Gain the power to imagine new futures. Book your experience today, or drop in for a visit to tap into the creative and Honor Your Ancestors and Mine.