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The National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), colloquially known as the Blacksonian, is a Smithsonian Institution museum located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in the United States. [4] It was established in 2003 and opened its permanent home in 2016 with a ceremony led by President Barack Obama.
Lonnie G. Bunch III (born November 18, 1952) is an American educator and historian.Bunch is the fourteenth secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, the first African American and first historian to serve as head of the Smithsonian.
An exhibit at the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Museums not only collect and preserve historic and cultural material, their basic purpose is educational or aesthetic. The first African American museum was the College Museum in Hampton, Virginia, established in 1868. [2]
It would ultimately take until 2016 for these efforts to be successful with the opening of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African American History and Culture. Proposals began circulating again in Congress in the early 1970s. At the same time, state officials in Ohio were also attempting to establish an African History museum.
On 15 April 2009, Adjaye was selected lead architect [21] for the team of architects, which includes the Freelon Group, Davis Brody Bond and SmithGroup, to design the new $540 million National Museum of African American History and Culture, a Smithsonian Institution museum, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. [22] [23] His design features ...
Shauna Collier, Librarian, Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture; Netisha Currie, Archivist, National Archives Rediscovering Black History; Ja-Zette Marshburn, Archivist, Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture; Jennifer Morris, Archivist, Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum
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We look forward to creating and building information resources for all people interested in African American history and STEM. Organized by: NMAAHC, blackcomputeHER, and Wikimedia DC Training video . Week 1 training video. When. Multiple dates: Project overview, editing training, and edit-a-thon Sunday, February 21: 12pm-3pm Office hours