Renaming of African Art Museum, 1981
Object Details
- Subject
- National Museum of African Art (U.S.)
- Museum of African Art (U.S.)
- Category
- Chronology of Smithsonian History
- "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
- 1981
- Place
- Washington (D.C.)
- Smithsonian Archives - History Div
- Topic
- Museums
- Art museums
- Name Changes
- Art, African
- Record ID
- siris_sic_14594
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