WASHINGTON - Three years after the opening of the Smithsonian’s landmark Museum of African American History and Culture, momentum is building toward the creation of a museum dedicated to American women’s history. The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill to establish the museum inside the Smithsonian network and take steps toward funding and construction. Prior to assuming his current post last year, Bunch was the founding director of the African-American History Museum. The bill to create the African American museum passed in 2003 but the museum itself didn’t open its doors until September 2016. The 400,000 square foot African American History museum cost $540 million and was funded through a similar 50/50 public-private partnership.

Source: thestar February 11, 2020 22:07 UTC