Anacostia Community Museum | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/anacostia-community-museum/RSS feed for Anacostia Community MuseumenTue, 03 Feb 2026 19:42:33 +0000From Giant Art to Amazing Specimens, See These 20 New and Revitalized Smithsonian Shows in 2026https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/from-giant-art-to-amazing-specimens-see-these-20-new-and-revitalized-smithsonian-shows-in-2026-180988126/The Institution’s museums are commemorating America’s 250th birthday, showcasing the art of noise and displaying the best of portraitureTue, 03 Feb 2026 19:42:33 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/from-giant-art-to-amazing-specimens-see-these-20-new-and-revitalized-smithsonian-shows-in-2026-180988126/In Her Inventive and Prescient Stories, Octavia Butler Wrote Herself Into the Science Fiction Canonhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/inventive-prescient-stories-octavia-butler-wrote-herself-into-science-fiction-canon-180985642/On her beloved typewriters, the literary legend mapped out a course for the future of the genreThu, 02 Jan 2025 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/inventive-prescient-stories-octavia-butler-wrote-herself-into-science-fiction-canon-180985642/Eleven Fascinating Acquisitions That Joined the Smithsonian’s Vast Collections in 2024https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/eleven-fascinating-acquisitions-that-joined-the-smithsonians-vast-collections-in-2024-180985754/This year, the Institution collected everything from the stunning shell of an extinct cephalopod to a Blue Origin rocket boosterTue, 31 Dec 2024 17:42:17 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/eleven-fascinating-acquisitions-that-joined-the-smithsonians-vast-collections-in-2024-180985754/The Best Books of 2024, as Chosen by Smithsonian Scholarshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-best-books-of-2024-as-chosen-by-smithsonian-scholars-180985583/Staff at the Institution pick their favorite reads of the year, including riveting memoirs, fascinating true histories and fun fictionWed, 04 Dec 2024 20:43:15 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-best-books-of-2024-as-chosen-by-smithsonian-scholars-180985583/How the Memory of a Song Reunited Two Women Separated by the Trans-Atlantic Slave Tradehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-the-memory-of-a-song-reunited-two-women-separated-by-the-trans-atlantic-slave-trade-180983864/In 1990, scholars found a Sierra Leonean woman who remembered a nearly identical version of a tune passed down by a Georgia woman’s enslaved ancestorsThu, 29 Feb 2024 12:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-the-memory-of-a-song-reunited-two-women-separated-by-the-trans-atlantic-slave-trade-180983864/When Private Beaches Served as a Refuge for the Chesapeake Bay's Black Elitehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/when-private-beaches-served-as-a-refuge-for-the-chesapeake-bays-black-elite-180982296/During the Jim Crow era, working-class Washingtonians' recreation options were far more limited—and dangerousWed, 07 Jun 2023 13:08:16 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/when-private-beaches-served-as-a-refuge-for-the-chesapeake-bays-black-elite-180982296/This Show Is Everything You Need for a Year of Meaningful Community Activismhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/this-show-is-everything-you-need-for-a-year-of-meaningful-community-activisim-180981558/The immersive exhibition, "The Utopia Project," at the Anacostia Community Museum is about setting high goals and the means for achieving themThu, 02 Feb 2023 14:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/this-show-is-everything-you-need-for-a-year-of-meaningful-community-activisim-180981558/Pioneering Journalist Ethel Payne Wasn’t Afraid to Stand Outhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/pioneering-journalist-ethel-payne-wasnt-afraid-stand-out-180981307/Her hats turned heads, but it was her work as a reporter that changed the nationTue, 03 Jan 2023 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/pioneering-journalist-ethel-payne-wasnt-afraid-stand-out-180981307/What Community Means to the Smithsonianhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/what-community-means-to-smithsonian-180980564/Smithsonian museums preserve and celebrate history. Yet they have histories of their own that help connect us with Washingtonians and the worldThu, 25 Aug 2022 10:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/what-community-means-to-smithsonian-180980564/Why This American Girl Doll Inspires Environmental Activismhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/why-this-american-girl-doll-inspires-environmental-activism-180979475/The story of Evette Peters is bolstered by the Anacostia Community Museum's research into Washington D.C.'s local neighborhoods and urban waterwaysMon, 31 Jan 2022 17:35:30 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/why-this-american-girl-doll-inspires-environmental-activism-180979475/