National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution

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

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:museum
gptkbp:architect	gptkb:David_Adjaye gptkb:J._Max_Bond_Jr. gptkb:Philip_Freelon gptkb:Zena_Howard
gptkbp:awarded	gptkb:AIA_Honor_Award_for_Architecture LEED Gold certification
gptkbp:buildingType	gptkb:museum
gptkbp:category	gptkb:Smithsonian_Institution_museums gptkb:African-American_museums_in_Washington,_D.C. History museums in Washington, D.C.
gptkbp:collectionSize	over 40,000 objects
gptkbp:constructionCost	$540 million
gptkbp:dedicatedTo	African American history African American culture
gptkbp:director	gptkb:Kevin_Young
gptkbp:established	2003
gptkbp:firstDirector	gptkb:Lonnie_G._Bunch_III
gptkbp:formerMusicDirector	gptkb:Lonnie_G._Bunch_III
gptkbp:fundedBy	gptkb:government private donations
gptkbp:groundbreakingDate	February 22, 2012
gptkbp:hasAuditorium	Oprah Winfrey Theater
gptkbp:hasCafe	Sweet Home Café
gptkbp:hasGiftShop	Yes
gptkbp:height	100 feet
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:locatedOn	gptkb:National_Mall
gptkbp:notableExhibit	gptkb:Chuck_Berry’s_Cadillac gptkb:Emmett_Till_Memorial gptkb:Nat_Turner’s_Bible gptkb:Tuskegee_Airmen_plane gptkb:Harriet_Tubman’s_shawl
gptkbp:numberOfFloors	350,000 square feet 5 above ground, 4 below ground
gptkbp:opened	September 24, 2016
gptkbp:ownedBy	gptkb:Smithsonian_Institution
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Smithsonian_Institution
gptkbp:publicTransit	gptkb:Smithsonian_Metro_station
gptkbp:symbolizes	inspired by Yoruban caryatid bronze-colored lattice design
gptkbp:visitorCount2017	nearly 3 million
gptkbp:website	https://nmaahc.si.edu/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:For_All_the_World_to_See:_Visual_Culture_and_the_Struggle_for_Civil_Rights
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8