Anacostia Community Museum

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Smithsonian museum community museum museum

The Anacostia Community Museum is a Smithsonian museum in Washington, D.C. focused on exploring and documenting the history, culture, and social issues of urban communities, particularly African American experiences.

Aliases (2)

Anacostia Museum ×1
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Smithsonian museum → community museum → museum →
affiliation	Smithsonian Institution →
category	African American museums in Washington, D.C. → Museums in Washington, D.C. →
city	Washington, D.C. →
collectionType	archival materials → contemporary art → historical artifacts → oral histories → photographs →
country	United States →
focus	African American culture → African American history → community history → social issues → urban communities →
formerName	Anacostia Museum → Anacostia Neighborhood Museum →
hasExhibitions	community-based exhibitions → temporary exhibitions →
hasProgram	community outreach → educational programs → public programs → research projects →
hasType	community-based museum → cultural museum → history museum →
language	English →
locatedIn	District of Columbia →
mission	to explore and document the impact of contemporary social issues on urban communities → to preserve and interpret the history and culture of African American communities →
name	Anacostia Community Museum →
neighborhood	Anacostia →
operatedBy	Smithsonian Institution →
publicAccess	yes →
regionServed	Washington, D.C. metropolitan area →
sector	nonprofit →
subjectArea	African American communities in Washington, D.C. → civil rights → community activism → local history → urban sociology →
topic	community organizing → gentrification → local cultural traditions → race and social justice → urban development →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Anacostia Community Museum ("Anacostia Neighborhood Museum") → Anacostia Community Museum ("Anacostia Museum") →	formerName
Smithsonian Institution →	hasPart
Anacostia Community Museum →	name