1st the only thing blacker than the Luke Cage series on Netflix is the NMAAHC.
2nd the museum is what you make of it. I personally enjoyed it but this won’t be a review so if you’re looking for JD’s opinion hit me on my phone or hit me in the DM’s.
On social media I see a lot of pictures and talk about the quality of the museum but not much info on how to approach this epically huge space; wear comfortable shoes and your fitbit. Yes this place is big as fuck and it doesn’t exactly flow in a walk thru fashion. It’s not a maze but it’s not a walk around the park either.
Okay step one…
If you don’t have at least 3 hours to blow don’t even show up; just give your tickets away to somebody else. As I mentioned above the space if huge and it’s a lot to see. Plus the line to get in the building is at least 15 minutes. You’re not going to see everything no matter what but if you don’t have a lot of time to thoroughly explore the sections that you do see it’s not even worth the trip.
Step two…
Go in a small group. Like 4 people tops. There are a lot of dead ends and the sheer volume of people in venue make it harder to navigate because it there’s no clear path to map out. There are so many things that can draw you in different directions you can easily get split up. You don’t waste of your precious time sending “WYA” text messages to your friends because no matter what they say you won’t know where the fuck they are and you’re not the only to think of the “waving your cell phone in the air so I can see you” maneuver; every 6th person was doing that. Literally.
Step three…
Uber. Seriously. Uber. It was almost impossible prior to this museum to find parking on the mall so now it will take an act of God to find parking.
Step four…
Leave your jacket in the car or be prepared to carry it. They say black people attract heat and in this museum the theory is tested and proven. Normally museums are pretty fucking brisk but not in here because it’s packed. Like the Apple store on the iPhone release day packed. Wear deodorant.
Step five…
Go to the basement level first. This is the only exhibit with a semblance of a chronological flow and it’s probably the most time consuming portion of the entire museum. If you’ve been to the Holocaust museum this exhibit is set up very similar but instead of 12 years plus the intro to Adolf being a fuck boy they’re covering in the neighborhood of 450 plus years.
Step six…
Skip the second floor completely. Like fuck that shit all together. If you’re looking for a place to rest your feet for a second then the second floor is definitely the place to go. They have chairs and shit.
Step seven…
After the basement the next stop if the 4th floor. That’s pretty much everything about black culture, music, art, food, fashion; almost everything except sports and war.
Step eight…
Enjoy yourself because if Trump becomes president this spot might not be open for business come Saturday, January 21st 2017.
Doing it for the motherfucking culture.
Jean DeGrate has spoken
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