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The museum, which hosted 1.6 million visitors in 2024, serves as a cornerstone in the preservation of African American history, a number of community leaders and organizations said in its defense.
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will kick off celebrations of the nation’s patriotic holidays, with Flag Day, June 14, followed by Civic Season programming beginning ...
Civil rights leaders, however, have called it the “crown jewel" of the Smithsonian's museum system. The museum, which opened in 2016 on the National Mall, has had millions of visitors over the ...
Organized by the National Museum of African American History and Culture’s Center for the Study of Global Slavery and the Ruth J. Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice at Brown ...
WASHINGTON — A new national museum for the U.S. Navy is planned for outside the historic Washington Navy Yard to give the public unfettered access to the sea service’s history.