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February 21, 2014
Bronze crown to top black history museum
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal arts panel has given final approval for designs and materials to build a bronze color corona as the defining element of the Smithsonian's new black history museum being built on the National Mall.
On Thursday, the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts voted to approve a cast aluminum lattice that will surround the National Museum of African American History and Culture. In different lights, it's meant to appear as a glowing bronze crown.
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