Description: The National Museum of African American History and Culture was established in 2003 to preserve the history and culture of African Americans. A preliminary design for the new museum was completed in 2010 and construction is scheduled to be completed in late 2015.History of the National Museum of African American History and CultureAdditional Historic Images of the National
Description: As National Museum of African American History and Culture opens, let’s look at the first efforts to establish a National African American Museum.
Description: From the founding of the Smithsonian in 1846, African Americans have made substantive, but often unacknowledged, contributions to the Smithsonian. Explore the contributions African American employees at the Smithsonian have made to the Institution and the challenges they have faced. [edan-image:id=siris_sic_8309,size=300,left]The City of Washington ended the slave trade in
Description: The history of the long campaign to bring a national museum for African Americans to the National Mall, the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Description: The Smithsonian African American Association was formed in 1989 and was an assembly of the Institution's employees who have organized to project a united voice, to have an impact upon pan-institutional policies that affect African Americans, and to convey these concerns to the Smithsonian Administration.
Description: Explore more than 150 years of African American history at the Smithsonian. From the founding of the Smithsonian in 1846, African Americans have made substantive, but often unacknowledged, contributions to the Smithsonian. Explore the contributions African American employees at the Smithsonian have made to the Institution and the challenges they have faced.
Description: [caption id="attachment_12162" align="aligncenter" width="384" caption="A participant discusses a lock of hair from a member of her family with NMAAHC staff at a Save Our African American Treasures event held in Detroit, Michigan, by Michael Barnes, Courtesy of The Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture."][/caption] [caption
Description: A year ago on September 24, 2016, the Smithsonian gained a new museum — the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Since then, 2.5 million people have visited the museum. In honor of their historic opening, we look back at photographer Michael Barnes' favorite images from the year.[view:sia_slideshow==77271]Related ResourcesHistory of the National Museum of