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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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America
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1400 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20560, United States

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About National Museum of African American History and Culture
The National Museum of African American History and Culture as the name suggests is a museum situated in the Washington D.C. of United States. The museum was founded in 2003 and was opened to the general public in September of 2016. You can easily reach the museum using Washington Metro using Blue line, Orange line, and Silver line which leaves you at Smithsonian or Federal triangle platform which is close to your destination. The opening timings are from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm from Wednesday to Sunday. It remains closed on Monday and Tuesday.

Some Lesser Known Facts About National Museum of African American History and Culture

  • It is the largest museum of its type all over the world.
  • The museum is also on the fourth rank among the most-visited Smithsonian museum being visited by over 1.9 million visitors in a year.
  • It owns over forty thousand objects in its collection though only 3500 items are kept for display.
    It owns over forty thousand objects in its collection though only 3500 items are kept for display.
  • The cost of construction of the building and installation of the exhibition amounted to 540 million US Dollars.
  • The museum has approximately 85000 square feet of the exhibition area divided into 12 exhibitions. One can find 40 artifacts of Harriet Tubman at the museum. In addition, PT-13D Stearman biplane trainer aircraft used by the Air Force of the US Army can be found here as well.
    The museum has approximately 85000 square feet of the exhibition area divided into 12 exhibitions. One can find 40 artifacts of Harriet Tubman at the
  • About 18000 artifacts kept in the museum are donated family heirlooms by Americans.
    About 18000 artifacts kept in the museum are donated family heirlooms by Americans.
  • The exterior of the premises is bronze-colored with an aluminum cast divided into 3600 panels. This exterior feature is named Corona.
    The exterior of the premises is bronze-colored with an aluminum cast divided into 3600 panels. This exterior feature is named Corona.
  • It is the first big museum that has opened the Web before finishing the physical structure.

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