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The
Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum documents and interprets
the effect of historical and contemporary social and cultural issues on
communities. Established in 1967 as the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum,
it served first as a Smithsonian outreach museum situated in one of the
District of Columbia’s largely African American neighborhoods and
later evolved into a museum documenting, preserving and interpreting African
American history from local and community history perspectives. The mission of the Anacostia Museum is to challenege perceptions, broaden perspectives, generate new knowledge, and deepen understanding about the ever-changing concepts and realities of "community." Special Inaugural Weekend Activities |
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Updated: January 15, 2009 |
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