After vandalism closed the Harriet Tubman Museum & Education Center in Downtown Cambridge, Maryland in July, the museum plans to re-open in early September. This is actually the second re-opening for the museum. In 2025, it closed after a water pipe burst, and ended up doing extensive renovations, reimagining the museum with a series of murals on every wall (and much of the floor), as well as new audio and video to help tell the Underground Railroad hero’s story. It had a grand re-opening in June 2026. But a few weeks later, the museum was broken into, with donation money stolen and murals damaged. The community far and wide rallied behind the museum to raise money for repairs. So now the museum hopes to re-open for good in early September. Watch for news on the Harriet Tubman Museum Facebook page.
The museum’s new murals were created by Dorchester County, Maryland (where Tubman was born) artist Michael Rosato, the muralist behind the well-known “Take My Hand” mural on the exterior of the museum.
The museum also leads Underground Railroad walks, often accompanied by live banjo.