Time to return home from my imaginary travels, but not without a layover in Washington D.C. The African American Museum will be opening soon, after what, 100 years in the making?

http://www.npr.org/2016/09/15/493909656/mission-of-african-american-museum-writ-large-in-its-very-design

The building looks spectacular, from what I can discern in the various articles published about it. The external, intricate ironwork that forms a diaphanous lattice reminds me of the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris – that museum is stunning as well.

     

Here are some critical thoughts by expert Mario Gooden, a principal of Huff + Gooden Architects and a professor of practice at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP) of Columbia University where is also the co-director of the Global Africa Lab (GAL), to be contemplated after the intense days of the opening are over.

http://www.averyreview.com/issues/6/african-american-museums

I chose portraits of the next generation, the treasures among us, for today’s features – may they grow up into a world that sees ever diminishing racism.