ICOM-NMAAHC International Collaboration Workshop Applications are now open for an upcoming workshop, co-developed by the International Council of Museums and the Office of Strategic Partnerships (OSP) at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution. The week-long training workshop is aimed at enhancing institutional capacity to develop international partnerships
What to the Slave is the 4th of July? Frederick Douglass National Historic Site FEE: Free. LOCATION: All events will be held at Anacostia Park next to the Skating Pavilion. DATES & TIMES Date: Monday, July 4, 2022 Time: 11:00 AM Duration: 3 hours TYPE OF EVENT Children’s Program Guided Tour Living History Performance Talk
Celebrating Mrs. Bethune Who doesn’t love a good birthday celebration? Each year, the National Park Service staff at the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House NHS honors Mary McLeod Bethune with events on her birthday. Each of these events highlight her amazing life and showcases her legacy for all to remember. Mrs. Bethune—educator, civil rights activist, presidential advisor,
CALLS FOR PROPOSALS TO BE DETERMINED. The abbreviation TBD—meaning “to be determined”—is a device that holds space for unknown futures. It indicates that the process of knowing and planning is still actively unfolding. But “to be determined” has other meanings, too, signaling resolve, commitment, and intention. The 2023 National Council on Public History Annual Meeting, as
EXHIBITING THROUGH JULY 31, 2022 INCLUDED WITH MUSEUM ADMISSION Organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) and the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the exhibition is supported by the CVS Health Foundation. A new traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian illuminates the often-overlooked history of the multicultural movement that confronted poverty
