who designed the national museum of african american history and culture
National Museum of African American History and Culture The National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) is a Smithsonian Institution museum established in December 2003. The museum's building, collaboratively designed by Freelon Group, Adjaye Associates and Davis Brody Bond, is on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. It has close to 37,000 objects in its collection related to such subjects as community, family, the visual and performing arts, religion, civil rights, slavery, and segregation.[1]
National World War II Memorial Ground was broken in September 2001. The construction was managed by the General Services Administration.
National Museum of African American History and Culture The museum's groundbreaking ceremony took place on February 22, 2012.[61][62] President Barack Obama and museum director Bunch were among the speakers at the ceremony.[61] Actress Phylicia Rashād was the Master of Ceremonies for the event, which also featured poetry and music performed by Denyce Graves, Thomas Hampson, and the Heritage Signature Chorale.[61]
En plein air Artists have long painted outdoors, but in the mid-19th century, working in natural light became particularly important to the Barbizon school, Hudson River School, and Impressionists.