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A N ACO ST I A CO M M U N I T Y M U S E U M Anacostia Community Museum Located in Southeast Washington, D.C.’s historic Anacostia neighborhood, just 10 minutes by car from the National Mall, the museum is celebrating its 40th anniversary as the nation’s first federally funded community-based museum. The museum focuses on the documentation and interpretation of the impact of historical, contemporary, social and cultural issues on communities. THE BASICS HOURS: 10 to 5; closed December 25. ADDRESS: 1901 Fort Place, SE WEB: www.anacostia.si.edu PHONE: 202.633.1000 (voice/tape); 202.633.5285 (TTY) 202.633.4820 (office) 202.633.4870 (tours) METRO: ● Anacostia ® metro (GREEN LINE) TRANSFER TO W2 OR W3 BUS FREE PARKING AVAILABLE TIPS • Visit often. Revolving exhibitions in all three first-floor galleries assure each visit will be different. • Discover the special in the ordinary. Everyday objects offer fascinating perspectives in history and culture—such as a handwritten loan agreement dating from 1833 (left) that details a freedman’s efforts to purchase the freedom of his enslaved daughter. • Ask at the information desk about programs for teens and children. EXHIBITIONS “East of the River: Continuity and Change” (closes Nov. 9) offers provocative insight into Washington, D.C. communities east of the Anacostia River. M COURTESY OF THE MUSEUM; ART CARTER PAPERS, MOORLAND-SPRINGARN RESEARCH CENTER, HOWARD UNIVERSITY “Separate and Unequaled: Black Baseball in the District of Columbia” (through Oct. 5) tells the stories of black ball players and their teams dating from the early 19th to the mid-20th century. The exhibition is accompanied by a traveling exhibit, “Discover Greatness,” developed by the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. The exhibitions are on view at the Historical Society of Washington, D.C., 801 K St., NW. Open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 to 5. “Jubilee: African American Celebrations” (opens Dec. 7) examines such African American holidays and celebrations of the past as Election Day, Pinkster and John Canoe, as well as regional favorites of today, like Wilmington, Delaware’s Big Quarterly. Free tours are offered, except on holidays, for groups of 15 or more by calling 202-633-4870. For self-guided, kid-centered tours, call the museum’s education department, 202-633-4844. www.goSmithsonian.com A handwritten note, dating from 1833 and on view in the main gallery, is a loan agreement securing $155 for the purchase of freedom for a young enslaved woman. “Separate and Unequaled: Black Baseball in the District of Columbia” (on view at the Historical Society of Washington, D.C.) features stories about the Homestead Grays (below) who played in the city in the 1930s and ’40s. 59 http://www.anacostia.si.edu http://www.goSmithsonian.com

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goSmithsonian - June 2008 Contents Visitor Information Smithsonian Institution Building—The Castle The S. Dillon Ripley International Gallery Dining Guide Donald W. Reynolds Center Smithsonian American Art Museum National Portrait Gallery National Air and Space Museum The National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center Discovery Theater, SITES, Folklife Festival and more National Museum of American History Map of the National Mall National Museum of Natural History National Museum of the American Indian Arthur M. Sackler Gallery/Asian Art Freer Gallery of Art/Asian and American Art Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden/Contemporary and Modern Art National Museum of African Art Renwick Gallery/American Art National Postal Museum Anacostia Community Museum National Zoological Park

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