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| Essential
Architecture- Washington D.C. National Museum of African Art |
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950 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20560 (on the National Mall) |
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Postmodern |
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concrete, stone |
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museum |
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The National Museum of African Art is a museum that is part of the
Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.. Located on the National
Mall, the museum specializes in African art and culture. The museum was
founded by Joan Baker Spear and her husband, Life magazine photographer
Eliot Elisofon who used their extensive private collection to establish
the Museum of African Art. Retitled as the National Museum of African
Art, it became part of the Smithsonian Institution in August 1979. The museum's main entrance is situated off the gardens in front of the Smithsonian Castle along Independence Avenue. Like the Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, the National Museum of African Art is an underground museum. It connects directly to the Sackler Gallery via a subterranean passageway. |
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| www.essential-architecture.com | |