African American

kwassa

(23,340 posts) Thu Sep 22, 2016, 10:25 PM Sep 2016

I am excited about the African American museum opening. ..

The National Museum of African American History and Culture opening on the Capitol Mall this weekend.

There has been a huge buildup for this in the DC area .

We have tickets for October 15th.

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I am excited about the African American museum opening. .. (Original Post) kwassa Sep 2016 OP

It looks great! Come back with a report please! bettyellen Sep 2016 #1

+1 lovemydog Sep 2016 #3

It's wonderful and a long time coming. Kind of Blue Sep 2016 #2

I hope awoke_in_2003 Sep 2016 #4

So will I demilib Sep 2016 #6

Hoping to get there soon gwheezie Sep 2016 #5

Here is the CSPAN video of the opening ceremonies BumRushDaShow Sep 2016 #7

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)

1. It looks great! Come back with a report please!

Reply to kwassa (Original post)

Thu Sep 22, 2016, 10:51 PM

Sep 2016

lovemydog

(11,833 posts)

3. +1

Reply to bettyellen (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 23, 2016, 12:24 AM

Sep 2016

Kind of Blue

(8,709 posts)

2. It's wonderful and a long time coming.

Reply to kwassa (Original post)

Thu Sep 22, 2016, 10:57 PM

Sep 2016

Wish I could be there but hopefully there will be lots of coverage.
Thanks for the update!

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)

4. I hope

Reply to kwassa (Original post)

Fri Sep 23, 2016, 12:47 AM

Sep 2016

to visit it one day.

demilib

(100 posts)

6. So will I

Reply to awoke_in_2003 (Reply #4)

Sat Sep 24, 2016, 02:20 PM

Sep 2016

It will definitely be on my bucket list

gwheezie

(3,580 posts)

5. Hoping to get there soon

Reply to kwassa (Original post)

Fri Sep 23, 2016, 01:03 AM

Sep 2016

With my friend Alvin. Alvin knows history and DC. Last time we went to the Holocaust museum.

BumRushDaShow

(143,549 posts)

7. Here is the CSPAN video of the opening ceremonies

Reply to kwassa (Original post)

Sat Sep 24, 2016, 05:11 PM

Sep 2016

https://www.c-span.org/video/?415014-1/smithsonian-national-museum-african-american-history-culture-opens-dc

CSPAN will re-air at 8 pm ET on Saturday (Sept. 24th).

I think the whole thing was 3.5 hours and their initial recording (edited) was about 2.5 hours. Their current stream has been edited to a little over 2 hours (cuts the first 1/2 hour).

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