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, […]
National Museum of African American History and Culture Acquires Objects from ‘Black Panther’ Film
Objects To Be Shown During Museum’s Film Festival Oct. 24-27 Black Panther’s hero costume is coming to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. The museum acquired several objects from the record-breaking film Black Panther, including the hero costume worn by actor Chadwick Boseman; a shooting script signed by Ryan Coogler (co-writer; […]
“Watching Oprah” Exhibition Opens at National Museum of African American History and Culture June 8, 2018
Exhibition Looks at How America Shaped Oprah and How She Shaped America “Watching Oprah: The Oprah Winfrey Show and American Culture,” opens June 8 at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, and continues through June 2019. The exhibition will use the story of Winfrey and her 25-year daytime talk show as a […]
National Museum of African American History and Culture Continues Walk-Up Wednesdays for the Month of May
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture will continue Walk-Up Wednesdays throughout the entire month of May 2018. Individuals who walk up without timed-entry passes may enter the museum on a first-come, first-served basis Wednesdays, May 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30. Walk-up entry is subject to building capacity. Individuals who already have advance […]
National Museum of African American History and Culture Exhibits Emancipation Proclamation and 13th Amendment
Original copies of the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment are on display in the “Slavery and Freedom” exhibition on Concourse One of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. The documents share exhibition space with a restored slave cabin used in the early 1800s to house enslaved families on a plantation […]
National Museum of African American History and Culture Celebrates Black History Month 2018
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture honors Black History Month with a myriad of programs for the public and museum visitors. “Finding Common Ground” will be the feature event at the Rasmuson Theater of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian with museum directors Lonnie G. Bunch III (African American […]