Opening the Smithsonian's first, national museum devoted to African American history and culture was a gargantuan, multi-year endeavor. Under Bunch's leadership the museum raised $453 million dollars and, since its opening in September, 2016, it has attracted than five and a half million visitors.
So can a poet handle that kind of dedication to donor courtship not to mention administrative bureaucracy? According to the Smithsonian, in Young's four years at the Schomburg Center, he raised $10 million in grants and donations and raised attendance by 40 percent. "Kevin will bring an exciting mix of scholarship, technological savvy and bold vision that builds on the foundational work of the many people who built the museum," says Secretary Bunch in a statement."As a poet, he understands how the museum fulfilled the dreams of many Americans, and under his leadership the museum will shape the hopes of future generations."
Poet Kevin Young speaks during the Celebration of the Life of Toni Morrison on Nov. 21, 2019, in New York.Poet Kevin Young speaks during the Celebration of the Life of Toni Morrison on Nov. 21, 2019, in New York.The artifacts in NMAAHC's vast collection span several generations of African American history and culture: a cabin that housed enslaved people on Edisto Island, S.C.
Hopefully after November there will even still be a smithsonian and an African-American Museum
RichieHof I love when people select poets!
Looks like an alien spaceship.
Hideous building.
Now I can go to sleep
Rather ugly building, looks like a piece of pinched-off turd!!
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