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Help the Anacostia Community Museum celebrate its 55th anniversary

Be a part of Portraits By The People, a new initiative from the Anacostia Community Museum

Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
Anacostia Historical Society members pose in front of the Carver Theater, which served as the first home for the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum, now known as the Anacostia Community Museum. Louise Daniel Hutchinson, historian at the museum, is the seventh person from the left in the front row. (1967. Photographer unknown, via Smithsonian Institution Archives)

Since its founding in 1967, the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum has been powered by the people and stories of the Washington, D.C. region. In celebration of the museum’s 55th anniversary, ACM is asking residents of the D.C. Metro area to submit pictures of themselves in their communities as the museum looks to its next 55 years and beyond! Portraits by the People continues the museum’s tradition of preserving and celebrating the local stories which make up our diverse neighborhoods.

drum line of young kids marches in front of museum
Garfield Prep Academy Elementary School’s award-winning Drumline perform for Anacostia Community Museum’s 50th Anniversary Open House Celebration Sept. 15, 2017. (Photo by Susana Raab / Anacostia Community Museum)

Deadline is September 15

Select images will be showcased as projections on the side of the museum’s building on the evening of September 15, as well as on the ACM’s social media platforms throughout the summer of 2022.

Here’s our special request for our Smithsonian colleagues

We would be so grateful if you would help us with our anniversary project. When you’re planning your portrait we would love for you to show your life at the Smithsonian!

Be creative and include your work at SI in your portrait!

Here are some ideas:

  • Portrait of you at work
  • Picture of you and your favorite artifact
  • Photo of you and your co-workers
  • Picture of your family or friends visiting you at work

Learn more about the initiative and submit your portrait here: https://anacostia.si.edu/portraits

The Anacostia Community Museum in 2022.

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Posted: 29 July 2022
About the Author:

Madeleine “Maddie” Weyand-Geise recently joined OPA as the public affairs assistant, though she’s yet to step foot into the Castle as an employee. After starting work mid-pandemic, Maddie can’t wait for coworkers other than her aloe plant. Maddie comes to OPA with a background working in communications for local arts organizations and higher education. With degrees in art history and public relations, Maddie sees the Smithsonian as the perfect workplace to combine her passions for art, public access and education.