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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.
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]
1 - National Museum of African American History and Culture. 2 - National Museum of American History 3 - National Museum of Natural History 4 - Smithsonian Institution Building (The Castle) 5 - Freer Gallery of Art 6 - Arthur M. Sackler Gallery 7 - National Museum of African Art 8 - Arts and Industries Building 9 - Hirshhorn Museum and ...
The Smithsonian’s Hometown Treasures Community Expo takes place 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Feb. 19, in Savannah State University’s Social Sciences Building, 3219 College St.
As of the late 2000s, The Washington Post wrote that the museum struggled with low attendance, modest budget, concealed location, and leadership turnovers. [21] Thirty years after joining the Smithsonian, the museum remains one of the smallest museums in the complex, with 213,000 visitors in 2016—about half of the 2009 count and less than one percent of the 28 million annual Smithsonian ...
The Arts and Industries Building is the second oldest (after The Castle) of the Smithsonian museums on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Initially named the National Museum, it was built to provide the Smithsonian with its first proper facility for public display of its growing collections. [3]
The Smithsonian Center for Archives Conservation was created with initial funding of $100,000, provided by Eleanor McMillan, which supported the salary of a paper conservator. The Institutional History Division has authored an online history of the Smithsonian, and provides web access to over 3,000 digital images.
U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO) unveils the tickets to the first inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump to reporters at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. January 5, 2017.