How to Build a Museum: Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780451476371)

Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture is truly groundbreaking

The first national museum whose mission is to illuminate for all people, the rich, diverse, complicated, and important experiences and contributions of African Americans in America is opening.
And the history of NMAAHC--the last museum to be built on the National Mall--is the history of America.

The campaign to set up a museum honoring black citizens is nearly 100 years old; building the museum itelf and assembling its incredibly far-reaching collections is a modern story that involves all kinds of people, from educators and activists, to politicians, architects, curators, construction workers, and ordinary Americans who donated cherished belongings to be included in NMAAHC's thematically-organized exhibits.

Award-winning author Tonya Bolden has written a fascinating chronicle of how all of these ideas, ambitions, and actual objects came together in one incredible museum. Includes behind-the-scenes photos of literally how to build a museum that holds everything from an entire segregated railroad car to a tiny West African amulet worn to ward off slave traders.

Author: Tonya Bolden
ISBN-10: 0451476379
ISBN-13: 9780451476371
Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 09/06/2016
Pages: 64
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 10.20h x 10.30w x 0.40d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 8.1
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Middle Grade
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Review Citation(s):
Booklist 09/15/2016 pg. 46
School Library Journal 10/01/2016 pg. 135

About the Author
Acclaimed author Tonya Bolden has written more than 15 books for young people, including Maritcha: A Nineteenth Century Girl; Searching for Sarah Rector, the Richest Black Girl in America; Emancipation Proclamation: Lincoln and the Dawn of Liberty; and M. L. K., The Journey of a King, among others. Her work has been recognized with the Coretta Scott King Honor; the James Madison Award; the Carter G. Woodson Award; and NCTE Orbis Pictus Honors, among others. Her titles are also frequently on YALSA, ALA, and CCBC best lists. She received the 2016 Nonfiction Award from the Children's Book Guild of Washington D.C. She lives in New York City.