National Museum of African American History and Culture

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/National_Museum_of_African_American_History_and_Culture

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:museum
gptkbp:address	1400 Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20560, United States
gptkbp:adjacentTo	gptkb:Washington_Monument
gptkbp:annualVisitors	over 1 million
gptkbp:architect	gptkb:David_Adjaye gptkb:J._Max_Bond_Jr. gptkb:Philip_Freelon gptkb:Zena_Howard
gptkbp:awards	LEED Gold certification
gptkbp:buildingType	gptkb:museum
gptkbp:collectionSize	over 40,000 objects
gptkbp:constructionStartYear	2012
gptkbp:curatedBy	gptkb:Dwandalyn_Reece gptkb:Jacqueline_Serwer gptkb:Kinshasha_Holman_Conwill gptkb:Mary_Elliott gptkb:Michelle_Wilkinson gptkb:Nancy_Bercaw gptkb:Paul_Gardullo gptkb:Rex_Ellis gptkb:William_Pretzer
gptkbp:dedicatedTo	African American history African American culture
gptkbp:director	gptkb:Kevin_Young
gptkbp:established	2003
gptkbp:fundedBy	gptkb:government private donations
gptkbp:governingBody	gptkb:Smithsonian_Institution
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	National Museum of African American History and Culture
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:mission	to document African American life, history, and culture
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:NMAAHC
gptkbp:notableExhibit	gptkb:Chuck_Berry’s_Cadillac gptkb:Emmett_Till_Memorial gptkb:Harriet_Tubman’s_hymnal gptkb:Louis_Armstrong’s_trumpet gptkb:Nat_Turner’s_Bible gptkb:Slave_cabin_from_Edisto_Island gptkb:Tuskegee_Airmen_plane Segregation-era railway car
gptkbp:numberOfFloors	5 approximately 400,000 square feet
gptkbp:opened	September 24, 2016
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Smithsonian_Institution
gptkbp:publicTransit	gptkb:Smithsonian_Metro_station
gptkbp:style	contemporary architecture
gptkbp:symbolizes	bronze-colored corona inspired by Yoruban caryatid
gptkbp:website	https://nmaahc.si.edu/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Smithsonian_Institution gptkb:The_Smithsonian gptkb:The_Smithsonian_Institution gptkb:museum
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4