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President Barack Obama to Deliver Remarks at Smithsonian Groundbreaking
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2012
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President Barack Obama to deliver remarks at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) |
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Wednesday, Feb. 22 |
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Media representatives must arrive by 9 a.m.; ceremony begins at 10 a.m. |
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No one will be admitted after 9 a.m. |
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The construction site of the NMAAHC, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue N.W. (on the National Mall between the Washington Monument and the National Museum of American History) |
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Wayne Clough, Secretary, Smithsonian Institution |
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Lonnie G. Bunch III, director, NMAAHC |
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France Cordova, chair, Smithsonian Board of Regents |
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Laura Bush, member, NMAAHC, Advisory Council |
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Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) |
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Phylicia Rashad, emcee |
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Musical performances by Denyce Graves, Thomas Hampson, jazz pianist Jason Moran, Stanley Thurston and The Heritage Signature Chorale, Howard University Jazz ensemble-Afro Blue, The Madrigal Singers of St. Albans and the National Cathedral Schools, and the U.S. Navy Band |
Background: NMAAHC will be the only national museum devoted exclusively to the documentation of African American life, art, history and culture. Scheduled to open in 2015, the museum will be the first green building on the National Mall. Building designed by Freelon Adjaye Bond/SmithGroup. Construction by Clark/Smoot/Russell.
SOURCE Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture
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