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Black Voices Museum concept study sketches downtown anchor; organizers request city–county coordination for fundraising and governance
Summary
Organizers and Gensler presented a concept study for a Black Voices Museum in downtown Fayetteville: community workshops informed program pillars (arts, empowerment, social equity, healing); a conceptual 83,000‑sq‑ft building has an estimated construction cost of $175–215 million and an operating gap requiring about $1.4–1.45 million annually; council received the study and agreed to convene city–county leadership for next steps.
Representatives for the Black Voices Museum presented the results of an 18‑month concept study that included community outreach, vision workshops and architectural massings by Gensler.
Presenters described the museum as a cultural hub with four program pillars — arts and culture, an empowerment hub for economic opportunity, a center for social equity and research, and spaces for healing and reflection — and emphasized proximity to Fayetteville State University and Fort Bragg as locational assets. The outreach…
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