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How to Build a Museum
How to Build a Museum: Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture | Tonya Bolden
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Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture is truly groundbreaking! 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.
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Abe
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Great children‘s book about the creation of the African American history museum!

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Abe
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Great children‘s book about how to build a African American museum!

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CassidyCantrell
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CassidyCantrell
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Love the realistic pictures and short blurbs like the one to the right, but I think its boring

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CassidyCantrell
Mehso-so

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This book seems to be very educating and would be nice to flip through and look at the blurbs with the pictures. I think it would be boring to sit and read the whole thing.

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Abe
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Great children‘s book about the African American museum of history and culture.

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Kelly
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Curling up with more #cybils reading and looking longingly at my pile of upcoming YA fiction. One more week till I can indulge.