The National Museum of African American History and Culture opened in Washington, D.C., in late September. Smithsonian staff expected it to be popular but didn't predict that visitors would be staying so long. Alan Karchmer/National Museum of African American History and Culture hide caption
Portraits of George W. Davis (left) and Sgt. Stephen Johnson. Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Aneita Gates, on behalf of her son, Kameron Gates, and all the Descendants of Captain William A. Prickitt hide caption
Mae Reeves and her husband Joel pose with her hats at Mae's Millinery in Philadelphia, circa 1953. Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Mae Reeves and her children, Donna Limerick and William Mincey, Jr. hide caption
National Museum of African American History and Culture. Alan Karchmer for NMAAHC hide caption
When it opens, the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., will be the only national museum devoted exclusively to the documentation of African-American life, history and culture. Alan Karchmer for NMAAHC hide caption