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Freelon, Adjaye, Bond, SmithGroup Architects Search this
Physical description:
Number of Images: 1 Color: Color; Size: 14w x 10h ; Type of Image: Exterior; Landscape; Medium: Digital Image
Type:
Landscape
Exterior
Digital Image
Place:
Washington (D.C.)
Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
Date:
2010
Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes:
Image Courtesy of the National Museum of African American History and Culture's Website.
Summary:
An artist rendition of the design by architect David Adjaye of the Freelon Adjaye Bond/Smith Group for the new National Museum of African American History and Culture. The design features a museum that has glass walls and features a crown motif from a Yoruban sculpture. The National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) is a Smithsonian Institution museum established in 2003. It will be built on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. and is set to open in 2015.
Contained within:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
