Title

National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI)

Creator

Douglas Cardinal

Johnpaul Jones

Donna House

Jones & Jones

Lou Weller

Native American Design Collaborative

Polshek Partnership Architects

Date

2004 (Opened)

Description

Opened in 2004 after nearly 15 years of planning and negotiations, the National Museum of the American Indian holds nearly 800,000 objects of cultural and historical significance. A photographic archive holds an additional 125,000 images. Congress established NMAI after it was discovered that the Smithsonian Institution held some 18,000 Native American remains. Native leaders petitioned Congress for respectful treatment of those remains, culminating in the museum's authorization.

Source

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. View original.

Coverage

2000-present