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The African American Museum of Iowa is located on 12th Avenue Southeast in Cedar Rapids Iowa. Founded in 1994 the museum started up as a grass roots program to educate Iowans on its African American culture and past. The museum's mission statement is "To preserve, publicize, and educate the public on the African American heritage and culture of Iowa". The temporary museum opened in 2000 at Westdale Mall. In 2002 construction began on the a state of the art 17,000 square foot museum. The grand opening of this museum was in September of 2003. In 2008 eastern Iowa experienced a massive flood and the museum, along with several artifacts, were damaged. In January 2009, the museum re-opened from the flood damages.