Our Legacy Continues,'" said Shanita Brackett, the museum's acting director. Bunch III, the museum's founding director who announced his plan to retire earlier this month, will headline "Understanding America," a discussion to commemorate the anniversary.
Our Legacy Continues,'" said Shanita Brackett, the museum's acting director.
Bunch III, the museum's founding director who announced his plan to retire earlier this month, will headline "Understanding America," a discussion to commemorate the anniversary.
The president last year signed an executive order seeking to change a range of museums and landmarks supported by the federal government.
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Our Legacy Continues,'" said Shanita Brackett, the museum's acting director. Bunch III, the museum's founding director who announced his plan to retire earlier this month, will headline "Understanding America," a discussion to commemorate the anniversary. The president last year signed an executive order seeking to change a range of museums and landmarks supported by the federal government.
At the National Museum of African American History and Culture, which marks the 10-year anniversary of its opening on Thursday, the singing of Stevie Wonder's "Happy Birthday" gives the event the flavor of a down-home family reunion. "Our anniversary is really founded through this theme of 'Welcome Home. "It means we are planning our next 10, frankly 20 years of exhibitions right now." Beginning with a full museum activation on Thursday, the celebrations extend through the rest of the weekend, both at the museum's National Mall home and The Wharf, located along the historic Washington Channel of the Potomac River.
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