National Museum of African American History and Culture Kathryn Gustafson Design

The National Museum of African American History and Culture, colloquially known as the Blacksonian, is a Smithsonian Institution museum located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in the United States. It was established in 2003 and opened its permanent home in 2016 with a ceremony led by President Barack Obama.
  • Established: December 19, 2003 (establishment) · September 24, 2016 (building dedication on The Mall)
  • Location: 1400 Constitution Ave, NW Washington, DC 20560
  • Architect: Freelon Group/Adjaye Associates/Davis Brody Bond
  • Collections: African-American history, art, music
  • Collection size: 40,000 (approximate)
  • Visitors: 1,092,552 (2022)
  • Director: Kevin Young
Data from: en.wikipedia.org