{"id":896,"date":"2019-03-22T13:27:52","date_gmt":"2019-03-22T13:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olos.ala.org\/csk\/?p=896"},"modified":"2021-08-15T03:36:51","modified_gmt":"2021-08-15T03:36:51","slug":"opportunity-at-ala-annual-visit-the-national-museum-for-african-american-history-and-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olos.ala.org\/csk\/2019\/03\/22\/opportunity-at-ala-annual-visit-the-national-museum-for-african-american-history-and-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Opportunity at ALA Annual: Visit the National Museum of African American  History and Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/olos.ala.org\/csk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/African-American-Museum.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-894\" width=\"398\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/olos.ala.org\/csk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/African-American-Museum.jpg 640w, https:\/\/olos.ala.org\/csk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/African-American-Museum-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 398px) 100vw, 398px\" \/><figcaption>Photo credit: Susan Polos<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As you visit DC for Annual, some sites must not be missed. One is the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC).\u00a0 Here are some tips to expedite your visit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>VIP TOURS<\/strong> are being offered on Thursday June 20 and Tuesday June 25 beginning at 9:30 am on each day. Contact Bettye Smith at <a href=\"mailto:bls.csktreas2018@gmail.com\">bls.csktreas2018@gmail.com<\/a> if you would like to participate.&nbsp; Sign up is required &#8211; Deadline is May 3. For security reasons, all names must be submitted to the museum. <\/li><li><strong>GROUP VISITS<\/strong> \u2013 If VIP tours are not convenient or available, group tickets may be obtained.&nbsp; Go to website <a href=\"https:\/\/nmaahc.si.edu\/visit\/groups\">https:\/\/nmaahc.si.edu\/visit\/groups<\/a> for more details.&nbsp; (This does not include any tours.&nbsp; The Welcome Desk inside the museum will have more information if any tours are available.)<\/li><li><strong>WALK-INS<\/strong> \u2013 For entry into the museum Monday through Friday after 1:00 pm, no passes are required.<\/li><li><strong>SAME DAY PASSES<\/strong> \u2013 These are available online at <a href=\"https:\/\/nmaahc.si.edu\/visit\/passes\">https:\/\/nmaahc.si.edu\/visit\/passes<\/a> each day beginning at 6:30 am. Up to 4 passes per order may be obtained.<\/li><li><strong>ADVANCED TIMED PASSES<\/strong> \u2013 These are available online 3 months prior to the month of your visit.&nbsp; Unfortunately the date for June has passed.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Please check the museum website <a href=\"https:\/\/nmaahc.si.edu\">https:\/\/nmaahc.si.edu<\/a> or email Bettye Smith at\n<a href=\"mailto:bls.csktreas2018@gmail.com\">bls.csktreas2018@gmail.com<\/a> if\nyou have additional questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Bettye Smith<\/em><\/strong><em> is treasurer of the Coretta Scott King Book\nAwards Committee.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As you visit DC for Annual, some sites must not be missed. One is the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC).\u00a0 Here are some tips to expedite your visit: VIP TOURS are being offered on Thursday June 20 and Tuesday June 25 beginning at 9:30 am on each day. Contact Bettye Smith &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/olos.ala.org\/csk\/2019\/03\/22\/opportunity-at-ala-annual-visit-the-national-museum-for-african-american-history-and-culture\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Opportunity at ALA Annual: Visit the National Museum of African American  History and Culture<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[35],"class_list":["post-896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-past-events-and-important-people","tag-ala-annual"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/olos.ala.org\/csk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/896","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/olos.ala.org\/csk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/olos.ala.org\/csk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olos.ala.org\/csk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olos.ala.org\/csk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=896"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/olos.ala.org\/csk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/896\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1373,"href":"https:\/\/olos.ala.org\/csk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/896\/revisions\/1373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/olos.ala.org\/csk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=896"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olos.ala.org\/csk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=896"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olos.ala.org\/csk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=896"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}