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The Contemplative Court, one of the signature spaces in the National Museum of African American History and Culture, features a glass oculus that allows natural light to filter in through a cascading waterfall.
The National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), administered by the Smithsonian Institute, was established in December 2003 and opened its permanent home in September 2016. The 350,000-square-foot, 10-story (five above and five below ground) was built to the postmodern design of Phil Freelon's Freelon Group, Sir David Adjaye's Adjaye Associates and Davis Brody Bond. The above ground floors feature an inverted step pyramid surrounded by a bronze architectural scrim, which reflects a crown used in Yoruba culture. With more than 40,000 objects in its collection, although only about 3,500 items are on display, the NMAAHC is the world's largest museum dedicated to African-American history and culture.
The Smithsonian Institution, an educational and research institute and associated museum complex, administered and funded by the government of the United States and by funds from its endowment, contributions, and profits from its shops and its magazines, was established in 1846. Although concentrated in Washington DC, its collection of over 136 million items is spread through 19 museums, a zoo, and nine research centers from New York to Panama.
The Nine Dragon Wall on W. Cermak Rd, just east of S. Wentworth Ave., is modeled after the most sophisticated wall in BeiHai (North Sea) Park in Beijing. It replicates the large dragons and more than 500 smaller dragons painted in red, gold and blue, signifying the Chinese focus on good fortune. The Nine Dragon Wall is one of the only three such replicas outside of China.
Photograph from Chicago Architecture Foundation Explore Chinatown tour.
This Nine-banded Armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus, was photographed in Panama, as part of a research project utilizing motion-activated camera-traps.
You are invited to go WILD on Smithsonian's interactive website, Smithsonian WILD, to learn more about the research and browse photos like this from around the world.
Voodoo Music + Arts Experience at City Park on November 2nd, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Credit: Scott Legato. www.schwegweb.com
Name: Planet Nine
Length: 73m
World's largest yacht number: 154
Shipyard: The Italian Sea Group (Admiral)
Price: 85 000 000€
Shot enabled by Gorillapod and remote shutter release.
Can you believe she made us carry her all the way up to the top of the falls?!?
Check out my photostream for the rest of the shots from a sweet hike in Crawford Notch, NH.
Voodoo Music + Arts Experience at City Park on November 2nd, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Credit: Scott Legato. www.schwegweb.com