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Monday, September 13, 2021

National Museum of African American History and Culture.

 

Pen&ink and watercolor in A5 Hahnemüle 

This is our first time visiting Washington DC, we expect to visit some of the Smithsonian museums, the National Monuments and Georgetown area. It’s Friday evening, upon arrival, outside the Train Union Station, the city was very quiet, strange for a city. The cab driver, from Ethiopia told us all government offices are closed now, we are surrounded by government buildings. We stayed in the Foggy Bottom area, best for first timers in Washington DC. The District is a very walkable city, so we did walked to our first visit next day to the National Museum of African American History and Culture. In our walk there I liked this view and I sketched it. 

This museum is relatively new. Timed passes are require for visitors at this time, still free. We spent 5 hours there. The museum is very well set up, history of slavery, wars, reconstruction, segregation, fight for rights, racism, art, music and sports. 

There are some outfits of celebrities that show their real size. Diana Ross, my goodness was she slim, Oprah is not as big as she looks on tv and Micheal Jackson shirt and coat, although pop, it’s actually haute couture! We were glad we visited, very tired but happy.

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