Conversation Among Eric Foner, Henry Louis Gates Jr. and NMAAHC Director Kevin Young Headlines December Programming December programming at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture will feature a book discussion exploring the impact of Reconstruction on America’s post-Civil War Black community. Kevin Young, Andrew W. Mellon Director of the museum, leads […]
National Museum of African American History and Culture Observes Juneteenth With All-Day Virtual Programming
New Digital Resources Now Available To Mark Freedom Day The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) is hosting a day of events exploring African American cultural traditions to commemorate Juneteenth, the holiday marking the day—June 19, 1865—that Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, and freed enslaved African Americans there some two […]
National Museum of African American History and Culture Announces Children’s Booklet Series and Weekly Children’s Programs
Inspired by its children’s book A Is for All the Things You Are: A Joyful ABC Book, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture recently launched a new activity booklet series designed for infants, toddlers and early learners. The Joyful ABC Activity Booklet series provides caregivers and educators with guides to support children’s positive identity development while […]
Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture To Present Free Online Program “gOD-Talk 2.0: Digital #BlackFaith” Oct. 27
Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. “gOD-Talk 2.0: Digital #BlackFaith” is a two-panel discussion with 14 distinguished activists, educators, entertainers, scholars and religious leaders discussing the role of technology and digital innovation in the study and practice of religion and spirituality in the age of COVID-19. The program amplifies leading millennial voices, including […]
Kobe Bryant’s Lakers Jersey Is Now on Display at the National Museum of African American History and Culture
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) is displaying basketball icon Kobe Bryant’s basketball jersey in the “Sports: Leveling the Playing Field” gallery, beginning Oct. 15. Bryant wore this important piece of basketball history during Game Five of the 2008 NBA Finals, the year he won the league’s MVP award. Bryant’s jersey will be on […]
The Smithsonian Continues to Safely Reopen
The following is a 9/15/2020 press release from the Smithsonian Institution: We are pleased to announce that following the successful reopening of the National Zoo and the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Renwick Gallery, National Portrait Gallery and National Museum of African American History and Culture will reopen to the public this […]
National Museum of African American History and Culture To Reopen Friday, Sep. 18 with Enhanced Safety Measures
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) will reopen to the public on Friday, Sep. 18, 2020. In light of concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic, the museum will reopen with new standards that allow visitors to experience the museum in a more intimate setting. The guidelines include new hours of operation […]
Events and Programs at the National Museum of African American History and Culture
Events and Programs at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington, DC. November Programming Lectures & Discussion: Is Womanist To Feminist As Purple Is To Lavender?: African American Women Writers and Scholars Discuss Feminism Saturday, Nov. 2; 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. (Oprah Winfrey Theater) Inspired by Alice Walker’s expression on feminism, Is Womanist […]
All Day Walk-Up Entry on Weekdays Begins Sept. 2 at the National Museum of African American History and Culture
Beginning Monday, Sept. 2, 2019 (Labor Day), visitors to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture will not need a pass to enter the museum on weekdays. Visitors may enter the museum on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 10 a.m. every Monday through Friday through February 2020. More information is available […]
New Ways of Planning a Visit to the National Museum of African American History and Culture
No Passes Required Monday Through Friday Starting at 1 p.m. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture will release advance timed-entry passes for March 2019 Wednesday, Dec. 12, at 9 a.m. ET. The museum will open with extended hours, 10 a.m.–7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 26, through Saturday, Dec. 29. Starting in January 2019, […]