National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAACH)
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National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAACH)
Description
The National Museum of African American History and Culture was established by an Act of Congress in 2003 and is the only national museum devoted to African American life. The goals of the museum are: to educate about African American history and culture; to show the importance of African American history to American history; to show the global context of American history more broadly; and to be a place of collaboration, both with other museums and with new audiences.
Creator
Principal architects Phillip Freelon and David Adjaye, with an architectural team from the firms the Freelon Group, Adjaye Associates, Davis Brody Bond, and the SmithGroup.
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture. View original.
Date
2016 (opened)
Coverage
2000-present
Spatial Coverage
Five acre site at 1400 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC.
topic
building the mall
design & monuments
museums