A Monumental Project.

Format:

Video

Series:

Academic Video Online

60 Minutes

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Smithsonian Institution. National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Slavery (1526-1860).

Representations in Culture.

Twenty-First Century (2001-).

Civil rights.

Historical museums.

Slavery.

Local Subjects:

Smithsonian Institution. National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Slavery (1526-1860).

Representations in Culture.

Twenty-First Century (2001-).

Civil rights.

Historical museums.

Slavery.

Genre:

News story

Physical Description:

1 online resource (14 minutes)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), 2015.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

A report on the progress the construction and development of the National Museum of African-American History and Culture (NMAAHC) located on the National Mall in Washington D.C. and scheduled to open in 2016. Eighty years ago, the idea of the museum was authorized by Congress, but they failed to fund it. In 2003, President George W. Bush signed the law creating the museum and Congress contributed $250 million. Smithsonian conservationists have been working for years to restore artifacts resonating with slavery and the Civil Rights Movement. Includes interviews with: Lonnie Bunch, founding director of NMAAHC; Paul Gardullo, NMAAHC lead curator; Mary Elliott, NMAAHC curator; Nancy Bercaw, NMAAHC curator; Air Force Captain Matt Quy and his wife, Tina Quy; Ret. Lieutenant Colonel Leo Gray; and Carlos Bustamante, NMAAHC project manager. Also includes comments by NMAAHC curator Renee Anderson.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed December 11, 2023).