Lonnie Bunch, the founding director of the Smithsonian's museum about African American history, will now lead the entire system of museums and parks. He'll become the first African American to lead the institution.
WASHINGTON — When Lonnie Bunch started working on the Smithsonian's first black museum, he had no collection, no building and one employee.
Bunch replaces David Skorton, who will become president and CEO of the Association of American Medical Colleges. Bunch will be the first African American to be Smithsonian secretary.Ground for the $540 million museum was broken in 2012 on a 5-acre tract near the Washington Monument. Construction was completed in 2016. Millions of donors contributed $315 million in private funds ahead of the opening.
Chief Justice John Roberts, who is also the Smithsonian chancellor, said Bunch guided"the premier museum celebrating African American achievements." As Smithsonian secretary, he will hire his eventual replacement. Spencer Crew will serve as interim director until then, Bunch said.
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