Knowra National Museum of African American History and Culture National Museum of African American History and Culture A Smithsonian museum in Washington, D.C., documenting African American history and culture through exhibitions, collections, research, and public programs.
Smithsonian Institution : A group of museums, research centers, and educational programs established by the United States in 1846. The museum is one of the Smithsonian’s museums and shares its public mission.
Museum exhibition : A curated public presentation of objects, images, and information in a museum. Exhibitions organize the museum’s collections into historical narratives.
Slavery in the United States : The system of coerced labor and human bondage that existed in the United States until abolition in 1865. The museum traces slavery’s history and its continuing effects.
African American history : The history of people of African descent in the United States and their communities, institutions, and experiences. The museum gives this field a major national home and public platform.
David Adjaye : A British-Ghanaian architect known for civic, cultural, and residential buildings. Adjaye led the design team behind the museum’s distinctive building.
Museum collection : Objects and records acquired, preserved, and documented by a museum. The museum builds its exhibitions and research around collected material.
Civil Rights Movement : A mid-twentieth-century campaign to end racial segregation and secure equal rights in the United States. Its objects and accounts document campaigns for civil rights and their broader context.
African diaspora : The global dispersal of peoples of African descent and the communities and cultures formed through it. The museum places U.S. history within wider African diasporic connections.
Freelon Adjaye Bond/SmithGroup : The architectural team that designed the National Museum of African American History and Culture. The team developed the building’s form, galleries, and visitor spaces.
Oral history : The collection and study of recorded personal memories as historical evidence. Recorded testimony preserves experiences that may be absent from official records.
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