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NMAAHC Press Releases

August 30, 2011 Monticello and National Museum of African American History and Culture to Explore Jefferson and Slavery at Monticello

August 22, 2011 National Museum of African American History and Culture Brings “Treasures” to the Delta Sept. 10 and 11

June 29, 2011 Soul Train Items Donated to National Museum of African American History and Culture

June 8, 2011 Smithsonian Presents “For All the World to See: Visual Culture and the Struggle for Civil Rights”

May 5, 2011 National Museum of African American History and Culture Brings “Treasures” to Dallas for Juneteenth

November 10, 2010 Roundtable of NBA players discuss the early history of African Americans in basketball

October 29, 2010 Common, Kurtis Blow Discuss Rap’s Influence with Editors of New Book The Anthology of Rap Nov. 16

October 25, 2010 National Museum of African American History and Culture Brings “Treasures” to Detroit Nov. 20

October 14, 2010 “The Kinsey Collection”: Nearly Four Centuries of African American History on View at the Smithsonian

September 1, 2010 Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture Develops Refined Building Concept

July 23, 2010 National Museum of African American History and Culture Seeks “Treasures” in Topeka, Kan., Aug. 14 and 15

June 8, 2010 National Museum of African American History and Culture hosts conversation with popular comedian George Wallace on the Mall July 1

June 7, 2010 "For All the World to See: Visual Culture and the Struggle for Civil Rights" on View at the International Center of Photography

May 20, 2010 Lonnie Bunch Reflects on history, race and museums in his latest book, "Call the Lost Dream Back"

April 20, 2010 National Museum of African American History and Culture Launches Landmark Exhibition Celebrating the Apollo Theater

March 10, 2010 Harriet Tubman Collection Unveiled by National Museum of African American History and Culture

January 25, 2010 Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture Appoints Three New Council Members

January 13, 2010 National Museum of African American History and Culture Brings “Treasures” to Atlanta Feb. 6 for Black History Month

August 3, 2009 National Museum of African American History and Culture Hosts Conversation with Author of Satchel Paige Biography Sept. 9

June 1, 2009 Smithsonian Folklife Festival to Feature Program on Oral Traditions in African American Culture

May 14, 2009 Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture Brings "Treasures" to Charleston and St. Helena Island May 30 and 31

April 14, 2009 Smithsonian Names Architect for National Museum of African American History and Culture

March 5, 2009 National Museum of African American History and Culture Looks Back at the Black Power Movement in a Symposium March 30 and 31

January 7, 2009 Smithsonian Hosts "Great Debaters" in Inaugural Debate Series Jan. 19

January 5, 2009 "The Scurlock Studio and Black Washington: Picturing the Promise" Photography Exhibition Opens at the Smithsonian Jan. 30

October 2, 2008 Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture Exhibits Civil Rights Photos and Contemporary Art Nov. 8

August 13, 2008 Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture Seeks "Treasures" in Washington, D.C., Sept. 13

June 12, 2008 Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture Seeks "Treasures" in Los Angeles July 12

May 5, 2008 Rep. Doris Matsui Appointed to Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture Council

April 23, 2008 Boeing Donates $5 Million to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture

March 4, 2008 "Let Your Motto Be Resistance" on view in New Orleans, March 15, 2008 – June 1, 2008.

January 17, 2008 National Museum of African American History and Culture Launches National Collections and Preservation Initiative in Chicago

August 23, 2007 "Let Your Motto Be Resistance" Opens Oct. 19 at the National Portrait Gallery

April 5, 2007 National Zoo and National Museum of African American History and Culture Join Forces to Document Century-Old Easter Monday Tradition in Washington

March 30, 2007 "Let Your Motto Be Resistance: African American Portraits" to be unveiled May 11 Inaugural Exhibition of Smithsonian's New African American Museum opens in New York

February 2, 2007 Corporation for Public Broadcasting, StoryCorps, and the Smithsonian launch historic initiative to preserve the stories of African Americans

January 30, 2007 Site Announced for Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture

June 1, 2006 National Museum of African American History and Culture Celebrates the Music of New Orleans

September 28, 2005 Kinshasha Holman Conwill Named Deputy Director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture

June 28, 2005 Smithsonian Acknowledges $1 Million Gift for the National Museum of African American History and Culture

January 17, 2003 National Museum of African American History and Culture Act

Biography Lonnie G. Bunch, III, Director, Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Biography Kinshasha Holman Conwill, Deputy Director, Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture