An African marketplace and art-making workshops, with beadmaking, weaving, doll-making and painting, will be offered throughout the day. Teaching Africa Day connects educators, students and families ...

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The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) celebrates the Juneteenth holiday early with a special Community Day and “A Seat at the Table” evening program ...

At a time when it is under scrutiny from the White House, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture is without its director, who stepped down last month.

John K. Lapiana and Heran Sereke-Brhanas will lead the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C.

Education about the history of slavery lives on at the museum as public access to African American artifacts at federal sites may be restricted by President Donald Trump.

“Here: Pride and Belonging in African Art” was originally scheduled to coincide with the WorldPride celebration in Washington. The museum postponed it until next year, citing a funding shortfall.

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture unveiled “In Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World”—its first international touring exhibition—Dec. 13.

Kevin Young, who has led the National Museum of African American History and Culture since 2021, went on leave before the president criticized the institution in an executive order.

Warren M. Robbins, 85, founder of the Museum of African Art, forerunner to the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art, died Dec. 4 at George Washington University Hospital of complications ...