More than three years after a plan for a National Juneteenth Museum was hatched, developers have secured land in Fort Worth.

With Opal Lee, the “grandmother of Juneteenth” in attendance, the Fort Worth City Council unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday night to develop and lease land to the National Juneteenth Museum.

Museum officials hope to have the grand opening in 2026, when Opal Lee, the grandmother of Juneteenth​, turns 100 years old.

Fort Worth also plans to make a $15 million contribution to the Juneteenth museum once the nonprofit confirms it has two-thirds of the project’s planned construction costs on-hand without the city’s funding. The city initially pledged its financial commitment to the project in September 2022.

The Fort Worth City Council will vote on demolishing the Southside Community Center to build the National Juneteenth Museum.

The museum will replace the Southside Community Center, and the center will be relocated to the Hazel Harvey Peace Center for Neighborhoods a few blocks away.

Tuesday night the Fort Worth City Council approved the demolition of a community center to build the National Juneteenth Museum in its place, marking a major milestone in the museum's development.