News & Politics African American History & Culture Museum Director Kevin Young on Why He Has a Church Pew in His Home He sees a link between history, poetry, and bearing witness—all of them embodied in this civil-rights artifact. First Person, National Museum of African American History and Culture | Dec 11, 2023
News & Politics Check Out These Notable Retro Kitchens DC has a bunch of cool preserved cooking spaces. Capital Comment, National Museum of African American History and Culture, Kitchens | Jul 31, 2023
News & Politics Check Out Starchitect David Adjaye’s Next DC Building His design for the National Museum of African American History and Culture is a landmark National Museum of African American History and Culture, Architecture, NMAAHC, St. Elizabeths | Mar 24, 2023
News & Politics Lonnie G. Bunch III Has Used This WWII Film to Inspire Coworkers The Smithsonian Secretary says films like this Oscar winner show that "the key is to persevere." Smithsonian, First Person, National Museum of African American History and Culture, Lonnie Bunch | Nov 4, 2022
Things to Do Where You Can See Late DC Painter Sam Gilliam’s Art Around DC See his colorful work at the Hirshhorn, Takoma Metro Station, and more. Kennedy Center, National Museum of African American History and Culture, Hirshhorn Museum, Reagan National Airport | Jun 30, 2022
News & Politics You’ll Soon Be Able to Walk Into a Smithsonian Museum Without Tickets The only exceptions? The Zoo and the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Smithsonian, National Zoo, National Museum of African American History and Culture, National Air and Space Museum | Jul 16, 2021
News & Politics The African American History Museum Has Restored DC’s Rediscovered Last Supper Frieze Studio Acting Conservatory built its new Columbia Heights home around the discovery of a lost sculpture inspired by the Black Arts Movement. Theater, National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution, Studio Acting Conservatory | Dec 4, 2020
News & Politics National Museum of African American History & Culture Names New Director Kevin Young comes to the museum from the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center. Smithsonian, National Museum of African American History and Culture, NMAAHC, Lonnie Bunch | Sep 30, 2020
News & Politics | Things to Do Smithsonian Is Reopening Four Museums This Week Timed-entry passes and reduced hours are the new normal. COVID-19, Smithsonian, National Portrait Gallery, National Museum of African American History and Culture | Sep 14, 2020
News & Politics | Things to Do Educate Yourself Today: The African American History Museum Wants to Help You Talk About Race and Racism The NMAAHC moved up the launch date of an online portal that gathers decades of research and resources. National Museum of African American History and Culture, Racism, Antiracism, Ibram X. Kendi | Jun 1, 2020
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