Office of the Secretary of the Smithsonian | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/blog/office-of-the-secretary-of-the-smithsonian/RSS feed for Office of the Secretary of the SmithsonianenMon, 31 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0000Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III Looks Back at the Opening of the African American History Museum on Its Tenth Anniversaryhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/office-of-the-secretary-of-the-smithsonian/2026/08/31/smithsonian-secretary-lonnie-bunch-looks-back-opening-african-american-history-museum-10th-anniversary/Bunch, the museum’s founding director, recalls some of the behind-the-scenes moments that led to the doors opening for the first time a decade agoMon, 31 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/office-of-the-secretary-of-the-smithsonian/2026/08/31/smithsonian-secretary-lonnie-bunch-looks-back-opening-african-american-history-museum-10th-anniversary/