A hundred years after the idea was first floated, the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture will open its doors. The museum houses over 17,000 artifacts, each telling a story about the African-American experience. From the horror of a child's shackles to the drama of its architecture, we hear reactions to the building from a journalist, a critic and two of its architects.
The Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Credits
Guests:
- Michele Norris - columnist at the Washington Post, former NPR host - @michele_norris
- Philip Kennicott - senior art and architecture critic at The Washington Post - @PhilipKennicott
- Lucas Dietrich - Thames and Hudson
- Phil Freelon - Freelon Group - @pfreelon