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| Exterior of the Museum |
Opened in 2016, the demand to get into this FREE part of the Smithsonian is still pretty huge. In the photo you can see the lines for entry in the afternoon. For right now, timed tickets are available online at 6:30 a.m. for same day entry. There is also a way to get timed entry tickets several months in advance, but most of us are not organized enough to make that happen! In September of 2018 they will be experimenting with a "no ticket needed" entry on weekdays. So, visiting the website will give you the up to date information on the easiest way to gain entry to visit.
The information desk suggested that we visit the museum by visiting the historical exhibits in sequential order....... which is from the lowest floor in the museum moving up to ground level. It is a powerfully told story that includes slavery and the Civil Rights movement. Because of the solemnity of the visitors, I took very few photos in this part of the museum.
After walking up the floors, through the sequential exhibits..... the next place we visited were the cultural floors.....the culture and community of the African American population is vividly displayed on the two upper floors of the museum with exhibits on athletics and the arts.
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| The Mother Ship and George Clinton |
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| In this room, made to look like a record shop, there is an interactive screen to allow the visitor to select the music playing in the room. |
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| Venus and Serena Williams |
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| Looking Out Toward another Smithsonian Building |
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