Object Details
Subject
National Museum of African Art (U.S.)
Museum of African Art (U.S.)
Category
Chronology of Smithsonian History
Notes
"National Museum of African Art." Smithsonian Institution Archives. Accessed June 28, 2016. http://siarchives.si.edu/history/national-museum-african-art.
Summary
In 1981, the Museum of African Art was renamed the National Museum of African Art to reflect its status as a newly acquired Smithsonian museum.
Contact information
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Date
1981
Place
Washington (D.C.)
Data Source
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
Topic
Museums
Art museums
Name Changes
Art, African
Record ID
siris_sic_14594