Accessible
for people with disabilities Archives
The Anacostia Community Museum Archives (ACMA) opened in 2001 in the Smithsonian Institution’s newly renovated Anacostia Community Museum, founded in 1967 as the first federally funded neighborhood museum and located in the historic Anacostia section of Washington, D.C. The archives unit collects, preserves, and makes available materials supporting the object-based collection and the research and educational activities of the museum, as well as the museum’s mission which is centered on contemporary urban communities.
Read the Archives Brochure.
Research Access
The Anacostia Community Museum Archives are open by appointment only on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, from 10:00 a.m. to noon and from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. To schedule an appointment, call (202) 633-4853 or e-mail a request.