Lonnie G. Bunch III, Smithsonian Institution Secretary, Speaks in L.A. on March 14
February 5, 2025
The Democracy Center, a program of the Japanese American National Museum (JANM), will host Lonnie G. Bunch III on March 14
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Smithsonian Opens ‘The Negro Motorist Green Book’ Exhibit at Petersen Automotive Museum
December 28, 2023
The Petersen Automotive Museum has partnered with the Smithsonian Institution to present its newest exhibition, “The Negro Motorist Green Book,” which offers an immersive experience into how the guide served as “the bible of Black travel during Jim Crow” and the reality of travel for Black Americans in mid-century America.
Lonnie Bunch to Become New Smithsonian Institution Leader
May 28, 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Lonnie Bunch started working on the Smithsonian’s first black museum, he had no collection, no building and one employee. The Smithsonian Institution rewarded the founding director of the wildly popular museum on Tuesday by putting him in charge of all 19 of its museums, making Bunch the 14th secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. Bunch, in an interview with The Associated Press, said his time leading the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture will serve him well. “The Smithsonian is the most amazing place, and sometimes it forgets to act like it. I want
Iconic ‘Do the Right Thing’ Poster Selected for Permanent Collection by Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History & Culture
December 28, 2016
Spike Lee’s “Do The Right Thing” iconic film poster is one of the more widely recognized images in cinema history