The National Museum of African American History and Culture

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_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
gptkbp:architect	gptkb:David_Adjaye gptkb:Philip_Freelon gptkb:Freelon_Adjaye_Bond/SmithGroup
gptkbp:awards	LEED Gold certification
gptkbp:buildingType	public museum
gptkbp:collectionSize	over 40,000 objects
gptkbp:dedicatedTo	African American history African American culture
gptkbp:director	gptkb:Kevin_Young
gptkbp:exhibits	gptkb:Cultural_Expressions gptkb:Sports:_Leveling_the_Playing_Field gptkb:Visual_Art_and_the_American_Experience gptkb:A_Changing_America:_1968_and_Beyond gptkb:Defending_Freedom,_Defining_Freedom:_The_Era_of_Segregation gptkb:Musical_Crossroads gptkb:Slavery_and_Freedom
gptkbp:firstDirector	gptkb:Lonnie_G._Bunch_III
gptkbp:fundedBy	gptkb:government private donations
gptkbp:height	approximately 100 feet
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	The National Museum of African American History and Culture
gptkbp:locatedOn	gptkb:National_Mall
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:NMAAHC
gptkbp:notablePlace	gptkb:Chuck_Berry’s_Cadillac gptkb:Louis_Armstrong’s_trumpet gptkb:Nat_Turner’s_Bible gptkb:Slave_cabin_from_Edisto_Island gptkb:Tuskegee_Airmen_plane gptkb:Muhammad_Ali’s_robe gptkb:Emmett_Till’s_casket gptkb:Harriet_Tubman’s_shawl gptkb:Kunta_Kinte’s_family_Bible gptkb:Michael_Jackson’s_fedora gptkb:Public_Enemy’s_boombox Rosa Parks’ dress Prince’s tambourine Venus and Serena Williams’ tennis outfits
gptkbp:numberOfFloors	5 about 400,000 square feet
gptkbp:opened	September 24, 2016
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Smithsonian_Institution
gptkbp:publicTransit	gptkb:Smithsonian_Metro_station gptkb:Federal_Triangle_Metro_station
gptkbp:symbolizes	inspired by Yoruban caryatid
gptkbp:visitorCount2017	nearly 3 million
gptkbp:website	https://nmaahc.si.edu/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Vernon_Eulion_Jordan_Jr.
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6