The CVME is a cultural museum that preserves and exhibits the history, culture, artifacts and contributions historically of the Cape Verdeans and highlights our distinguished accomplishments by improving awareness/recognition resulting in ethnic notoriety and heritage preservation. This project is implemented by creating a display with books, artifacts, pictures and stories, etc., about Cape Verdeans. The exhibit gives recognition to the Cape Verdean community as well as providing an educational experience to all that visit our museum.

A Grand Opening was held on Saturday, October 8, 2005 to invite the Cape Verdean community and others to come and view the location space and to celebrate this accomplishment. This went well despite the weather because the enthusiasm and positive attitude of all that visited the museum told us that the community embraced the idea of a museum to tell our stories. The CVME is the first and only Cape Verdean museum in America.