National Museum of African American History and Culture

National Museum of African American History 

and Culture

This is A Design of its Time. The latest revisions to the design of NMAAHC’s building were presented to the National Capital Planning Commission and won unanimous approval. 

 "The National Museum of African American History and Culture—the institution and the building—embodies the African American spirit. Majestic yet exuberant, dignified yet triumphant, the building will be worthy of the museum’s vision, and its prominent place on the National Mall", Freelon Adjaye Bond

Project Information

Total project cost for designing, constructing and installing exhibitions in the new museum is estimated at about $500 million, of which one-half will be provided by Congress. The Smithsonian will raise the remainder. Construction of the building is expected to begin in 2012 and open to the public in 2015.