Mayme A. Clayton Library and Museum

What Mayme A. Clayton Library and Museum does

The Mayme A. Clayton Library and Museum is a small cultural-heritage institution based in Culver City, California, operating since 1975. According to available firmographic data, it maintains one of the leading collections of African American art, media, and literature in the Los Angeles area. The organization operates with a very small staff of 1-10 employees, which is consistent with a community-scale museum and library rather than a major institution. Its listed company type is "for-profit," which appears anomalous for a museum/library and may reflect a data quality issue; culturally, institutions of this type are typically structured as nonprofits funded by donations, grants, and earned revenue from admissions, memberships, and programming.

No products, services, technology stack, partnerships, leadership roster, funding history, or revenue figures are disclosed in the input data. Notably, the organization's primary website (claytonmuseum.org) is currently offline, displaying a cPanel default error page that indicates DNS or server misconfiguration. This means there is no observable digital storefront, programming catalog, or programmatic information available through the canonical web channel. The revenue model, customer segments, and go-to-market mechanics therefore cannot be characterized from primary sources. The only firmographic facts that can be relied upon are the founding year (1975), location (Culver City, United States), employee count (1-10), and the descriptive characterization of the collection's scope and significance within the regional African American cultural-heritage landscape.

Name

Mayme A. Clayton Library and Museum

Website

https://claytonmuseum.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Mayme A. Clayton Library and Museum is a small Culver City-based cultural-heritage institution, founded in 1975, that maintains one of the leading collections of African American art, media, and literature in the Los Angeles area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cultural Heritage Museum

NAICS

Museums (71211), Libraries and Archives (51921)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAJADAA

Art Museums

Travel & Hospitality/Tours, Attractions & Experiences/Museums, Galleries & Cultural Institutions

SECONDARYBPAGAHAF

Libraries, Archives & Special Collections

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Arts, Culture & Heritage Nonprofits

SECONDARYEDAEAGAJ

Archives, Special Collections & Preservation Operations (Rare Materials, Conservation)

Education/Education Facilities & Support Services/Library, Media Center & Learning Space Operations

Keywords

• African American history
• Cultural heritage museum
• African American art
• Historical archives
• Library collections

Headquarters

HQ city

Culver City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Core offering

The Mayme A. Clayton Library and Museum preserves and exhibits one of the leading collections of African American art, media, and literature in Los Angeles. It provides public access to its specialized holdings through museum exhibits and library/archival services, serving visitors, researchers, students, and community members interested in African American cultural heritage.

Product overview

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• African American Art and Media Collection Exhibit Public exhibition of one of the leading collections of African American art, media, and literature in Los Angeles, displayed at the Culver City facility for visitors, researchers, students, and community members.
• Library and Archival Services Access to the institution's specialized library and archival holdings of African American literature, media, and historical materials for researchers, students, and educators.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Recent moves2 records

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Direct peers

• DuSable Museum of African American History: Chicago-based independent museum dedicated to African American history, art, and culture. Closely comparable as a Black heritage museum with collection, exhibition, and educational programming missions.
• Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture: Baltimore-based regional museum focused on African American history and culture, including art and material culture. Comparable as a mid-scale Black heritage museum with collection, exhibition, and education programs.
• Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture: New York Public Library research center in Harlem that holds one of the world's leading collections of African American and African diaspora art, media, and literature. Directly comparable as a Black heritage library-and-museum hybrid with rare collections.
• Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History: Detroit-based institution and the world's largest museum dedicated to African American history. Comparable as a Black heritage collection-holding museum operating in a mid-size U.S. city.
• California African American Museum: State-operated museum in Exposition Park, Los Angeles, dedicated to preserving, collecting, and interpreting African American art, history, and culture. It is the closest geographic and mission-aligned peer to the Mayme A. Clayton Library and Museum.
• National Civil Rights Museum: Memphis-based museum at the Lorraine Motel site, focused on civil rights history and African American heritage. Comparable as a Black heritage museum with strong collection and educational programming.
• Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture: College of Charleston's archival and museum center focused on African American history and culture, holding rare manuscripts, oral histories, and material culture. Directly comparable as a Black-heritage special-collections library/museum hybrid.

Regional players

• Museum of the African Diaspora: San Francisco-based museum dedicated to African diaspora art and culture. Comparable as a regional African American heritage museum on the West Coast, though operating in a separate metropolitan market from the subject.
• Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens: San Marino-based cultural institution combining a research library, art museum, and gardens in the Los Angeles region. Broader scope than the Clayton collection but overlaps as a Southern California institution combining library and art museum functions with rare collections.

Broad incumbents

• National Museum of African American History and Culture: Smithsonian museum on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The largest and most-resourced African American heritage museum in the U.S.; a benchmark peer that defines the category and attracts much of the major donor and visitor demand.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

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Customer concentration

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