Appropriately so, given the distinct story that the new National Museum of African American History and Culture, opening Saturday, seeks to tell about what it means to be American. The cabin, which was taken apart and reassembled inside the museum, would have housed up to 16 people. (Paul Hunter/CBC)The 19th Smithsonian museum was the first to be built without a pre-existing collection, with all of its items relying on donors. Museum attendance is expected to smash Smithsonian records, with 100,000 people already signed on as members. A concert poster promoting a James Brown show at D.C.'s new National Museum of African American History and Culture, the 19th museum in the Smithsonian family.

Source: CBC News September 24, 2016 09:22 UTC