In the crowded history galleries of the NMAAHC, you may find yourself reading over the shoulders of other visitors. The good: As the museum approaches its third birthday, it’s not the sardine can it was during its first year. But it’s also a big museum, with 105,000 square feet of exhibit space and 517,198 visitors during the first four months of this year. Visits to NMAAHC begin with bottleneck after bottleneck: There’s just one escalator to get to the one glass elevator to get to the beginning of the history exhibit. The history exhibits become roomier after the timeline reaches the American Revolution — a welcome respite, though it doesn’t make thematic sense.

Source: Washington Post June 27, 2019 15:16 UTC