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	Museum
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	Anacostia Museum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture is a Smithsonian Institution museum in the Washington, D.C. neighborhood of Anacostia.
		The Museum was established originally as the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum in the old Carver movie theater on Martin Luther King, Jr.
		The Anacostia Museum and Center gives special priority to the collection, protection, and preservation of materials that reflect the history and traditions of families, organizations, individuals, and communities.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Anacostia_Museum (239 words)

	Anacostia
		Anacostia in Anacostia.]] Anacostia is an historic Potomac River and was well received by those people.
		Anacostia (Washington Metro) Anacostia is a Green Line.
		Anacostia River The Anacostia River is a Potomac River.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/anacostia.html (71 words)

	AGA National Leadership Conference (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The National Air and Space Museum celebrates the nation's achievements in flight and space exploration, from the Wright Brothers' 1903 Flyer, the Lindbergh's “Spirit of St. Louis”, to the Apollo moon mission and beyond.
		The National Museum of African Art is dedicated to advancing an appreciation and understanding of Africa's rich visual arts and diverse cultures.
		Throughout the museum, visitors are prompted to turn the page of their booklet and find out more about what the person went through during the Nazi reign.
	www.agacgfm.org /nlc/hotelandtravelinfo/exploredc.aspx (1950 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Anacostia Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Anacostia Museum, community-based museum of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., dedicated to increasing public understanding of the...
		The Anacostia Museum specializes in African American history and culture.
		Museum, institution dedicated to helping people understand and appreciate the natural world, the history of civilizations, and the record of humanity’...
	encarta.msn.com /Anacostia_Museum.html (122 words)

	Welcome to ValentineNewYork : Fine Artist Incubator ...
		Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture, Washington, D.C. October 20, 2002 - January 1, 2003.
		Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture, Washington, D.C. February 11- September 30, 2002.
		Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture, Washington, D.C. September 29, 2003 – Febraury 29, 2004.
	www.valentinenewyork.com /awardshow/robertlhall2.shtml (179 words)

	African-American museum gets facelift - PittsburghLIVE.com
		Yet this odd combination ended up happily for the Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. Nestled in a green nook on the city's eastern ridge, the museum reopened recently with a new image and, for the most part, a new reality.
		Founded in 1967 as a neighborhood outpost of the Smithsonian Institution, the Anacostia Museum gradually shifted its focus specifically to African-American themes.
		The Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture sponsors a variety of events and exhibitions.
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/entertainment/travel/s_61242.html (1450 words)

	Smithsonian Perspectives - A New Day Begun (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The community-based museum quickly became known for its exhibitions focusing on African-American history and culture, innovative educational programs, and an array of activities that addressed the social issues affecting its constituents and neighbors.
		The museum was a pioneer in erasing the boundaries between museum and community.
		This fall, the Anacostia will cosponsor "Wrapped in Pride: Asante Kente and African American Identity," an exhibition mounted with the National Museum of African Art, and will join forces with the National Museum of Natural History for a Kwanzaa celebration when NMNH opens its newly renovated hall on African history and culture.
	www.smithsonianmag.si.edu /smithsonian/issues99/aug99/heyman_aug99.html (499 words)

	Around the Mall & Beyond - A show at the Smithsonian's Anacostia Museum offers a rare insight into the early days of ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The show, at the Smithsonian's Anacostia Museum until March 3, offers a rare insight into the early days of Washington, D.C. — as it looked and felt before the Civil War, long before the time it would be called the "capital of the free world" (not to mention the "hive of bureaucrats").
		At Anacostia there is a city directory of washerwomen, 102 of them, nearly all "col'd." There is a slave hire agreement from 1845, paying $75 for the hire of one Charles King for a year, "to be returned at Christmas next, well clothed with the customary clothes and furnished with a hat and blanket."
		The Anacostia Museum is located across the Anacostia River four miles from the National Mall.
	smithsonianmag.com /smithsonian/issues96/jan96/mall_jan96.html (1651 words)

	Hobbs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		While interning with the Anacostia Museum of African American History and Culture, I was assigned to work as an assistant to the museum's registrar.
		The Anacostia is a major museum of African American history with national significance; it is also the largest museum I have worked with to date.
		In contrast with my previous experiences with smaller museums, the Anacostia is an institution with access to regular financial backing, unlike small private museums that rely on yearly grants for operating funds.
	www.woodrow.org /phd/Practicum/hobbs.html (737 words)

	Anacostia Museum and Center for African-American History and Culture \| Museum/Attraction Review \| Washington, D.C. \| ...
		Anacostia Museum and Center for African-American History and Culture
		This museum is inconveniently located, but that's because it was initially created in 1967 as a neighborhood museum (which makes it unique among the Smithsonian branches).
		In addition, the Anacostia produces a number of shows each year and offers a comprehensive schedule of free educational programs and activities in conjunction with exhibit themes.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/washingtondc/A21238.html (230 words)

	Washington DC Museums - Anacostia Museum
		The museum encourages the collection, protection, and preservation of materials that reflect the history and traditions of families, organizations, individuals, and communities.
		The Anacostia Museum is responsible for the acquisition, care and preservation of 6.000 objects of a collection that dates to the early 1800's.
		The Museum is also involved in contemporary urban issues, including health care, transportation, housing and more.
	www.washingtondckids.com /washingtondckids_museums/anacostia_museum.htm (173 words)

	Anacostia Recreation Opportunities
		The Anacostia watershed is a rich resource for many community-based recreational attivities and attractions.
		There is no shortage of interesting things to see and do in and around Anacostia, including parks, trails, boating, museums, shops, etc. Best of all, the watershed is in the heart of the metropolitan Washington region, making it a centralized resource for the entire region.
		In contrast with its historic urban surroundings, the river evokes a sense of beauty in nature, as one tries to imagine what the river was like before the region was settled.
	www.anacostia.net /recreation.htm (331 words)

	Smithsonian Institution - Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History & Culture, Washington DC ...
		Since its creation in 1967, the Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture has worked to explore and document the historical experiences and the cultural expressions of people of African descent.
		What started as the nation=s first federally funded neighborhood museum now is recognized as a national resource with a tradition of creating critically acclaimed exhibitions, unique educational programming, scholarly publications, and innovative web-based outreach.
		The Anacostia Museum is responsible for the acquisition, care and preservation of approximately 6,000 objects in a collection dating to the early 1800s.
	mustseewashingtondc.com /attractions/institution-anacostia-muse.html (396 words)

	Anacostia Museum - Historic Pictures
		The Anacostia Historical Society in front of the Carver Theater which served as the first home for the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum, 1967.
		Anacostia Neighborhood Museum exhibit for American Association for the Advancement of Science, December 1972.
		The new building is approximately 10 blocks from the Museum's former location and was developed by the architectural firm of Keyes Condon Florance.
	www.si.edu /archives/historic/anacost.htm (325 words)

	PR: Author’s Day October 23, 2004 at the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Museum: A Community Event
		The Anacostia Museum is located at 1901 Fort Place, SE, Washington, DC and admission and parking are free.
		The museum offers an opportunity to meet and greet the authors and the athletes, as well as purchase their autographed books.
		The ancient art of story-telling is explored and celebrated in the exhibition and a portion of the exhibition is devoted to African American children’s literature.
	www.prwebdirect.com /releases/2004/10-13/166702.php (457 words)

	The Anacostia Museum & Center for African American History and Culture: Calendar of Events (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The museum’s trail walks, co-sponsored by the George Washington Carver Outdoor School, Inc., are open to groups of no more than thirty.
		Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture, 1901 Fort Place, SE.
		Dedicated volunteers are needed to assist the museum in a variety of research, educational, and collections activities.
	www.newlineartist.com /anacostia.htm (1550 words)

	Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		This Smithsonian museum focuses on the collection, study, and exhibition of African American history and culture at the museum and the Arts and Industries Building.
		They must be in keeping with the mission of the Smithsonian and may involve the recognition of a donation to the Institution.
		Known as the Castle, the oldest of the 14 Smithsonian museums in Washington houses the crypt of founder James Smithson, 2 orientation theaters, scale models of Washington"s monumental core, interactive touch-screen program in 6 languages, 2 electronic wall maps, plus multilingual information and assistance.
	www.chinesedc.com /English/Area/anacostia_museum_and_center_for_.htm (811 words)

	Black History Becoming A Star Tourist Attraction
		On a recent afternoon, a young man fainted upon hearing the story of a fl couple who were hanged and mutilated by an angry mob, the woman's fetus torn from her and crushed.
		One is the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture in Baltimore, which opened in June.
		A new museum and cultural center dedicated to Harriet Tubman is planned for the slave-era hero's birthplace in Cambridge, on the Eastern Shore.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/14/AR2005081401031.html (622 words)

	Current Exhibitions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		This exhibition is a reinstallation of the National Museum of African Art's collection from the royal court of the capital of the kingdom of Benin as it existed before British colonial rule.
		The museum is grateful to the Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco.
		This exhibition focuses on one tusk recently acquired by the museum and explores its place of origin, the artist or workshop responsible for its creation, the possible meanings of the figurative scenes, and the audience for whom it was created.
	www.nmafa.si.edu /exhibits/currexhb.htm (2963 words)

	Anacostia Museum in Washington (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Anacostia Museum can be found at 1901 Fort Pl Se in Washington.
		As one of the city's Museum/ Attraction venues, it can be compared to other venues such as Folger Shakespeare Library, Hirshhorn Museum And Sculpture Garden, National Archives, among others.
		Attractions such as Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, Capitol Building, Dumbarton Oaks, are all in the same area as Anacostia Museum.
	washington.hotelprofessor.com /travel-guide/anacostia-museum.html (77 words)

	Natural History Museum turns 100 - Science - MSNBC.com
		The Natural History Museum is now one of the most popular attractions in Washington, featuring a massive elephant called Henry in its rotunda, and displays ranging from the fossils of dinosaurs to the Hope Diamond to baseball's place in America.
		It also houses the largest museum research staff in the world, Samper noted, focusing on topics from anthropology to zoology with botany, entomology, mineral sciences and paleobiology in between.
		Brown was also a poet, and a selection of his work has been published by the Anacostia Museum in Washington, including one read at the ceremony Tuesday celebrating the Smithsonian and its giving birth to such organizations as the current National Weather Service and Fish and Wildlife Service.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/5218737 (600 words)

	3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Anacostia Museum and Center for African Americn History and Culture
		Please visit the exhibition "Beauford Delaney: The Color Yellow" at the Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture.
		The phone numbers for the museum are 202-287- 2060 (recording) or 202-287-3306 (main office).
	www.arthistory-archaeology.umd.edu /arthfac/RAter/courses/ARTH462-F2002/anacostia.html (336 words)

	Washington DC Attractions - Museums in Washington DC
		Some of the country's most revered institutions are located in the nations capital along with the national museum archives that belong to the American people.
		The museum list is long and impressive, so on this site we will give you a brief summary of what these amazing institutions have to offer.
		The museum covers civilian and military medical history and displays instruments and exhibits on biology, anatomy and disease prevention.
	www.washingtondcon-line.com /attract/attract_museum.html (1031 words)

	Cultural Tourism DC - Neigborhood Tours -- Info
		Established as the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum in the old Carver movie theatre on Martin Luther King, Jr.
		Avenue in 1967, this institution is now the Smithsonian's Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture.
		John Kinard (1936-1989), its first director, developed the museum as a center responsive to the cultural and eduational needs of area residents.
	culturaltourismdc.org /dch_tourism2555/dch_tourism.htm?doc_id=44273&... (154 words)

	Congressman Bill Delahunt -- Visiting Washington (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Tickets can be obtained free of charge by waiting in line at the museum on a first come, first serve basis.
		National Museum of American Art -- 8th and G Streets, NW.
		The museums are open everyday, except Christmas, from 10 am to 5:30 pm.
	www.house.gov /delahunt/visitdc.htm (2261 words)

	Learn more about List of museums in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The list of museums is a link page for any museum anywhere.
		Museum of Jurassic Technology - Culver City, California
		Museum of Science and Industry - Chicago, Illinois
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /l/li/list_of_museums.html (194 words)

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		Anacostia, named for its original Native American inhabitants, was the settlement area for freed fls after the Civil War.
		Downtown is also home to the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the only museum in the world dedicated exclusively to recognizing the contributions of women artists, the Old Post Office Pavilion, the Warner Theatre, and the National Theatre.
		The area features many museums including The Phillips Collection, Woodrow Wilson House, Textile Museum, Heurich House, and the National Museum of American Jewish Military History as well as the largest collection of private art galleries in the city.
	www.agacgfm.org /pdc/hotelandtravelinfo/exploredc.aspx (3137 words)

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