The Anacostia Community Museum will be closed from January 8, 2024-March 22, 2024. We will reopen on Saturday, March 23, 2024 with our next exhibition, A Bold and Beautiful Vision: A Century of Black Arts Education in Washington, DC,1900-2000. We hope you will join us!
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Smithsonian’s Center for Environmental Justice at the Anacostia Community Museum Appoints Director
The Smithsonian’s Center for Environmental Justice at the Anacostia Community Museum has announced the appointment of Lisa McClure as its founding director. McClure began her appointment Aug.
The Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum is extending its weekend hours this summer. Beginning July 8, the museum will be open 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.
Anacostia Community Museum Brings Back Its Iconic Juneteenth Festival
The Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum is bringing back its iconic Juneteenth Festival with a daylong celebration from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, June 19, titled “Unity. Freedom.
Anacostia Community Museum Announces “Our Environment, Our Future”
As part of a multi-year focus on community issues, the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum has announced “Our Environment, Our Future” as the theme for 2023.
Anacostia Community Museum Receives $5 Million Gift From Roger Ferguson and Annette Nazareth
The Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum has announced a $5 million gift from Roger Ferguson and Annette Nazareth to establish an endowment supporting the museum’s director position.
Anacostia Community Museum Launches Local Photo Submission Project, “Portraits by the People”
In celebration of the 55th anniversary of the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum, the museum is asking residents of Washington, D.C., to submit images of themselves and their communities to...
Anacostia Community Museum Presents “We Shall Not Be Moved: Stories of Struggle from Barry Farm-Hillsdale”
As part of a yearlong focus on housing equity and justice in Washington, D.C., the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum will present the online exhibition, “We Shall Not Be Moved: Stories of...