6. Harriet Tubman Museum and Educational Center

Keeping the Flame Alive

“Take My Hand” mural on the Harriet Tubman Museum

NOTE: THE MUSEUM IS TEMPORARILY CLOSED AS THE MUSEUM UNDERGOES RENOVATIONS IN 2025. 

The Harriet Tubman Museum & Educational Center is one of the oldest community organizations dedicated to the memory of Harriet Tubman. Over the past three decades, their efforts have included memorials to Tubman, tours to significant sites associated with her life, museum exhibits, educational programming, celebrations and community outreach.

Founded in the mid-1980s, the Harriet Tubman Organization is dedicated to preserving Tubman’s connection to the local community and to helping young people see Tubman as a role model.

The exterior of the museum building features a powerful and moving mural of Harriet Tubman, “Take My Hand,” that has attracted attention from around the country. The mural was commissioned by the Dorchester Center for the Arts and completed in 2019 by artist Michael Rosato. The inside of the museum is undergoing a re-imagining in 2026 – with all the walls covered with more murals by Michael Rosato. The murals capture different scenes in Tubman’s life. Video and audio experiences are being added soon.

The museum also offers Underground Railroad walking tours, both in downtown Cambridge and outside of town in the area where she once lived from April to November – sometimes accompanied by live banjo music. Find out more. The museum welcomes group tours and offers step-on guides as well as transportation for small nonprofit groups.

Hours are Thursday-Friday, 12-3pm; Saturday 12-4pm. For questions, please call the museum at 410-228-0401.

NOTE: This museum is different than the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center, which opened in 2017 in Church Creek, Maryland, about 20 minutes from downtown Cambridge. Find out more about the Tubman Visitor Center.