https://www.mallhistory.org/files/original/3e86bc2805c6bb47fbf924780a72355c.jpg 6bd7d682f5b244df1d8a120c739ddea9 https://www.mallhistory.org/files/original/c984e47611a4ffb23aba49a561cf94aa.jpg 1c891bdc5db762f1bba114e442fa722f Place Important spaces on the mall (See the "Places" writeboard in basecamp.) Physical Description Text describing the appearance of the place and its situation on the Mall. The museum’s exterior design resembles a three-sided crown, or cap, of a column that represents faith, hope, and resiliency. The bronze metal lattice work filters daylight into the museum and recalls the craftsmanship of enslaved African Americans and sets the museum apart from the many white marble buildings on the Mall. Location The location of the interview. Five acre site at 1400 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC. Type The nature or genre of the resource Museums Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAACH) Description An account of the resource The National Museum of African American History and Culture was established by an Act of Congress in 2003 and is the only national museum devoted to African American life. The goals of the museum are: to educate about African American history and culture; to show the importance of African American history to American history; to show the global context of American history more broadly; and to be a place of collaboration, both with other museums and with new audiences. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Principal architects Phillip Freelon and David Adjaye, with an architectural team from the firms the Freelon Group, Adjaye Associates, Davis Brody Bond, and the SmithGroup. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived National Museum of African American History and Culture. <a href="http://nmaahc.si.edu/Building">View original</a>. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016 (opened) Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 2000-present building the mall design & monuments museums