DC-2: National Museum of African American History and Culture

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) begins with its unique architecture! It looks like a hand-woven headdress or stack of baskets. It was actually inspired by the three-tiered crowns used in Yoruban art from West Africa. The entire structure is wrapped in an ornamental bronze-colored metal lattice that lets in… Continue reading DC-2: National Museum of African American History and Culture