New Elevator Installed in African Art Museum

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Summary

Construction begins on the installation of a new elevator in the Museum of African Art, adjacent to Gallery Two, to make the museum more accessible. It is functional by August of 1982.

Subject

  • Museum of African Art (U.S.)
  • National Museum of African Art (U.S.)

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 3, "The Torch," August 1981, p. 3.

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

October, 1981

Topic

  • People with disabilities
  • Museums
  • Elevators
  • Museums and people with disabilities
  • Disabilities

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