May 18, 2008 - October 5, 2008
Historical Society of Washington, 801 K St., NW (betw 7 & 9 Sts)
Located at an off-site venue, this exhibition discusses the history of social relations from Reconstruction to the second half of the 20th century through the prism of baseball. It features such personalities as Josh Gibson and "Buck" Leonard, star players of the Homestead Grays. The exhibition also highlights community teams that gave rise to the various amateur, collegiate, and semi-pro black baseball teams and leagues.
Accompanying the museum's exhibition is Discovering Greatness, a traveling exhibition developed by the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. It provides a timeline on the history of black baseball through photographs and memorabilia. Both exhibitions are cosponsored with the Historical Society of Washington, D.C.
For directions and hours to the Historical Society, call 202-383-1850 or visit Web site http://www.historydc.org/.
September 15, 2007 - November 9, 2008
Main, Community, and Kinard Galleries
To celebrate the museum's 40th anniversary, this exhibition documents the development of community life of neighborhoods east of the Anacostia River beginning with the original inhabitation by Native Americans up to the present, while offering possible visions for the future. It covers the struggle over land, who owns it, who controls it, who profits from it, and how residents determine their own destiny.
Although the Anacostia Community Museum does not have an on-site café, many Smithsonian museums do.
