Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum

The Anacostia Community Museum will be closed from January 8, 2024-March 22, 2024. We will reopen on Saturday, March 23, 2024 with our next exhibition, A Bold and Beautiful Vision: A Century of Black Arts Education in Washington, DC,1900-2000. We hope you will join us!

In the event of a government shutdown on Oct. 1, Smithsonian museums, research centers and the National Zoo will remain OPEN through at least Oct. 7. The Smithsonian can use prior-year funds still available to us to remain open. Visit si.edu for updates.

We're kicking of Hispanic Heritage Month with this artwork by Tony Peralta, which depicts legendary Afro-Cuban singer Celia Cruz. s.si.edu/3RoJknc #SmithsonianHHM

Percy Martin created this print to promote Sept. jazz workshops sponsored by The New Thing Art & Architecture Center. The ad bears his signature style, depicting a mythic Bushworld where the city’s landscape & everyday shapes are transformed into art. s.si.edu/3PysvVv

At this month's Coffee & Collections, view photographs, sheet music, playbills, and works of poets and authors from the Harlem Renaissance while enjoying complimentary coffee and chatting with ACM experts. Register now: s.si.edu/45MCuMN

Bangladeshi-American artist and climate activist Monica Jahan Bose leads a Sari Clime workshop at the museum on Sept. 24. Register now: s.si.edu/44FdW6N

Growing Community is coming up this weekend 🌿🍃🌱 Explore gardening in the Mid-Atlantic while looking to neighbors to learn different practices. Check your seeds’ progress, add nutrients to help seedlings grow & continue to harvest summer veggies. s.si.edu/3EsnMOGa

Peep our new hours 👀 See you soon from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily!

Have you reserved your spot for Night at the Museum? We can officially announce that Too Much Talent will be performing LIVE at the Sept. 15 event. Make sure to secure your entry now: s.si.edu/45j2ej1

Still thinking about our Juneteenth Freedom Celebration 🪴🎵 📷: Matailong Du

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Who's ready for our Juneteenth Freedom Celebration? Here;s all the information you need, courtesy of @wcp. s.si.edu/3N5LTXH

On June 1, Jaren Hill Lockridge of the Ward 8 Health Council invited members of our Environmental Justice Academy to attend the DC Youth Environmental Summit. Noelle and Lily represented the museum at the event, which empowers young people to be agents of change for the planet.

Working in the garden gives us purpose. It reconnects us to the planet, and, in many cases, reconnects us to each other. Register for this Saturday's Growing Community program, and see for yourself: s.si.edu/43Gh0iV

Now open: To Live & Breathe: Women & Environmental Justice in Washington, D.C. Visit the exhibition daily from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., now through January 7, 2024, and learn more on our website: s.si.edu/3pYcPAI

Culture Queen is back this Saturday! Learn more & register on our website: s.si.edu/43fmpxP

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR OUR JUNETEENTH FREEDOM CELEBRATION ON JUNE 19 Join us on Monday, June 19 for a day-long celebration as we gather with family, friends, and neighbors to honor the present and reflect on shared tradition and history. MORE: s.si.edu/3WAd9l8

Crafty hands and like minds come together to create change at Craftivist Circle 🧶 Make social waves while crocheting, knitting or doing other small crafts. Topics include mental health, food access, environmental justice and restorative justice. MORE: s.si.edu/45rBrSB

It's almost the fourth Thursday of the month, which means we've got another Coffee & Collections! Learn more: s.si.edu/424kY3U

This typewriter belonged to Frank R. Jackson, co-owner of the Turner-Jackson Photography studio in NW D.C. Jackson may have used it to run his business or to construct crossword puzzles for the Washington Post, a job he held for over twenty-five years. s.si.edu/43jH9E9