Washington’s New Museum Celebrates African American History and Culture

The new Museum was opened in September in Washington D.C. It will conserve and exhibit more than 36,000 artifacts that are very precious to the nation’s history. Toyota supports this event as a Founding Donor as well as the Grand Opening Sponsor.

The charge started with black veterans of the Civil War. Now, with the new National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) we will be able to see and better understand how the African American knowledge helped in framing all of us.

“Toyota is proud to be a partner in preserving the priceless artifacts of African American history and culture that convey a compelling story of determination, faith, resilience and achievement,” said, Latondra Newton, Toyota group vice president, Social Innovation and Chief Diversity Officer. “This will become a lasting landmark of the rich history of the African American experience for generations.”

Toyota has endorsed one special “Century in the Making: Building the National Museum of African American History and Culture” exhibition. This records the biggest milestones over the last 100 years that led to the foundation of the museum. It all began with a 1916 letter from the National Memorial Association to President Woodrow Wilson, who was president at that time.

Toyota has the shared obligation with the museum in decreasing energy consumption and conserving water, all towards historic preservation.

“We embrace not only what the museum’s designers and curators have achieved in building this historic treasure, we applaud their foresight to enrich our lives and protect our environment with this sustainable museum,” said Newton.

The expectations for buildings are to get the LEED gold certification from the U.S. green Building Council. This is the highest level of the museums on the mall.