The National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) presents the history, art, and culture of African American people from slavery to the present day. It was established by an act of Congress in 2003 and opened to the public in September
There's 400+ years of history along with excellent interpretation of the cultural evolution over that period. It's easy to forget what a huge part of American life (both heartbreaking and joyful) is borne of the African experience, and this place...
Location for the African American history museum at the National Mall The museum is built on a five-acre site at the National Mall in Washington DC, adjacent to the Washington Monument and the Constitution Avenue site. It is located across the street from the National Museum of American Histor...
Afro-American was adopted by civil rights activists to underline pride in their ancestral homeland, but Black—the symbol of power and revolution—proved more popular. All these terms are still reflected in the names of dozens of organizations. To reestablish “cultural integrity” in the late ...
The mission of the Tubman African American Museum is to explore, celebrate and share the rich art and history of African Americans, to be a center of social and civic engagement, and a source of experiences that enrich cultural understanding and inspire positive change. DONATE NOW “Every grea...
According to the Association of African American Museums (AAAM), there are more than 200 African American history and cultural museumsor other sites with substantial African American collections such as libraries and archivesacross the U.S. Many of these museums had their start shortly after the ...
settlers and as such a vast majority were treated harshly. At that point in history, the Africans had lost their identity, and now that hundreds of years had passed the African-Americans have regained their identity. What constitutes the National Museum of African-American History and Culture as...
I have never been so disappointed in a major city cultural museum.I don’t even know why the city even bothered to set up that bare, minimal signigicant boring exhibit. My 8 year old God son wanted me to take him there, and after less than 10 minutes (which is...
See more from the overall winner and each of the category winners, below. In being named both overall winner and winner of the architecture category, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture outpaced i...
part of African American heritage (遗产) would have been lost."We didn't know these things existed (存在)," a man from California's library says.The collections new home is likely to be in Culver City, Califormia. Part of Avery Clayton's dream is to share the cultural riches (财富) ...