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Smithsonian African American Museum reaches 1 million visitors

By fox5dc.com staff
Published February 20, 2017
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WASHINGTON - The National Museum of African American History and Culture announced last week that has reached the one million visitors milestone.

The milestone was reached in just over four months, the museum opened on Sept. 24, 2016.

In addition to the high number of visitors, the museum's restaurant, the Sweet Home Cafe, has been nominated for a 2017 James Beard Foundation Award.

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