A place to explorehistory and culturethrough anAfrican American lens
The Searchable Museum is transforming the museum experience, reaching beyond our walls to provide a rich digital experience and bringing the museum’s evocative content and immersive in-person visitor experience into homes around the world.
Kevin Young, Andrew W. Mellon Director Of The Smithsonian's National Museum Of African American History And Culture
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Exhibition
Afrofuturism
Afrofuturism represents an expressive outlet dedicated to exploring concepts of Black identity, agency, & freedom through creative, intellectual, & artistic work.
Hip-hop started with parties in the Bronx and has grown to a level of worldwide recognition and influence that institutions like the National Museum of African American History and Culture collect hip-hop artifacts and memorabilia.
African Americans established schools for their communities and have taken innovative approaches to education while challenging segregation and discrimination.
African Americans established schools for their communities and have taken innovative approaches to education while challenging segregation and discrimination.