National Museum of African Art
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National Museum of African Art is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Fountain Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. George Washington Memorial Parkway passes 1.4 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The National Museum of African Art is the Smithsonian Institution's African art museum, located on the National Mall of the United States capital. Its collections include 9,000 works of traditional and contemporary African art from both Sub-Saharan and North Africa, 300,000 photographs, and 50,000 library volumes. It was the first institution dedicated to African art in the United States and remains the largest collection. The Washington Post called the museum a mainstay in the international art world and the main venue for contemporary African art in the United States. The museum was founded in 1964 by a former Foreign Service officer in Capitol Hill. The collection focused on traditional African art and an educational mission to teach black cultural heritage. To ensure the museum's longevity, the founder lobbied Congress to adopt the museum under the Smithsonian's auspices. It joined the Smithsonian in 1979 and became the National Museum of African Art two years later. A new, primarily underground museum building was completed in 1987, just off the National Mall and adjacent to other Smithsonian museums. It is among the Smithsonian's smallest museums. The African art museum took a scholarly direction over the next twenty years, with less social programming. It collected traditional and contemporary works of historical importance. Exhibitions include both internal and borrowed works and have ranged from solo artists to broad survey shows. The museum hosts two-to-three temporary exhibitions and ten special events annually. The preferred abbreviation for its name is NMAfA.
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Dates from 1964.
Wikidata Q46812, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 6 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Smithsonian Institution
- Fee
- No
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 4.3 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 5.2 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 7.8 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Fountain Garden: 0.0 mi
- Moongate Garden: 0.1 mi
- Floral Library: 0.6 mi
- West Gallery: 0.7 mi
- Mediterranean: 0.7 mi
- Spencer Fullerton Baird: 0.0 mi
- Arthur Vining Downing Statue: 0.0 mi
- Joseph Henry: 0.1 mi
- Angola II: 0.1 mi
- Geometric Mouse: 0.1 mi
- Andrew Jackson Downing Urn: 0.0 mi
- Thomas Hollowell: 0.3 mi
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: 0.4 mi
- General Winfield Scott Hancock: 0.4 mi
- Grand Army of the Republic Monument: 0.4 mi
- Arthur M. Sackler Gallery: 0.0 mi
- Arts and Industries Building: 0.1 mi
- National Museum of Natural History: 0.2 mi
- International Spy Museum: 0.3 mi
- National Museum of American History: 0.3 mi
- Smithsonian Grounds: 0.1 mi
- Mary Livingston Ripley Garden: 0.1 mi
- Earth Day Park: 0.1 mi
- Hancock Park: 0.2 mi
- L'Enfant Square: 0.2 mi
- Smithsonian National Carousel: 0.1 mi
- Lockkeeper's House: 0.8 mi
- United States Capitol: 0.9 mi
- White House Peace Vigil: 1.0 mi
- Emancipation Hall: 1.0 mi
- Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary: 2.0 mi
- Fort Bennet Park and Palisades Trail: 3.0 mi
- Alger Park: 3.6 mi
- Reservation 630: 3.9 mi
- Fort Mahan Park: 4.4 mi
- Picnic site for Rose park: 2.1 mi
- Picnic Grove 29: 3.5 mi
- Picnic Grove 1: 3.8 mi
- Troy Park: 3.9 mi
- Picnic Grove 2 South: 3.9 mi
- Peters Hill: 1.5 mi
- Lees Hill: 2.8 mi
- Jackson Hill: 2.8 mi
- Mackeys Hill: 3.1 mi
- Mount Hamilton: 3.1 mi
- Takoma Spring: 6.0 mi
- Silver Spring: 7.0 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 8.0 mi
- Indian Springs: 10.5 mi
- Sandy Spring: 17.4 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 8.0 mi
- Indian Queen Bluff: 9.3 mi
- Indian Head: 21.1 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.8 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 22.8 mi
- Fishing Shore: 4.2 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 7.2 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 13.2 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 13.3 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 10.7 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 11.0 mi
- Great Falls: 14.4 mi
- Coe Creek: 21.3 mi
- Wilson: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of National Museum of African Art. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gantt Hill | WNW 283° | 156 m | 11.4 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 326° | 156 m | 16.5 mi |
| Mount Daniel | W 275° | 144 m | 8.5 mi |
| Minor's Hill | W 279° | 140 m | 7.2 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WNW 282° | 140 m | 11.9 mi |
| Prout Hill | W 267° | 137 m | 9.0 mi |
| Upton Hill | W 262° | 125 m | 6.6 mi |
| Point Reno | NNW 328° | 123 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:08 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 40 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Washington Reagan Natl AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/26765041
Day trips start here
- Washington, D.C./East End · 1 mi
- Washington, D.C./National Mall · 1 mi
- Washington, D.C./Waterfront · 1 mi
- Washington, D.C./West End · 1 mi
- Arlington National Cemetery · 2 mi
- Washington, D.C./Capitol Hill · 2 mi
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