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How to build a museum : Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture

Title
How to build a museum : Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture / by Tonya Bolden.
Author
Bolden, Tonya
Publication
New York : Viking, [2016]

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Additional Authors
Schomburg Children's Collection.
Description
53 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits; 27 x 27 cm
Summary
The first national museum whose mission is to illuminate for all people, the rich, diverse, complicated, and important experiences and contributions of African Americans in America is opening. And the history of NMAAHC--the last museum to be built on the National Mall--is the history of America. The campaign to set up a museum honoring black citizens is nearly 100 years old; building the museum itelf and assembling its incredibly far-reaching collections is a modern story that involves all kinds of people, from educators and activists, to politicians, architects, curators, construction workers, and ordinary Americans who donated cherished belongings to be included in NMAAHC's thematically-organized exhibits. Award-winning author Tonya Bolden has written a fascinating chronicle of how all of these ideas, ambitions, and actual objects came together in one incredible museum. Includes behind-the-scenes photos of literally "how to build a museum" that holds everything from an entire segregated railroad car to a tiny West African amulet worn to ward off slave traders.
Alternative Title
  • Build a museum
  • Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture
Subject
  • National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.)
  • National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.) > Juvenile literature
  • Illustrated children's books
  • African Americans > Museums > Washington (D.C.) > Juvenile literature
  • Historical museums > Washington (D.C.) > Design and construction > Juvenile literature
  • African Americans > Museums > Washington (D.C.)
  • Historical museums > Washington (D.C.) > Design and construction
Genre/Form
Juvenile works.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Dream -- Have a vision -- Go treasure hunting -- Build a fitting home -- Welcome the world -- Facts and figures.
Call Number
Sc+ F 16-240
ISBN
  • 9780451476371
  • 0451476379
LCCN
2016011612
OCLC
930825225
Author
Bolden, Tonya, author.
Title
How to build a museum : Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture / by Tonya Bolden.
Publisher
New York : Viking, [2016]
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Audience
Grades 4-6.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Local Note
Schomburg copy with dust jacket.
Local Subject
Black author.
Added Author
Schomburg Children's Collection.
Research Call Number
Sc+ F 16-240
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