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National Museum of African American History and Culture

The National Museum of African American History and Culture, colloquially known as the Blacksonian, is a museum located on the in Washington, D.C, in the United States.
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  • Opening hours: 10:00 AM—5:30 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Washington, D.C., a division of the Smithsonian Institution
  • Also known as: “National Museum of African American History & Culture”, “NMAAHC”, and “Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture”
  • Address: 1400 Constitution Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20560

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Mall and Washington Monument.

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The , a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west.

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The is an obelisk on the in , built to commemorate George Washington, a Founding Father of the United States, victorious commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783 in the American Revolutionary War, and the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. is situated 920 feet southwest of National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Government building
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is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in , it has served as the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800 when the national capital was moved from . is situated 2,700 feet northwest of National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East End and Golden Triangle.

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is D.C.'s old downtown quarter, east of 15th St, and includes the neighborhoods of Chinatown, Penn Quarter, Judiciary Square, and Mount Vernon Square. Most D.C. natives simply call this area Downtown.

Neighborhood
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The is a neighborhood and business improvement district in Covering 43 blocks, it encompasses the western part of Washington's central business district, running from the front yard of the 's north side to and from 16th Street NW to 21st Street NW and including sections of K Street and Connecticut Avenue.

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is a neighborhood of , United States, located in the city's quadrant. It stretches west of the towards the , north of the , east of , south of the neighborhood and west of Downtown D.C.

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Latitude
38.89106° or 38° 53′ 28″ north
Longitude
-77.0327° or 77° 1′ 58″ west
Inception
September 24th, 2016
Levels
5
Height
60 feet (18 metres)
Operator
Smithsonian Institution
Open location code
87C4VXR8+CW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 398810868
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­civic
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q3073495
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“National Museum of African American History and Culture” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المتحف الوطني لتاريخ وثقافة الأميركيين الأفارقة”
  • Chinese: “国立非裔美国人历史和文化博物馆”
  • Chinese: “國立非裔美國人歷史和文化博物館”
  • Chinese: “美国非洲裔国家历史和文化博物馆”
  • Chinese: “非裔美國人歷史和文化國家博物館”
  • Chinese: “非裔美國人歷史文化館”
  • Dutch: “National Museum of African American History and Culture”
  • Esperanto: “Nacia Muzeo de Afrik-Usona Historio kaj Kulturo”
  • Finnish: “National Museum of African American History and Culture”
  • French: “musée national de l’histoire et de la culture afro-américaine”
  • French: “Musée national de l’histoire et de la culture afro-américaines”
  • Georgian: “აფრო-ამერიკული ისტორიისა და კულტურის ეროვნული მუზეუმი”
  • German: “Museum für afroamerikanische Geschichte”
  • German: “National Museum of African American History and Culture”
  • German: “Nationalmuseum für Afrikanisch-Amerikanische Geschichte und Kultur”
  • Greek: “Εθνικό Μουσείο Αφροαμερικανικής Ιστορίας και Πολιτισμού”
  • Hebrew: “המוזיאון הלאומי להיסטוריה ותרבות אפרו-אמריקאית”
  • Hebrew: “המוזיאון הלאומי להיסטוריה ותרבות של אמריקאים-אפריקאים”
  • Hungarian: “National Museum of African American History and Culture”
  • Italian: “Museo nazionale di storia e cultura afroamericana”
  • Italian: “National Museum of African American History and Culture”
  • Italian: “NMAACH”
  • Japanese: “スミソニアン・アフリカ系アメリカ人歴史博物館”
  • Japanese: “国立アフリカ系アメリカ人歴史文化博物館”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “National Museum of African American History and Culture”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “National Museum of African American History and Culture”
  • Norwegian: “National Museum of African American History and Culture”
  • Polish: “Muzeum Narodowe Historii i Kultury Afroamerykańskiej”
  • Portuguese: “Museu Nacional de História e Cultura Afro-Americana”
  • Romanian: “Muzeul național de istorie și cultură afro-americană”
  • Russian: “Национальный музей афроамериканской истории и культуры”
  • Spanish: “Museo Nacional de Arte y Cultura Afroamericana”
  • Spanish: “Museo Nacional de Historia y Cultura Afroamericana”
  • Swedish: “National Museum of African American History and Culture”
  • Swedish: “NMAAHC”
  • Ukrainian: “NMAAHC”
  • Ukrainian: “Національний музей афроамериканської історії та культури”
  • Vietnamese: “Bảo tàng Lịch sử và Văn hóa Quốc gia người Mỹ gốc Phi”
  • Western Panjabi: “نیشنل میوزیم آف افریقن امریکن ہسٹری اینڈ کلچر”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gwenfritz and U.S. Capitol Gatehouses and Gateposts.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Sweet Home Cafe and Constitution Avenue NW and 14th Street NW (Museum of American History).

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