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The Smithsonian has raised more than US$55m towards the development of its upcoming American Women’s History Museum in Washington, D.C.
Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 01 Mar 2023
The site for the American Women’s History Museum is expected to be on or near to Washington’s National Mall Credit: Matti Blume/Wikimedia Commons
The Smithsonian has raised more than US$55m (€51.6m, £45.8m) for its upcoming American Women’s History Museum (AWHM) in Washington D.C., US.
The money has been raised through several significant donations from private donors including fashion designer Tory Burch, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Walmart heiress Alice Walton. Corporate donors include Deloitte, Bank of America and Target.
“The stories we tell about our country’s history so often overlook the contributions of the women in every generation whose efforts and ideas helped make us who we are today,” said Melinda French Gates.
“By paying tribute to the women who shaped out past, The Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum empowers and inspires the ones who will shape our future.”
The AWHM is one of two new Smithsonian museums currently in advanced planning, with both the AWHM and the National Museum of the American Latino receiving formal approval by US Congress in December 2020.
While AWHM does not yet have permanent premises, The New York Times reports that it is already up and running with a staff of 14 and an annual operating budget of US$2m (€1.8m, £1.6m).
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