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# Anacostia Community Museum

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10 a.m. to 5 p.m. dailyClosed Dec. 25

Admission is free

anacostia.si.edu

## About

Located in the Anacostia neighborhood, this museum examines, documents, and interprets the impact of historical and contemporary social issues on urban communities.

## Highlights

Dynamic rotating exhibitions explore various aspects of urban community life, including modernization, cultural encounters, environmental change, gentrification, employment, and globalization.

## Getting Here

We encourage the use of Metrorail and Metrobus.

### Metrorail

**Metro Station:** Anacostia (Green Line); transfer to W2 or W3 bus

**Nearest Accessible Metro Entrance:**AnacostiaShannon Place between Martin Luther King Jr Ave. and Firth Sterling Ave. SEHoward Rd., north of Anacostia Freeway SE

Check Metrorail's Elevator and Escalator Service Status page for service disruptions.

### MetroAccess

To provide an address for MetroAccess Paratransit, please use 1901 Fort Place, SE.

Free on-site parking is available. These spaces do not require advanced reservations.

## Dining and Shopping

### Dining

While this location does not have dining, view dining options at our other locations.

### Shopping

While this location has no museum store, you can always shop online.

## Accessibility

See **Getting Here **for information on accessible parking and public transportation.****

**Accessibility Information and Programs**
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**Disability access service requests:** ACMtours@si.edu

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                        -  **  Bold and Beautiful Vision: A Century of Black Arts Education in Washington, DC, 1900–2000				              March  23, 2024 – March  2, 2025														              Anacostia Community Museum										 

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                          -          Anacostia Community Museum        Ethel Payne’s Hat 
                          -          Anacostia Community Museum        "A Wa Ka" quilt 
                          -          Anacostia Community Museum        Anacostia Pharmacy, 1945 
                          -          Anacostia Community Museum        Chuck Brown's Gibson Guitar 
                          -          Anacostia Community Museum        Patent Model, Multiple Effect Vacuum Evaporator 
                          -          Anacostia Community Museum        1990 Census Poster of Marian Anderson 
                          -          Anacostia Community Museum        Madame Evanti's Custom Built Fischer Piano 
                          -          Anacostia Community Museum        Grandmother's Flower Garden 
                          -          Anacostia Community Museum        Fort Jay G.I. 
                          -          Anacostia Community Museum        Bomba Drum 
                          -          Anacostia Community Museum        World War I Military Hat 
                          -          Anacostia Community Museum        Tongue Plane Made by Cesar Chelor 
                          -          Anacostia Community Museum        Woman doing laundry 
                          -  Building with Barry Farm support posters 
                          -          Anacostia Community Museum        View from my Studio 
                          -  Group portrait of African American men in Masonic regalia 
                          -          Anacostia Community Museum        McBrady's Delicately Perfumed Brown Face Powder 
                          -          Anacostia Community Museum        World War I Army Hat 
                          -  Anacostia Aztecs baseball players (Berry, Johnson, Scott) sitting in dugout 
                          -          Anacostia Community Museum        Sports Night Baseball Cap 
                          -          Anacostia Community Museum        Wood Carving of Praying Hands 
                          -          Anacostia Community Museum        Women and Children 
                          -          Anacostia Community Museum        Muse I 
                          -          Anacostia Community Museum        Decorative Gourd with Zigzag Design 
                          -  J. William's Reliable Market (interior) 
                          -          Anacostia Community Museum        Moveable Porcelain Baby Doll 
                          -  Goodman League basketball game 
                          -          Anacostia Community Museum        Talking Drum 
                          -  May Day celebration at Birney School 
                          -          Anacostia Community Museum        Anacostia Green Line Metro Flag, 1985 
                          -          Anacostia Community Museum        Benson's Campaign Trunk 
                          -  Bachelor Benedicts Debutantes 
                          -          Anacostia Community Museum        Family photo of Qualls family member 
                          -          Anacostia Community Museum        Tree Bark Container with Handle 
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