“He had a commitment to African American institutions and to architecture that was palpable and inspiring,” said Kinshasha Holman Conwill of NMAAHC.

Ruth Odom Bonner, the daughter of a slave, was 100 years old when she passed away in Silver Spring on Friday.

“He symbolized possibility—he symbolized that it was really important that America was changing and his presence was a symbol of that change,” the museum’s director said.

Angela Davis, Alice Walker, and Danny Glover will be at Busboys & Poet’s Peace Ball. The vice president elect’s pantsless doppleganger will attend a “Unity Ball” benefiting Planned Parenthood and Bread for the City.

Another chance to try to snag tickets for early 2017.

Anyone who fell asleep at the e-ticket window has another opportunity to get in line on Monday, when tickets for January-March are distributed.

Tears were shed as a cavalcade of politicians and celebrities marked the opening of the new Smithsonian museum on Saturday.

D.C. has plenty of options.

More than one hundred years of work, including four of construction, culminate in the grand opening tomorrow.

The museum pays homage to the city in ways big and small, flashy and subtle.