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"Opening: the National Museum of African American History and Culture"
Fri Sep-23-16 07:43 PM by akon

  

          

Sept 24th!

quite something. https://nmaahc.si.edu/

i am looking forward to this and hopefully can stay to watch the Roots, living colour and public enemy.
kind of bummed i cant go on sunday (meshell ndegeocello adn agelique kidjo!!)


but anyway, came across this article

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/who-is-this-robert-smith-a-quiet-billionaire-makes-some-noise-with-20-million-gift-to-the-african-american-museum/2016/09/23/547da3a8-6fd0-11e6-8365-b19e428a975e_story.html?tid=sm_tw

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i myself would never want to be god,or even like god.Because god got all these human beings on this planet and i most certainly would not want to be responsible for them, or even have the disgrace that i made them.

  

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yammo b thur nm
Sep 23rd 2016
1
My Son and I have tickets for Sunday night.
Sep 23rd 2016
2
i slept and didnt get tickets
Sep 24th 2016
5
      I had flaked on them too and think we are going to miss Me'Shell
Sep 24th 2016
6
i am actually visiting dc at the moment...
Sep 23rd 2016
3
unless you already have a ticket...
Sep 24th 2016
4
so exciting! Really excellent series of articles in NYT, recently, too.
Sep 24th 2016
7
that was pretty amazing
Sep 24th 2016
8
this made me smile. thank you for sharing.
Sep 26th 2016
10
im going to take my mother.
Sep 26th 2016
9
As much as the restaurant is being hyped.
Sep 26th 2016
11
That's par for the course for most museum restaurants.
Sep 26th 2016
12
that's why mom and i never eat in museum restaurants.
Sep 26th 2016
14
The prices are the similar, but NMAI's food feels like it's worth it.
Sep 26th 2016
16
cool.
Sep 26th 2016
13
im hoping they set up a site where people can record
Sep 26th 2016
17
btw, let me know when you are up on this coast!
Sep 27th 2016
22
I went last night
Sep 26th 2016
15
we are thinking of taking some kids when we go
Sep 26th 2016
19
      RE: we are thinking of taking some kids when we go
Sep 26th 2016
20
           very, thanks
Sep 27th 2016
21
Loved the private tour I got last week.
Sep 26th 2016
18
*rolls eyes*
Sep 28th 2016
24
      i was jealous too
Oct 06th 2016
65
My daughter performed with the combined choir
Sep 28th 2016
23
Got in last night. Going back in January.
Oct 03rd 2016
25
Went last week and I been fightin this idea that clowns were made...
Oct 03rd 2016
26
shout out to Oprah too, she ran that joint on the low..
Oct 03rd 2016
27
ALSO! I really saw how big of a figure Serena Williams is...
Oct 04th 2016
28
lol @ that part
Oct 04th 2016
34
fascinating but I might wait a few years for the hype to die down before...
Oct 04th 2016
29
yeah, this is what's pissing me off about it
Oct 04th 2016
30
as someone who was there for the opening
Oct 04th 2016
32
if one more mf on okp mention "optics", lol...
Oct 04th 2016
39
      i don't even know what optics is supposed to mean.
Oct 04th 2016
44
But notable names are partially what draw the crowds.
Oct 05th 2016
46
I feel you, also they don't trip off the time. So if your ticket has 2:0...
Oct 04th 2016
31
      the museum HAS TO understand CP Time.
Oct 04th 2016
35
           lol
Oct 04th 2016
36
           There's a can of murrays on display.
Oct 04th 2016
37
                that joint tripped me out!
Oct 04th 2016
38
                you lying
Oct 04th 2016
40
                RE: you lying
Oct 04th 2016
41
                     damn, lol
Oct 04th 2016
42
                i have a can on my desk right now.
Oct 05th 2016
49
More timed tickets coming out tomorrow morning.
Oct 04th 2016
33
*sets alarm. thanks!
Oct 04th 2016
45
damn. january all gone
Oct 05th 2016
51
My tips for going
Oct 04th 2016
43
damn... this doesn't sound like a good time.
Oct 05th 2016
48
Go on a weekday morning and get a day-of ticket.
Oct 05th 2016
55
omg thank you
Oct 06th 2016
66
      This is peak/saturated capacity.
Oct 06th 2016
68
apparently they chose to ignore clarence thomas
Oct 05th 2016
47
Did you see Ben Carson's exhibit
Oct 05th 2016
50
haha, i havent been inside yet
Oct 05th 2016
52
      I went this AM, just to see...
Oct 05th 2016
53
           wait, its not hard to get day of tickets?
Oct 05th 2016
54
                I had no problem
Oct 05th 2016
56
                     Yep, same today. Not difficult to get in with no ticket.
Oct 06th 2016
58
                          Which inventory
Oct 06th 2016
59
                          apparel mostly
Oct 06th 2016
61
                               RE: apparel mostly
Oct 06th 2016
62
                          im going oct 14th!
Oct 06th 2016
60
                               Very cool. Make sure to stop in the reflecting fountain.
Oct 06th 2016
63
                               ha! you're welcome
Oct 06th 2016
64
HA!
Oct 06th 2016
67
RE: Opening: the National Museum of African American History and Culture
Oct 05th 2016
57
Traffic at the museum is more than the system can handle, swipe -
Oct 07th 2016
69
Yeah like I said I'll wait until the hype dies down, lol
Oct 07th 2016
70
if anybody get tickets they cant use...
Oct 07th 2016
71
You can get day of tickets, at least during weekdays.
Oct 08th 2016
76
tickets through march 2017 all gone. wtf?
Oct 07th 2016
72
RE: tickets through march 2017 all gone. wtf?
Oct 07th 2016
73
      oh fuck em. no i wouldnt pay for tix
Oct 07th 2016
74
           I tell my wife on a weekly basis "humans are terrible"
Oct 08th 2016
75
its impossible to see everything in less than a day
Oct 17th 2016
77
i did get that impression
Oct 17th 2016
78
you have to come see me when you do come
Oct 18th 2016
79
      =)
Oct 26th 2016
83
tried to give you the cheat code
Oct 19th 2016
80
      that you did
Oct 26th 2016
81
i got 30 tickets!
Oct 26th 2016
82

Binlahab
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1. "yammo b thur nm"
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on sabbatical.

does it really matter?

wonder what bin's doing?
http://i.imgur.com/phECCMp.jpg

  

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2. "My Son and I have tickets for Sunday night."
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5. "i slept and didnt get tickets"
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so mad about that.
you get to see ndegeochello, who is always a treat.
enjoy!

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i myself would never want to be god,or even like god.Because god got all these human beings on this planet and i most certainly would not want to be responsible for them, or even have the disgrace that i made them.

  

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6. "I had flaked on them too and think we are going to miss Me'Shell"
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My homegirl was flying in from Cali to attend and canceled and passed them to me......I had gotten online too late the day they were available...

Last time I saw Me'Shell(in NY with Raul Midon), she was the worst part of the band. Her band is amazing, but her discomfort at performing in public at large venues undermines her performance.

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3. "i am actually visiting dc at the moment..."
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i have come over from germany for a couple of weeks but i am unsure if i should go to the opening as i think its going to get really busy with a lot of security a huge crowd.
thinking about just going to catch the exhibtion on a thursday morning or something like that.

what does my fellow okp fam recommend?






To people like US, a record is a piece of history. A moment in time.
Most people don't get it.

  

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4. "unless you already have a ticket..."
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>what does my fellow okp fam recommend?

its fully booked until november (perhaps even december, by now)

im going to be part of the ceremony because i think its an amazing event to celebrate.
and i want to be on the lawn with all the beautiful people who know just how important and significant this is
i would say, you should go for it!

(if not you can also watch it online. but nothing like the atmosphere that will be there).


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http://perspectivesudans.blogspot.com/
i myself would never want to be god,or even like god.Because god got all these human beings on this planet and i most certainly would not want to be responsible for them, or even have the disgrace that i made them.

  

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7. "so exciting! Really excellent series of articles in NYT, recently, too."
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Sat Sep-24-16 10:46 AM by kfine

          


-on the early stages.. planning, fundraising, politicking, etc.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/05/arts/design/how-the-fight-for-a-national-african-american-museum-was-won.html


-interview with David Adjaye

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/22/arts/design/david-adjaye-museum-of-african-american-history-and-culture.html


-early review

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/22/arts/design/smithsonian-african-american-museum-review.html?_r=0


  

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8. "that was pretty amazing"
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lots of people choked up...
it was something... to see what people got most affected by
(when patty started- i was born by the river... i think everyone around me was pretty much trying to hide tears)
when obama talked about the little girl in pigtails

a couple of other moments, where it felt like there was collective mourning - a lot of ancestral memory
and then there was a lot of celebration and gratitude and pride
(when lonnie got up to talk one of ladies around me was like,
'shoo as many emails as i've been getting from him all these years about sending money, i feel like we family'

also a bunch of kids around me- who have only had pres. obama as their president
and all of them asking to be carried up, as soon as prez was announced, 'i want to see pres obama!'

pretty amazing
im taking the week off when they have to leave the white house

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http://perspectivesudans.blogspot.com/
i myself would never want to be god,or even like god.Because god got all these human beings on this planet and i most certainly would not want to be responsible for them, or even have the disgrace that i made them.

  

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10. "this made me smile. thank you for sharing."
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9. "im going to take my mother."
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I wish I could take my whole extended family.

But mom loves museums.

I can't wait!

fuck you.

  

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11. "As much as the restaurant is being hyped."
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It's just okay,and fairly expensive. Two entrees with two cold (salad)sides each, one soda, one tap water, and a mini sweet potato pie tin (half the size of the mini pies NOI sells)...$68.
Just an FYI

  

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12. "That's par for the course for most museum restaurants. "
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I remember when the NMAI opened, it was pretty much the same way. Think it's still pretty high as a matter of fact.

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14. "that's why mom and i never eat in museum restaurants."
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fuck you.

  

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16. "The prices are the similar, but NMAI's food feels like it's worth it."
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You can't easily find Native cuisines throughout most of the country, unlike much of the menu at NMAAHC.

  

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13. "cool."
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fuck you.

  

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17. "im hoping they set up a site where people can record"
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their reaction/ impression etc of visiting the museum
i think it would be amazing to read these in a few years when we've forgotten just how big of an achievement this actually is

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http://perspectivesudans.blogspot.com/
i myself would never want to be god,or even like god.Because god got all these human beings on this planet and i most certainly would not want to be responsible for them, or even have the disgrace that i made them.

  

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22. "btw, let me know when you are up on this coast!"
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http://perspectivesudans.blogspot.com/
i myself would never want to be god,or even like god.Because god got all these human beings on this planet and i most certainly would not want to be responsible for them, or even have the disgrace that i made them.

  

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15. "I went last night"
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It's amazing. Extremely crowded but completely worthwhile. I made it though two floors in 2.5 hrs.

  

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19. "we are thinking of taking some kids when we go"
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(well, as soon as we get tickets- looks like jan or feb)
we havent decided if high school or middle school
my concern is that perhaps it would be better to plan to have guides
or at least someone on hand that can really explain what happened
not too worried about the above-ground pieces, but more so what happens on the first levels
what was your impression?
better for kids who are high school seniours?


either way, im pretty excited. some friends have been posting their pics
and it just seems pretty overwhelming.
im really glad this museum exists!

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http://perspectivesudans.blogspot.com/
i myself would never want to be god,or even like god.Because god got all these human beings on this planet and i most certainly would not want to be responsible for them, or even have the disgrace that i made them.

  

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20. "RE: we are thinking of taking some kids when we go"
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>(well, as soon as we get tickets- looks like jan or feb)
>we havent decided if high school or middle school
>my concern is that perhaps it would be better to plan to have
>guides
>or at least someone on hand that can really explain what
>happened
>not too worried about the above-ground pieces, but more so
>what happens on the first levels
>what was your impression?
>better for kids who are high school seniours?
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>either way, im pretty excited. some friends have been posting
>their pics
>and it just seems pretty overwhelming.
>im really glad this museum exists!

We started on the top floor and worked our way to the third floor, anticipating that the first two floors would be the most crowded. (The museum tells the story of blacks in America, beginning with the transatlantic slave trade at the lowest level.)

That said, I dont believe the lower levels would be too heavy for a middle school student. The top floor is loosely themed "now" with exhibits on black culture (featuring the likes of J Dilla NeNe Leakes). There's also a robust sports section. There's lots of video and multimedia to stimulate the senses of younger folks.

I read on the site that you can do a virtual guided tour (audio) via smartphone also.

Hope this was helpful.

  

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21. "very, thanks"
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i think i'd prefer to see it from the bottom, going up
it just seems like such a profound way to show 'a people rising'
i also have a list of icons who have really shaped my way of thinking
along the years and cant wait to see what the tributes to them are
i have a list of people that im sure are in there somewhere
for example, june jordan. i really hope to see something about her and audre lorde.
countee cullen, i already saw a pic of zora, x
it must have been really difficult to curate the pieces
so much.... where do you put it all
i have a feeling this will be the gift that just keeps on giving


thanks for sharing, btw

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http://perspectivesudans.blogspot.com/
i myself would never want to be god,or even like god.Because god got all these human beings on this planet and i most certainly would not want to be responsible for them, or even have the disgrace that i made them.

  

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18. "Loved the private tour I got last week."
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24. "*rolls eyes*"
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65. "i was jealous too"
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Thu Oct-06-16 03:15 PM by lfresh

  

          

lol

few things i'm jealous of
but watching all them folks on my timeline w advance previews
*sigh*

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23. "My daughter performed with the combined choir"
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She got to go in the museum a few times, but it wasn't a tour or anything. She ran into a bunch of celebs though. She said Will Smith was super nice to the kids and on more than one occasion he went out of his way to say hi and shake hands. She said the other celebs were fine - just in their own world.

I have timed entry tickets for Oct 16 to take the wife and daughter. We are so fortunate to live so close to the museum. On Saturday there were lots of tour groups from all over the US that made the trip just for the ceremony. Didn't even get tickets. I keep reminding myself, in a few years we will be able to pretty much pop in and check it out any day of the week.

  

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25. "Got in last night. Going back in January. "
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It's a museum done really well. Can't wait to get back there.

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26. "Went last week and I been fightin this idea that clowns were made..."
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for white folks to laugh at us.

I wanted to make a post but the mods are hoes.

But, you remember that small section on stereotypes?

And they had the mammy & jigaboo figurines?

Beyond the physical similarities they both share, the description they used in defining them were, "as slow witted, lazy and untrustworthy but still love able & childlike souls who just needed the oversight of white people to make sure they didnt hurt themselves or others." First thing I thought about were clowns.

I didnt f*ck wit clown off break cuz I felt like they were always poking fun at the poor but now this adds to the rage.

  

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27. "shout out to Oprah too, she ran that joint on the low.."
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wit her private collection.

I ugly cried at least three times, thank Jah for the entertainment and sports section to lighten it up!

I also took a handful of the pins they were passing out and been giving them away as presents to older folks I talk to on the Metro.

  

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28. "ALSO! I really saw how big of a figure Serena Williams is..."
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these kids FLOCKED to her statue and all of her memorabilia!

I'm talkin kids from 8 - to early/mid 20's. Shes truly the new Jordan.

Except she f*cks wit n*ggas.

  

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34. "lol @ that part"
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>Except she f*cks wit n*ggas.

yeah Jordan has broken many a young man's heart w/that bullshit..

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29. "fascinating but I might wait a few years for the hype to die down before..."
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I try to go, it seems like a big hassle trying to book "timed passes" 6 months to a year out...

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30. "yeah, this is what's pissing me off about it"
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>I try to go, it seems like a big hassle trying to book "timed
>passes" 6 months to a year out...

i also don't like that they let celebrities in before the common folk. will definitely
see it but, they could've done a better job with the optics surrounding the opening
and the ticket situation.

  

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32. "as someone who was there for the opening"
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i didnt have any problem with the optics at all
i really enjoyed the opening ceremony (esp e.g. the oprah/ will smith poetry slam)
and being on the lawn with all the proud - and proudly Black folk - was pretty amazing

the only reason i dont have tickets before 2017 is because i slept on getting tickets.
plenty of people got day of tickets, and on my fb its always on person or the other in the museum
so... i slept
im more excited by how much demand there is, and even though i want it to get to the time when i can just go chill in the museum whenever, wherever,
i can live with this.

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i myself would never want to be god,or even like god.Because god got all these human beings on this planet and i most certainly would not want to be responsible for them, or even have the disgrace that i made them.

  

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39. "if one more mf on okp mention "optics", lol..."
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>i didnt have any problem with the optics at all
>i really enjoyed the opening ceremony (esp e.g. the oprah/
>will smith poetry slam)
>and being on the lawn with all the proud - and proudly Black
>folk - was pretty amazing
>
>the only reason i dont have tickets before 2017 is because i
>slept on getting tickets.
>plenty of people got day of tickets, and on my fb its always
>on person or the other in the museum
>so... i slept
>im more excited by how much demand there is, and even though i
>want it to get to the time when i can just go chill in the
>museum whenever, wherever,
>i can live with this.
>
>

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44. "i don't even know what optics is supposed to mean."
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i just assume its that someone didnt like what they saw or someshit like that

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46. "But notable names are partially what draw the crowds."
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Would your interest in going be there if the place was seemingly unimportant? There are dozens of Museums dedicated to the Diaspora, throughout our nation, how many of those have you been to? Shouldn't the National iteration be our most significant?

Every museum and cultural institution in the world is opened in the same manner, why should the NMAAHC be different? Celebrities donated goods and large sums of personal cash to the institution, don't you agree that those people should get a preview of what their efforts partially provided?

As a fellow member of the "common folk" you speak of, I contributed to become a Museum Ambassador. Though my money may pale in comparison to Oprah's $24M, my tax deductible sum had me at nearly all of the early events with a variety of like minded supporters, including some familiar faces and names. At the gala afterparty I stood shoulder to shoulder chatting, joking, and laughing with Rob Smith--who donated about as much as Oprah--while listening to Dave Chappelle a few feet away from us on stage rapping a Kendrick Lamar song, with a House Band...all while sipping open-bar X.O.Hennessy...thanks to the Museum's inclusiveness. I also saw every famous face eagerly taking photos, for da' gram, of exhibits just like everyone else. I also personally took individual photos, as requested, by about 15 different matronly women who were delighted to have Skip Gates or Ava Duvernay happily agree to take photos with them, as we all waited in line to enter the restaurant...together.

The opening events uniquely provided the opportunity for a diverse array of people to interact in a very positive and productive way. Being in the District of Columbia that weekend, I literally did not interact or witness a single person who was not in an wonderful mood. Excitement, politeness and good spirit flowed abundantly. Even the Hebrew Israelites moved from in front of the Gallery Place Metro station to around the corner and spoke their aggressive beliefs calmly, minus their usual megaphone.

Plus, the concert events on the opening day, next to the museum on the lawn, were completely free and open to the general public. I didn't attend them but I heard the performances were amazing. Also, the acts were nearly identical to who performed at last weekend's Roots Picnic in Bryant Park,but again...FREE.

The entire opening was planned and ran fantastically!

Think about becomeing an Ambassador though - https://goo.gl/QSHiZH

  

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31. "I feel you, also they don't trip off the time. So if your ticket has 2:0..."
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They'll let you in.

So just a heads up.

  

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35. "the museum HAS TO understand CP Time."
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i mean, really.

fuck you.

  

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36. "lol"
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37. "There's a can of murrays on display. "
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38. "that joint tripped me out! "
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40. "you lying"
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41. "RE: you lying"
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http://imgur.com/a/XBUiM

And you know what. It's tastefu as shit.

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42. "damn, lol"
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49. "i have a can on my desk right now."
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fuck you.

  

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33. "More timed tickets coming out tomorrow morning. "
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Thank you for your interest in visiting the National Museum of African American History and Culture. We recently experienced technical difficulties with our online timed pass system, and we apologize for any inconvenience you may have had while trying to register. Only Timed Passes reservations made through the website are affected. Passes reserved through the call center are unaffected.

If you made your reservation through the website, please check the date and time of your visit on your timed pass confirmation email. Please note, we will only be able to honor the date and time of the visit displayed on your timed pass confirmation email.

If you made your reservation through the website, and you are unable to use the pass(es) for the date and time shown in your confirmation email, please email support@etix.com to cancel or exchange your passes for a new date and time. No passes are available for October, November or December 2016.

Timed Passes will be available for the general public online on Wednesday, October 5 at 9am EST. Thank you for your patience and understanding, and we look forward to welcoming you at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

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45. "*sets alarm. thanks!"
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>Timed Passes will be available for the general public online
>on Wednesday, October 5 at 9am EST. Thank you for your
>patience and understanding, and we look forward to welcoming
>you at the National Museum of African American History and
>Culture.
>

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51. "damn. january all gone"
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http://perspectivesudans.blogspot.com/
i myself would never want to be god,or even like god.Because god got all these human beings on this planet and i most certainly would not want to be responsible for them, or even have the disgrace that i made them.

  

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43. "My tips for going"
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Highlights...
Nat Turner's Bible, Harriet Tubman's shawl, stain glass from the Birmingham bombing, Thomas Jefferson's slaves by name, Marcus Garvey's hat, Rosa Park's dress, a black panthers shot gun.

Tips...
This may only apply to the opening weeks but I completely suggest waiting until next year so you can actually take in all it has to offer.

Eat a full hardy meal before you get there or go to the cafe before you run through the exhibit. The lines are 6 flags on spring break level.
You may be able to walk right in the museum with no issue because of your timed pass but the line to get into the actual exhibit may be up to 2 hours long.
The museum is set up like an ikea, as in its one long exhibit, not a buncha of individual exhibit halls made up of rooms like the air and space museum or the natural history museum. You are not free to wonder from one part of the museum to the other. You cannot go see part of the exhibit and then take a break to rest your feet, go to the museum store, or lobby or grab food in the cafe. You have to snake through the whole thing in chronological order. Once you leave the exhibit area you cannot continue to the rest of the museum without standing in the 2 hour line again. We were there for 4 and a half hours and only got half way though before we had to leave to eat. It is huge. I say wait until things die down for the best experience.

The lines for the bathrooms where not bad but there was only one once your are in the exhibit. The line for the cafe was over an hour. The line for the museum store was the same.

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48. "damn... this doesn't sound like a good time. "
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I'll definitely wait for the hype to die down to check it out.

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55. "Go on a weekday morning and get a day-of ticket."
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To avoid exhibit lines start upstairs and work your way down, you'll avoid the lines of people visiting exhibits in the intended reverse, bottom to top, direction. Also, gently push on exit doors, that aren't main paths of entry, they unexpectedly open up to different exhibits areas perhaps helping you bypass particular exhibit lines.

Food - skip the food, but if you really want it, to avoid that entry line, enter via the exit only doors, which leads to the seating area, explaining if questioned, that your people are already seated...then just go directly into the cafe area to purchase your expensive meal. The two times I ate in there the Western Range cuisine had the shortest lines. Also, don't pay for a fountain soda, just 'buy' the tap water, it's the same cup & same fountain.

Store - Go to the store first, before visiting the exhibits, before people get there. There are small satellite stores throughout, the main store is on the street level near the welcome desk and again, the hat&t-shirt combo near the cash register is the best deal $19.99, while a shirt alone is $14.99, as is a lone hat.

  

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66. "omg thank you"
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>
>Highlights...
>Nat Turner's Bible, Harriet Tubman's shawl, stain glass from
>the Birmingham bombing, Thomas Jefferson's slaves by name,
>Marcus Garvey's hat, Rosa Park's dress, a black panthers shot
>gun.
>
>Tips...
>This may only apply to the opening weeks but I completely
>suggest waiting until next year so you can actually take in
>all it has to offer.
>
>Eat a full hardy meal before you get there or go to the cafe
>before you run through the exhibit. The lines are 6 flags on
>spring break level.
>You may be able to walk right in the museum with no issue
>because of your timed pass but the line to get into the actual
>exhibit may be up to 2 hours long.
>The museum is set up like an ikea, as in its one long exhibit,
>not a buncha of individual exhibit halls made up of rooms like
>the air and space museum or the natural history museum. You
>are not free to wonder from one part of the museum to the
>other. You cannot go see part of the exhibit and then take a
>break to rest your feet, go to the museum store, or lobby or
>grab food in the cafe. You have to snake through the whole
>thing in chronological order. Once you leave the exhibit area
>you cannot continue to the rest of the museum without standing
>in the 2 hour line again. We were there for 4 and a half hours
>and only got half way though before we had to leave to eat. It
>is huge. I say wait until things die down for the best
>experience.
>
>The lines for the bathrooms where not bad but there was only
>one once your are in the exhibit. The line for the cafe was
>over an hour. The line for the museum store was the same.
>
>___________________________________________________________
>
>
>DJTB YOMM

and dang it this was not well thought out
folks need rest and chill areas
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68. "This is peak/saturated capacity. "
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It will never be as full as it is now. Unless someone is held in internment there (which is a real possibility)

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47. "apparently they chose to ignore clarence thomas"
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(anita hill is in there)
at least that's what i see on my fb feed
can we just say i did a little jig when i read that?

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50. "Did you see Ben Carson's exhibit"
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with the gaudy bedazzled name plate that sat upon his office desk?

  

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52. "haha, i havent been inside yet"
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i just registered for tickets (all the way in february 2017 :o(
these tix are harder to get than....

btw, thanks for the link on becoming an ambassador. im strongly considering it. if i do it over 3 years, it'd be only 140 a month

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53. "I went this AM, just to see..."
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how difficult day of tickets would be.
The line was quick.
I gave away the museum hats and shirts I initially bought and had to re-up.
The best deal is that hat&t-shirt combo for 19.99 (no tax).

  

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54. "wait, its not hard to get day of tickets?"
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what time did you go?
i might go next week, if that's the case

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56. "I had no problem"
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I went after 9:00 but before 10:00 when they opened. I'll go on a jog past there tomorrow around the same time, just to see if today was a fluke.
I'll follow up.

  

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58. "Yep, same today. Not difficult to get in with no ticket."
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My wait was about 45 mins, only because I went too early, right around 9:00AM. The actual standby line once the museum is open at 10 moves fairly fast. It queues at that granite bench area near the corner of 14th and Constitution, on the property at that Disney Sponsored 'reading nook' area, just get to the front of that line and you'll get in quicker. There was no line in the cafe, but on the sub level where the historic exhibits are...there's still a 45 min wait to go into that entire half of the museum. No waits at all on the upper culture floors. No wait for the store either, but their inventory seemed low, even compared to yesterday.

  

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59. "Which inventory "
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61. "apparel mostly"
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62. "RE: apparel mostly"
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That's what I was worried about. I got me and I am a man shirt. Some of those prices though. Wooooo.

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60. "im going oct 14th!"
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the lovely lfresh scored me tickets!!!!

im way too excited about this

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63. "Very cool. Make sure to stop in the reflecting fountain. "
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64. "ha! you're welcome"
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didn't even see this post til now
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67. "HA!"
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57. "RE: Opening: the National Museum of African American History and Culture"
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Timed passes currently available for Feb and March.. Weekends are gone though.


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69. "Traffic at the museum is more than the system can handle, swipe - "
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70. "Yeah like I said I'll wait until the hype dies down, lol"
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71. "if anybody get tickets they cant use..."
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Holla at me please!!!!!

not tryna wait till 2017 Trump may be president then...

You take the blue pill, the story ends. You wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill, you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.

  

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76. "You can get day of tickets, at least during weekdays."
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If you show up, you'll get in. My wait this past Wednesday was 15 mins max, then on Thursday my wait was approx. 45 mins.

Inside the only real line was for the lower floor exhibits, they're the floors after the escalators, below the Oprah Theater and the Sweet Home Cafe, that wait was about 45 mins, according to their crowd control person. But, if you use the staircase (near the elevators by the welcome desk) which has a temporary stanchion barrier and sign reading "employees only" but just at that one level, if you're brave go around it (no one stopped me, or was even in the area to stop me) you'll be good.

The day of ticket queues at the Disney sponsored granite bench reading area, which is inside the property and closest to the corners of 14th and Constitution, the goal is to be in the front of that line.

  

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72. "tickets through march 2017 all gone. wtf?"
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73. "RE: tickets through march 2017 all gone. wtf?"
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http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/tix/5806014842.html

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74. "oh fuck em. no i wouldnt pay for tix"
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i'd rather save that money and give it to the museum (ie pay for charter membership)

its pretty sheisty to sell tickets- what a dickhead move.

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75. "I tell my wife on a weekly basis "humans are terrible""
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It's an easy blanket response that fits unfortunately too often.

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77. "its impossible to see everything in less than a day"
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i went on friday and was there for 4 hours and barely got to the ground floor level.
by the time they were saying, 'the museum is closing make your way...'
i was like what? i dont think i was even halfway :o(

definitely its going to take more than one trip to fully experience the museum.

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78. "i did get that impression"
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i got tix for two days in a row for my next aimed visit

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79. "you have to come see me when you do come"
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(open invite)

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83. "=)"
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i think it might be a giant group event
lets see how it pans out
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80. "tried to give you the cheat code"
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http://board.okayplayer.com/okp.php?az=show_topic&forum=4&topic_id=13073248&mesg_id=13073248&listing_type=search#13079052

  

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81. "that you did"
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and i've been telling everyone about that
but i live in bmore- no way im going to d.c. that early without knowing for certain

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82. "i got 30 tickets!"
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for the student group im in- during black history month

the museum does have tickets for non-profit groups (of more than 10 people)
its a bitch to get through though- took me an hour waiting on hold
(and this was the second time trying)

but i cant wait!

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http://perspectivesudans.blogspot.com/
i myself would never want to be god,or even like god.Because god got all these human beings on this planet and i most certainly would not want to be responsible for them, or even have the disgrace that i made them.

  

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