My Pick of the Week : A Right To The City @ Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum
GIRL POWER: The amazing ladies making 'A Right To The City' at the Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum a must see exhibit!
If I had one word to describe this exhibit it would be "wow."
On Wednesday, The Advoc8te had the pleasure of getting an informal preview of 'A Right To the City' - the new exhibit opening at the Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum this weekend. Not only did I get to preview the exhibition, I got to meet the amazing people who have been working so hard behind the scenes to bring this exhibition to life.
During my short visit, my emotions ranged from joy at the team's genuine enthusiasm to tears at the sight of the powerful images and statements in the exhibit itself. I don't want to say too much (you should experience this exhibit for yourself) but it is something you shouldn't miss. No matter where you stand on the changes taking place in DC, you will walk away with something powerful from this exhibit, you can even leave something powerful too (but you will have to go to find out what).
So go check out 'A Right To The City' (details below) and share your experience in the comments!
After a half-century of population decline and disinvestment, Washington, D.C., and similar urban centers around the country have been witnessing a “return to the city,” with rapidly growing populations, rising rents and home prices, but also deepening inequality. A Right to the City explores the history of neighborhood change in the nation’s capital, and its rich history of neighborhood organizing and civic engagement that transformed the city in the face of tremendous odds. With a focus on a diverse range of neighborhoods across the city, the exhibition tells the story of how ordinary Washingtonians have helped shape and reshape their neighborhoods in extraordinary ways: through the fight for quality public education, for healthy and green communities, for equitable transit and equitable development, and for a genuinely democratic approach to city planning.
Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum
1901 Fort Place SE