Anacostia Community Museum, Washington D.C.

Name: Anacostia Community Museum
Address: Washington D.C., United States

#221 among attractions in Washington D.C.

Museum, History museum

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The Anacostia Community Museum is a community museum in the Anacostia neighborhood of Washington, D.C., in the United States. It is one of twenty museums under the umbrella of the Smithsonian Institution and was the first federally funded community museum in the United States. The museum, founded in 1967, was created with the intention to bring aspects of the Smithsonian museums, located on the National Mall, to the Anacostia neighborhood, with the hope that community members from the neighborhood would visit the main Smithsonian museums. It became federally funded in 1970 and focuses on the community in and around Anacostia in its exhibitions. This museum also houses a library. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1967 (57 years ago)Visitors per year: 39 thous.Coordinates: 38°51'23"N, 76°58'37"W

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Southeast Washington (Anacostia)Washington D.C. United States

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Anacostia Community Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Anacostia Arts Center, Anacostia Neighborhood Library, Honfleur Gallery, America's Islamic Heritage Museum.

0.8 miNW
Museum
Anacostia Arts Center, Washington D.C.
21 min walk • The Anacostia Arts Center is a multi-use arts space located at 1231 Good Hope Road SE in the Anacostia Historic District of Washington, D.C.
0.6 miN
Library
Anacostia Neighborhood Library, Washington D.C.
17 min walk • Anacostia Neighborhood Library is part of the District of Columbia Public Library System. It was opened to the public in 1942.
0.9 miNW
Museum, Art gallery
Honfleur Gallery, Washington D.C.
24 min walk • Honfleur Gallery located on Good Hope Road in the Anacostia Historic District neighborhood of Washington, D.C. is a gallery that was established in January 2007 by the Action to Rehabilitate Community Housing group.
0.9 miNW
Museum, Islamic architecture
America's Islamic Heritage Museum, Washington D.C.
24 min walk • America's Islamic Heritage Museum is the principal project of Collections & Stories of American Muslims, Inc. – a Washington, DC, Ward 8 based, non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and fostering educational community-engagement opportunities that provide access to, and understanding of, the history of Muslim Americans.
0.6 miSW
Cemetery
Bet Mishpachah Cemetery, Suitland
17 min walk • The Bet Mishpachah Cemetery is a recently established Jewish cemetery located in Southeast Washington, D.C. The cemetery is for the Bet Mishpachah community located in the Dupont Circle area of Washington, D.C.
0.7 miSW
Cemetery
Elesavetgrad Cemetery, Suitland
20 min walk • The Elesavetgrad Cemetery DCHBA is a 2.6 acre Jewish cemetery located in Southeast Washington, D.C. The cemetery was established in December 1911. This cemetery is adjacent to the Ohev Sholom, Adas Israel, Bet Mishpachah and Washington Hebrew cemeteries.
0.9 miN
Neighbourhood
Southeast, Washington D.C.
25 min walk • Southeast is the southeastern quadrant of Washington, D.C. the capital of the United States, and is located south of East Capitol Street and east of South Capitol Street.
0.7 miNW
Museum, History museum, Gothic Revival architecture
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, Washington D.C.
17 min walk • The Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, administered by the National Park Service, is located at 1411 W Street, SE, in Anacostia, a neighborhood east of the Anacostia River in Southeast Washington, D.C. United States.
1.4 miNE
Library
Francis A. Gregory Neighborhood Library, Washington D.C.
35 min walk • Francis A. Gregory Neighborhood Library is part of the District of Columbia Public Library System. It was originally opened to the public in 1961. A new building on the same site, designed by award-winning architect David Adjaye opened on June 19, 2012.
1 miSW
Music venue
St. Elizabeths East Entertainment and Sports Arena, Washington D.C.
27 min walk • The Entertainment and Sports Arena is a multi-purpose events facility, located on the St. Elizabeths East Campus, in Congress Heights, a residential neighborhood in southeast Washington, D.C. The arena is home to the Washington Mystics of the WNBA and the Capital City Go-Go of the NBA G League.
1.2 miNW
Bridge
11th Street Bridges, Washington D.C.
32 min walk • The 11th Street Bridges are a complex of three bridges across the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. United States. The bridges convey Interstate 695 across the Anacostia to its southern terminus at Interstate 295 and DC 295. The bridges also connect the neighborhood of Anacostia with the rest of the city of Washington.

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Which popular attractions are close to Anacostia Community Museum?

Nearby attractions include Garfield Heights, Suitland (7 min walk), Skyland, Suitland (10 min walk), Bet Mishpachah Cemetery, Suitland (17 min walk), Anacostia Neighborhood Library, Washington D.C. (17 min walk).

How to get to Anacostia Community Museum by public transport?

The nearest stations to Anacostia Community Museum:

Bus

B • Lines: V7 (24 min walk)
C • Lines: W2, W3 (25 min walk)

Metro

Congress Heights • Lines: Gr (26 min walk)
Southern Avenue • Lines: Gr (28 min walk)