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DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE: MUSEUMS/GALLERIES


NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE


Washington, USA OPENING 2015


The National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington will be unveiled in 2015. Located beside the Washington Monu- ment on Washington’s National Mall, the site will be devoted exclusively to the documentation of African American life, art, history and culture. It was established as a Smithsonian museum by an Act of Congress in 2003 and is the only national museum devoted exclusively to the docu- mentation of African American life. The museum will preserve and display American heritage through exhibitions and public programmes about social, politi- cal, cultural, scientific and military history. Documenting the American experience from


The museum will preserve and display American heritage through exhibitions and public programmes


colonial times to the present, the museum looks at growth and change in the United States. The aim is to stimulate a dialogue about race and help foster a spirit of recon- ciliation and healing.


It will also showcase how the struggle of African Americans has impacted freedom struggles around the world.


Groundbreaking for the multi-million dollar museum took place last year in a ceremony with President Barack Obama; former First Lady Laura Bush – a member of the museum’s advisory council; and Republican John Lewis.


http://nmaahc.si.edu


ACADEMY MUSEUM OF MOTION PICTURES


Los Angeles, California, USA OPENING 2017


A new US$300m (£192.7m, €224.8m) Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is be- ing developed in Los Angeles by architects Renzo Piano and Zoltan Pali. Located in the 1939 May Company Building on the campus of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), the mu-


30 Attractions Handbook 2013–2014


seum will feature six levels of exhibition and programming spaces spanning 27,870sq m (300,000sq ft). The museum design in- cludes more than 2,787sq m (30,000sq ft) of flexible exhibition galleries and a 1,394sq m (15,000sq ft) landscaped public piazza that will serve as a gathering space for visitors and connect the museum with the LACMA campus.


Interactive family friendly moviemaking labs, guided discussions and structured seminars on media literacy and industry- wide topics will be on offer to guests. The museum will also feature screenings of works by established and emerging film-


Designed by Renzo Piano and Zoltan Pali


makers and presentations by artists, crafts- people and technologists illustrating the creative collaborations behind the movies. To date, the museum’s capital campaign has raised more than half of its investment goal for construction and development.


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