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Zandile Ntobela, Cherry Tree, 2011; from Ubuhle Women: Beadwork and the Art of Independence

Welcome to the ACM Newsroom. For general information about the museum and questions from the media, please call 202.633.4876 or contact us by email. You may also sign up to receive press releases by email.

For non-media general inquiries, please call 202.633.4869 for the Public Affairs Office. Faxed inquires can be directed to 202.312.1968. Mailed inquiries can be sent to the attention of the Public Affairs Office at the museum's address at 1901 Fort Place SE, Washington, DC 20020-3230. Please see "More Resources" (at right of this page) for a variety of resources, including FAQs and information on non-media requests to film at the museum.

April 2, 2019

Anacostia Community Museum Partners with DC Public Library & Others

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February 26, 2019

Anacostia Community Museum Closes for Renovation

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October 22, 2018

Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum holds "A Right to the City: The Past & Future of Urban Equity" symposium

Media Advisory | Media Release

October 18, 2018

The Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum’s Groundbreaking Exhibition Gateways/Portales Finds a New Home at the Nation’s First Immigrant Adult Charter School

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August 8, 2018

In Memoriam: ACM Director Lori Yarrish Sept 25, 1959-Aug 6, 2018

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July 6, 2018

Popular Exhibition on Black Baseball in DC Remounted in time for All Star Game.

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April 18, 2018

Anacostia Community Museum Opens Signature Anniversary Exhibition “A Right to the City”

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April 12, 2018

Anacostia Community Museum To Host Cultural DC’s “Block Watch”

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February 8, 2018

Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum holds Annual Mardi Gras Family Day on Feb 10, 2018 11am-4pm

Media Advisory

January 19, 2018

Anacostia Community Museum Receives $49,616 Award From the National Park Service African American Civil Rights Grant Program

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January 3, 2018

Lori Yarrish Named Director of Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum

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September 6, 2017

Museum Revitalizes Mission and Celebrates 50th Anniversary; Events include Open House and Block Party

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March 31, 2017

Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum Exhibition Examining the Impact of Explosive Latinx Growth in Four "Gateway" East Coast Cities EXTENDED to Jan 7, 2018

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March 31, 2017

Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum Featuring Artwork by Self-Taught Latino Artist: The Backyard of Derek Webster's Imagination EXTENDED to July 9, 2017

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December 28, 2016

Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum Examines the Impact of Explosive Latinx Growth in Four "Gateway" East Coast Cities

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October 20, 2016

Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum Features Artwork by Self-Taught Latino Artist: The Backyard of Derek Webster's Imagination

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February 15, 2016

Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Program Features NY Schomberg Center Director Khalil Gibran Muhammad

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DECEMBER 10, 2015

Dynamic Exhibition Highlights Impact of Twelve Years — 1963–1975 on Washington

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OCTOBER 2015

Larger Grant Helps Expand ACM Citizen Scientist Program for Youth to Conduct Watershed Testing.

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June 2015

Anacostia Community Museum Celebrates the 1970s and 80s at the June 12 Summer Soiree Benefit at the Smithsonian Castle

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April 2015

Exhibition Examines Connections Between Metro DC Panamanians and Panama

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February 2015

Exhibition Examines Legacy of Civil War African American Family

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February 2015

Exhibition Examines Impact of Civil War on DC

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January 2015

30th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Program Features Kica Matos

Media Advisory

2014 Media Releases

December 2014

Grant enables ACM Citizen Scientist Program Youth to Conduct Watershed Testing

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September 2014

Exhibitions Featuring South Africa and U.S. Women Artists Extended over Holiday Season to Jan. 4, 2015

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September 2014

The Smithsonian and Woodrow Wilson Center Present the "Revisiting Our Black Mosaic" Symposium

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June 2014

Anacostia Community Museum Holds June 6 Summer Soirée Benefit at the Smithsonian Castle

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January 2014

TransAfrica's Nicole C. Lee featured at 29th MLK program

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2013 Media Releases

December 2013

Ubuhle Women and Home Sewn Exhibitions featuring South African and US Women Artists Open

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August 2013

Anacostia Community Museum's 46th Anniversary Luncheon features Robert Garcia, founder/director of City Project, Los Angeles

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August 2013

Reclaiming the Edge: Urban Waterways and Civic Engagement Extended to November 3, 2013

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January 2013

28th MLK Jr Program features Eco-Entrepreneur Majora Carter

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