Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum

The Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum opened in 1967 as the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum and is part of the Smithsonian Institution. The museum documents and interprets the history, culture, and everyday life of urban communities with a longstanding focus on Anacostia and southeastern Washington, D.C. It presents rotating exhibitions, public programs, and community-based research from its neighborhood location.