{"id":51485,"date":"2016-12-29T12:08:57","date_gmt":"2016-12-29T18:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/?p=51485"},"modified":"2017-10-01T21:53:40","modified_gmt":"2017-10-02T02:53:40","slug":"9-tips-taking-smithsonians-new-museum-african-american-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/9-tips-taking-smithsonians-new-museum-african-american-history\/","title":{"rendered":"9 tips for taking on the Smithsonian\u2019s new museum of African American history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Smithsonian Institution\u2019s newest museum opened to great fanfare in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Washington-Hotels.d178318.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington DC<\/a> in 2016. The <a href=\"https:\/\/nmaahc.si.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Museum of African American History and Culture<\/a> documents 700 years of heritage in ways that are often stark, sometimes entertaining, and always educational and engaging. Here are some suggestions for getting the most out of a visit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/7-awesome-dc-power-lunch-spots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> Spot politicos at these 7 DC power lunch spots<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_55795\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55795\" class=\"wp-image-55795\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/nmaahc-exterior.jpg\" alt=\"Photo courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African American History and Culture Architectural Photrography\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/nmaahc-exterior.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/nmaahc-exterior-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/nmaahc-exterior-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/nmaahc-exterior-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/nmaahc-exterior-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-55795\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African American History and Culture Architectural Photography<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><strong>1. Book tickets in advance <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>For the most part, the museum requires visitors to have timed-entry tickets. These can be acquired for free on the museum\u2019s website. Alternatively, you can risk standing in line first thing in the morning for same-day tickets, but this isn\u2019t a sure bet, particularly on weekends.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_55798\" style=\"width: 586px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55798\" class=\"wp-image-55798 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/nmaahc-james-baldwin.jpg\" alt=\"A United States passport (.1) issued to James Arthur Baldwin on August 2, 1965. \" width=\"576\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/nmaahc-james-baldwin.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/nmaahc-james-baldwin-247x300.jpg 247w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/nmaahc-james-baldwin-494x600.jpg 494w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/nmaahc-james-baldwin-400x486.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-55798\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A United States passport (.1) issued to James Arthur Baldwin on August 2, 1965.\u00a0 | Photo courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African American History and Culture Architectural Photography<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><strong>2. Try to get a morning entry<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>If you get tickets ahead of time, try to get morning entry tickets. Since the museum is so massive (400,000 square feet), you\u2019ll need the better part of the day to explore.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_55796\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55796\" class=\"size-full wp-image-55796\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/nmaahc-shackles.jpg\" alt=\"Photo courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African American History and Culture Architectural Photrography\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/nmaahc-shackles.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/nmaahc-shackles-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/nmaahc-shackles-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/nmaahc-shackles-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/nmaahc-shackles-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-55796\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African American History and Culture Architectural Photography<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><strong>3. Start your visit on the lower floors<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The museum is intentionally designed from the bottom up, chronicling the darkest days of African American history deep in the bowels of the museum. The bottom-most floor, which documents the years between 1400 and 1877, focuses largely on slavery, the Civil War and Emancipation. The slavery portion of this section is purposely designed as a tight, barely-lit narrow space. It\u2019s also text-heavy, so it can take some time to work one\u2019s way through. But as the history evolves into Emancipation, the display area opens up.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_55800\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55800\" class=\"size-full wp-image-55800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/nmaahc-southern-railway-car.jpg\" alt=\"A Southern Railway No. 1200 heavyweight passenger coach with segregated compartments. | Photo courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African American History and Culture Architectural Photrography \" width=\"800\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/nmaahc-southern-railway-car.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/nmaahc-southern-railway-car-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/nmaahc-southern-railway-car-768x377.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/nmaahc-southern-railway-car-600x295.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/nmaahc-southern-railway-car-400x197.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-55800\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Southern Railway No. 1200 heavyweight passenger coach with segregated compartments. | Photo courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African American History and Culture Architectural Photography<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><strong>4. Get to know the layout, then prioritize<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>There&#8217;s a lot to see, so if time is limited, prioritize what interests you most. In the next section of the museum, visitors learn about both the setbacks and the progress of the African American community post-Civil War. Concourse 2 covers the Era of Segregation between 1876 and 1968. Reconstruction, the Great Migration, the Jim Crow era and segregation are explored in depth. Among the interesting exhibits in this section are a segregated Southern Railways car and an interactive lunch counter (reminiscent of the Greensboro, North Carolina Woolworth sit-in), where visitors can learn about civil rights demonstrations of the 1960s.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/rewards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ALSO:<\/strong> Stay in DC for less\u2014join Orbitz Rewards today!<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_55794\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55794\" class=\"size-full wp-image-55794\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/nmaahc-changing-america-exhibit.jpg\" alt=\"Photo courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African American History and Culture Architectural Photrography\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/nmaahc-changing-america-exhibit.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/nmaahc-changing-america-exhibit-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/nmaahc-changing-america-exhibit-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/nmaahc-changing-america-exhibit-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/nmaahc-changing-america-exhibit-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-55794\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African American History and Culture Architectural Photography<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><strong>5. Don&#8217;t overlook any of the big highlights<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Concourse 3 covers A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond. Besides the highlights mentioned earlier, this area documents everything from the race riots in the aftermath of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. to the Black Lives Matter movement to the inauguration and administration of President Barack Obama.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_55802\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55802\" class=\"size-full wp-image-55802\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/nmaahc-waterfall.jpg\" alt=\"Photo courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African American History and Culture Architectural Photrography\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/nmaahc-waterfall.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/nmaahc-waterfall-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/nmaahc-waterfall-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/nmaahc-waterfall-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/nmaahc-waterfall-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-55802\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African American History and Culture Architectural Photography<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><strong>6. Take a break<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Before heading to the above-ground galleries, take a break. Soak up what you\u2019ve scrutinized in the Contemplation Court, with its waterfall cascading from the roof. Another option\u2014grab a bite at the Sweet Home Cafe before tackling the upper floors.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_55799\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55799\" class=\"size-full wp-image-55799\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/nmaahc-music.jpg\" alt=\"Photo courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African American History and Culture Architectural Photrography\" width=\"550\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/nmaahc-music.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/nmaahc-music-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/nmaahc-music-471x600.jpg 471w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/nmaahc-music-400x509.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-55799\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African American History and Culture Architectural Photography<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><strong>7. Don&#8217;t miss the music&#8230;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Next, go up to the Culture Galleries on Level 4, arguably the most entertaining section of the museum. In one section, explore a Music Hall of Fame, covering African American pioneers in classical, gospel, jazz, pop, rhythm and blues, and hip hop genres. You\u2019ll get to see MC Hammer\u2019s billowing pants, Chuck Berry\u2019s brilliant red Cadillac, Michael Jackson\u2019s fedora, and a variety of instruments used by famous musicians. Level 4 also houses a visual arts gallery and a section covering African Americans in the theater.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_55801\" style=\"width: 459px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55801\" class=\"size-full wp-image-55801\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/nmaahc-sports.jpg\" alt=\"A Negro American League baseball poster featuring Satchel Paige and Goose Tatum. | Photo courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African American History and Culture Architectural Photrography\" width=\"449\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/nmaahc-sports.jpg 449w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/nmaahc-sports-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/nmaahc-sports-385x600.jpg 385w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/nmaahc-sports-400x624.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-55801\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Negro American League baseball poster featuring Satchel Paige and Goose Tatum. | Photo courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African American History and Culture Architectural Photrography<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><strong>8. &#8230;or the sports<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Community Galleries on Level 3 focus on education, religion, the military and sports. The extensive sports exhibition features fascinating films and memorabilia from groundbreakers like Jackie Robinson, Muhammad Ali, Althea Gibson and Venus and Serena Williams.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_55793\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55793\" class=\"size-full wp-image-55793\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/nmaahc-architecture-interior.jpg\" alt=\"Photo courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African American History and Culture Architectural Photrography\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/nmaahc-architecture-interior.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/nmaahc-architecture-interior-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/nmaahc-architecture-interior-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/nmaahc-architecture-interior-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/nmaahc-architecture-interior-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-55793\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African American History and Culture Architectural Photrography<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><strong>9. Marvel at the museum&#8217;s architecture<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>As you leave, consider the architecture of the museum building. The exterior features two distinct design elements. The Corona consists of 3,600 bronze-colored aluminum panels, and is evocative of African caryatids, or sculptures of crowned figures. The building\u2019s main entrance is a welcoming porch, which has architectural roots in Africa and throughout the African Diaspora. By wrapping the building in ornamental metal lattice, the architects are paying homage to ironwork crafted by enslaved African Americans.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-47693 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/OrbitzApp.jpeg\" alt=\"Orbitz, app, iPhone, travel, deals\" width=\"600\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/OrbitzApp.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/OrbitzApp-300x50.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/OrbitzApp-400x67.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Smithsonian Institution\u2019s newest museum opened to great fanfare in Washington DC in 2016. 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