About Us
The newest Smithsonian museum opened September 24, 2016, near the Washington Monument, and has welcomed more than 1 million visitors to date. It is the only national museum devoted exclusively to the documentation of African American life, art, history, and culture.
Highlights
Collection highlights include Nat Turner’s bible; an extensive repository of photos and film documenting everyday Black life; a segregation-era Southern Railway car; African-American ephemera examining the Double Victory Military Experience; Michael Jackson’s fedora; and works by prolific artists, such as Charles Alston, Elizabeth Catlett, Romare Bearden, and Henry O. Tanner.
President Obama at the National Museum of African American History and Culture
Official National Museum of African American History & Culture Construction Time-Lapse
National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony
The Opening of the African American Museum | Black America Special
Inside The National Museum of African American History and Culture
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture HD Tour
Sweet Home Cafe National Museum African American History Culture
What should I eat at Sweet Home Cafe?
15th St. and Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily
Timed passes required
Closed December 25th
Sweet Home Café
The 2017 James Beard Award nominated Sweet Home Café boasts both refined and down-home cooking intricately linked to the geographic regions that inspired each dish, revealing stories about
African American culture through food.
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily
Getting Here
Parking is limited to street parking, commercial lots and garages.
Metro Stations: Federal Triangle or Smithsonian (Mall exit)