A staff member recommended I start in the lower levels to learn more about the history portion of African Americans. One of my biggest questions I had at the National Museum of African American History & Culture was where to start. At the designated time, you’ll enter the museum where your tickets will be scanned and any bags checked. Arrive about 15 minutes before your timed entry so you can be near the front of the line for your designated time slot. The entry line to the museum forms on the west side of the building. Begin Your Visit at the History Galleries (Concourse Level) They are each less than a 1/2 mile walk between metro station and museum. The two closest metro stops are Smithsonian AND Federal Triangle. The large building stands out from the other buildings on The Mall – it’s more modern. The museum is located on The Mall, directly east of the Washington Monument. The museum opens at 10 am and the last entry time is 4pm. You are limited to only six tickets per individuals reservation transaction. If you have a group larger than six, you’ll need to have someone else in your group team up to get all the tickets you need. There are a limited number of “Day-of” tickets posted to the website at 8:15 am each day. You can snag your tickets up to 30 days in advance of your visit. The timed entry tickets are to help spread out visitors so your experience is much better. Initially focused on the traditional arts of sub-Saharan Africa, NMAfA broadened its collecting scope and programs to include both modern and contemporary artworks, distinguishing itself as the first museum in the United States to include a sustained focus on modern and contemporary African art in its mission.All tickets are free. The museum, formally renamed the National Museum of African Art in 1981, opened to the public in a new facility on the National Mall in 1987. In August 1979, by enactment of Public Law 95-414, the museum became part of the Smithsonian Institution, the world’s largest museum and research complex dedicated to the increase and diffusion of knowledge.
Foreign Service officer, it was known as the Museum of African Art and located on Capitol Hill in a townhouse that had been the home of Frederick Douglass, the African American abolitionist and statesman.
The National Museum of African Art (NMAfA) began as a private educational institution in 1964 to promote cross-cultural understanding in the social sciences and arts.
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