Well Worth a Listen: NPR on The National Museum of African American History and Culture
Susan Stamberg reported on the National Museum of African American History and Culture on Morning Edition today as a part of NPR’s “Museums in the 21st Century” series. The new museum, being built as part of the Smithsonian Institution, won’t be completed until 2015, but already its broad collection of historical objects and artifacts is growing rapidly, dating back from several centuries to the present day.
One of the museum’s most recent acquisitions? A chalkboard signed by Obama volunteers at the campaign’s office in Wasilla, Alaska.
Marquand produced a collection of African American portraits called Let Your Motto Be Resistance to accompany the museum’s inaugural exhibition in 2007. Click here for more info on the book. Stamberg’s story, well worth a listen, can be found here.
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