https://www.mallhistory.org/files/original/4a5d11f0c5c9643135ef2ec4ee4e1dcd.jpg 153ee38af9119b672aa036dc1f1d5130 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. This post-modern building appears smaller than a city block from the outside, with large galleries stretching out underground. Type The nature or genre of the resource Art Galleries 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 Art Description An account of the resource In 1979, the National Museum of African Art became part of the Smithsonian Institution and opened on the Mall in 1987. Warren M. Robbins founded the Museum in the Frederick Douglass House in Washington, DC and collected over 8,000 pieces of African sculpture, costume, instruments, and jewelry. These collections were moved to the Mall, and the NMAfA became the first museum in the United States to include in its mission a sustained focus on modern and contemporary African art. The building is designed in a post-modern architectural style with most of its exhibition space residing underground. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jean Paul Carlihan Warren Robbins Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1964 (Museum founded) 1987 (Building 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 1950-1979 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Flickr User Cliff via Wikimedia Commons. <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:National_Museum_of_African_Art_(2922760167).jpg">View original</a>.