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Tag: Anacostia Community Museum

Anacostia Community Museum’s street team “The Activators” (from left): Maps Glover, Sol Michelle, Skye Ellis and Brandon “B Doug” Douglas. (Photo by Andrea Jones)
Posted inPress Room

Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum: Activating a Street Corner Near You!

by Andrea Jones, Special to The Informer September 19, 2022September 19, 2022

Meet Skye, B Doug, Sol Michelle, and Maps – the wildly talented squad breaking new ground at the Anacostia Community Museum. Together they form “The Activators,” an experimental street team created during the pandemic out of a need to educate beyond the museum’s walls.

"Food for the People: Eating and Activism in Greater Washington" closes Sept. 17. (Courtesy of Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum)
Posted inPress Room

Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum: Celebrating 55 Years of Local Stories

by Melanie A. Adams, PhD, Director, Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum August 18, 2022August 19, 2022
Posted inLifestyle

‘Men of Change’ Exhibition to Open at Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum

by WI Guest Author January 27, 2021December 21, 2021
The Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum is current closed for renovation though mid-October 2019 but the museum is having major impact citywide with satellite exhibits of its blockbuster gentrification exhibition “A Right to the City” at DC Public Library branches and other locations throughout the District plus complementary programming and other public activities. For more information, visit anacostia.si.edu.
Posted inLifestyle

Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum: Back and Better with New Programs and Spaces

by WI Guest Author November 1, 2019December 21, 2021
Melanie A. Adams, director of Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum (Photo by Michael Barnes)
Posted inOp-Ed, Opinion

Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum: Back, Better and Under New Leadership

by WI Guest Author October 6, 2019December 21, 2021
Posted inCommunity, D Kevin McNeir

EXCLUSIVE: Melanie Adams Assumes the Helm at Anacostia Community Museum

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor October 2, 2019December 21, 2021
Melanie Adams (Brady Willette via si.edu)
Posted inLifestyle

Melanie Adams Tabbed as Director of Smithsonian’s Anacostia Museum

by WI Guest Author July 29, 2019December 21, 2021
The Anacostia Community Museum will hold a screening of the 2007 documentary "Chocolate City" on Jan. 11. (Courtesy of Anacostia Community Museum)
Posted inCommunity

‘Chocolate City’ Shines Light on D.C. Gentrification

by Lauren M. Poteat January 3, 2018October 31, 2020
Writer/performance artist Holly Bass (left) examines the blueprints for the replica of Rev. Hall's house. (Philippa P.B. Hughes/ifyoulivedhere.com)
Posted inLifestyle

Art Project Examines East of the River Community

by Eve M. Ferguson June 28, 2017October 30, 2020

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