HISTORY MUSEUM
National Museum of African American History and Culture
/ 5 · 31,122 Google reviews
1400 Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20560 · On the National Mall, near the Washington Monument
- Hours today
- 10 AM – 5:30 PM
- Visit time
- 3–4 hours
- Best for
- History, all-day visit
- Founded
- 2016
About this museum
The newest Smithsonian on the Mall (opened 2016), in a David Adjaye corona-shaped building. The lower-level history galleries are the headline; the cultural galleries upstairs cover music, sports, and art. Plan to enter at the bottom and work up. Read the full review →
Visitor tips
- TIP Timed passes book a month out. Same-day passes drop at 8:15 AM.
Don't miss
- CONCOURSE 3 Slavery and Freedom Gallery
The full review
The architecture is intentional: visitors descend three levels into the History Galleries and then ascend back to the cultural galleries above. The history portion — slavery, Reconstruction, Jim Crow, civil rights — takes most visitors 2–3 hours by itself.
Timed entry passes are still required and the most popular times release at 8:15 AM thirty days ahead. Same-day passes appear at 8:15 AM the day-of and disappear within minutes.
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