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National Museum of African American History and Culture

NMAAHC’s First Year by the Numbers

Erin Hudson
September 22, 2017
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About 2.5 million people visited the David Adjaye­­–designed National Museum of African American History and Culture during its inaugural 12 months.


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National Museum of African American History and Culture

National Museum of African American History and Culture by Freelon Adjaye Bond/Smith GroupJJR

Washington, D.C.
Josephine Minutillo
Josephine Minutillo
November 1, 2016
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A museum dedicated to the African-American story fills the last spot on the National Mall.
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Cathleen McGuigan

Architecture and the History of Race

The story of the African American experience can be powerfully reflected in the built environment.
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Cathleen McGuigan
October 1, 2016
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I grew up during the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s and, like many others of my generation, I like to think I am well-informed about the history of race in the United States.


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National Museum of African American History and Culture to Open September 24

Miriam Sitz
September 16, 2016
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The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture will open to the public Saturday, September 24.


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A Sneak Peak into Adjaye’s National Museum of African American History and Culture

Josephine Minutillo
Josephine Minutillo
May 13, 2016
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Though the scaffolding on the National Museum of African American History and Culture’s new building on the Mall in Washington, D.C. has been down for some time, allowing the public full view of its three-tiered, crown-shaped exterior of bronze-colored cast-aluminum panels, on Thursday, a small group of journalists was given a tour of its nearly complete interiors, where installation of exhibits has already begun.


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Crowning Glory

Crowning Glory

Braulio Agnese
January 1, 2016
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With its trio of inward-sloping tiers, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) cuts a striking profile on the National Mall.


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Team Selected to Design Smithsonian African-American Museum

David Sokol
April 20, 2009
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On April 14 Lonnie Bunch, director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture (AAHC), announced the selection of Freelon Adjaye Bond/SmithGroup to design the museum’s freestanding building on the National Mall, in Washington, D.C. The winning team, comprising The Freelon Group, Adjaye Associates, Davis Brody Bond, and SmithGroup, was part of shortlist of six teams announced on January 29. The finalists’ proposals for the museum design were unveiled at the Smithsonian Institution Building, also known in Washington as the Castle, on March 27. Images courtesy Smithsonian / Imaging Atelier A team comprising The Freelon Group, Adjaye Associates,
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