National Museum of African American History and Culture

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The National Museum of African American History and Culture is a future Smithsonian Institution museum, to be built on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.. The Smithsonian's Board of Regents has selected a site for the museum, located at the southwest corner of Constitution Avenue and 14th Street, NW, adjacent to the National Museum of American History.

The museum was established on December 19, 2003, through federal legislation. Lonnie G. Bunch has served as the museum's director since July 2005.

The National Museum of African American History and Culture is the first major museum to open on the web before completing a physical structure and is slated to be finished by 2015. The main feature of the web based initiative is the memory book application which allows individuals to contribute to the website via pictures, a story, or audio application in order to spotlight unique experiences in African American culture in America.^[1]

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1. ^ IBM Press room - 2007-09-26 IBM and Smithsonian Open the National Museum of African American History and Culture - Virtually - United States

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