Official Guide to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture - Softcover

Nat'l Museum African American Hist/Cult; Kendrick, Kathleen M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1588345939 ISBN 13: 9781588345936

Publisher: Smithsonian Books, 2017

Synopsis

This fully illustrated guide to the Smithsonian's newest museum takes visitors on a journey through the richness and diversity of African American culture and the history of a people whose struggles, aspirations, and achievements have shaped the nation. Opened in September 2016, the National Museum of African American History and Culture welcomes all visitors who seek to understand, remember, and celebrate this history. The guidebook provides a comprehensive tour of the museum, including its magnificent building and grounds and eleven permanent exhibition galleries dedicated to themes of history, community, and culture. Highlights from the museum's collection of artifacts and works of art are presented in full-color photographs, accompanied by evocative stories and voices that illuminate the American experience through the African American lens.

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THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE opened in September 2016 as the 19th museum of the Smithsonian Institution, the largest museum complex and research organization in the world. Its mission is to provide for the collection, study, and establishment of programs and exhibitions relating to African American life, art, history, and culture.

About this edition

• Publisher: Smithsonian Books
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1588345939
• ISBN 13: 9781588345936
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176