Visiting the Museum
Open everyday 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., except Dec.25
Museum Address
1400 Constitution Ave NW,Washington, DC 20560
Ph. 1-844-750-3012
Admission is free. Passes may be required.
Walk-up to the museum without a pass on weekdays beginning at 10am. Timed entry passes are only required on weekends and for groups of 10 or more. Learn More!
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Featured Exhibition
Community
Power of Place
African American communities have formed in all corners of the country and influenced the regions around them. Their stories reflect the resiliency of African Americans in making places for themselves and overcoming the challenges they faced.
EXPLORE EXHIBITION
Museum News and Highlights
Five Things
5 Things To Know: HBCU Edition
Historically black colleges and universities––commonly called “HBCUs”––are defined by the Higher Education Act of 1965 as, “…any historically black college or university that was established prior to 1964, whose principal mission was, and is, the education of black Americans,…"
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Explore the Collection
Discover signature objects from the Museum's collection
The African American experience is the lens through which we understand what it is to be an American.
Lonnie G. Bunch III Founding Director, NMAAHC
