The Cultural Review

Urban Communities

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The Anacostia Community Museum, a historic building in Southeast D.C., with a few people walking by, symbolizing its declining visitor numbers.
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Smithsonian's Anacostia Museum faces uncertain future

Despite housing over 9,000 artifacts documenting African American history, the Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum, its only institution dedicated to urban communities, has seen visitor numbers d

Claire Donovan·June 4, 2026