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28 OBSESSIONS. DECORATIONS. SALIENT FACTS. London-based architect David Adjaye, the exte- rior looks like a filigreed bronze tiered basket and a powerful repository of objects, memories, and ideals. Exhibits range from painful to exhila- rating: from vestiges of slavery (wrought-iron shackles and a recon- structed early 1800s plantation slave cabin) to Rosa Parks standing next to the dress she wore when she was arrested and papers documenting the emancipation of black communities and the struggle of the civil rights movements. But there are joyful exhibits, as well — Michael Jackson's fedora, Louis Armstrong's trumpet, and Mohammed Ali's headgear. Even the in-house Sweet Home Café has a well-researched menu, ranging from Southern classics to Caribbean-style favorites, making it an exhibit of its own. Although the museum, like all Smithsonian institutions, is free to the public, be sure to book your en- try: High demand has it fully reserved well into February. Filippo Tattoni-Marcozzi Monumentally Speaking W hen a little bird told me San Antonio's Bird Bakery was opening a second location in Highland Park Village this month, vi- sions of red velvet cupcakes and scrump- tious tuna salad sandwiches danced in my head. (I grew up in Alamo Heights, the S.A. neighborhood home to the bak- ery's flagship, and I crave most every- thing on the menu.) Journalist, television host, and model Elizabeth Chambers opened Bird Bakery in 2012, inspired by the recipes of her British grandmother, Maureen Carnathan, who once owned a San Antonio catering company. Chambers, who is married to actor Armie Hammer, even had her favorite recipe at their wed- A NEW NEST W hoever the next president shall be, he or she will be seeing outside the Oval Office a powerful reminder of the importance of African-American history and cul- ture and this country's coming to terms with its troubled past, controversial present, and hopeful future. A new museum built on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., the National Museum of African American History and Culture, joined the many institutions, museums, and memo- rials that make this two-mile stretch the most emotionally and symbolically charged in the land. Designed by Tanzanian-born, ding. "The carrot cake was the groom's cake," she recalls. "It has shred- ded coconut, fresh pine- apple, walnuts, golden raisins, a citrus glaze, and citrus cream cheese frosting — layers and layers of delicious decadence." A bit more contemporary than the rustic aesthetic of the original, the Dallas bakery serves up the same breakfast and lunch offerings: sandwiches, soups, muffins, pies, cupcakes, cakes, and cookies, plus teas, lemonades, and Austin-based Cuvée Coffee beverages. When the HP Village Christmas lights and carriage rides return, we're sipping a Bird peppermint hot choc- olate to keep us warm. Bird Bakery, 7A Highland Park Village, no phone number at press time, birdbakery.com. Linden Wilson Elizabeth Chambers The David Adjaye-designed museum's interior National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. ALAN KARCHMER / NMAAHC ALAN KARCHMER / NMAAHC LILLIANA STORY ROBIN MCMONIGLE 214.543.6903 rmcmonigle@briggsfreeman.com HELPING YOU FIND YOUR HOME & LIFESTYLE 3449 STANFORD AVENUE | $2,185,000 2729 STANFORD AVENUE | $2,239,000 JUST LISTED 3821 Southwestern 3520 Villanova 2901 Bryn Mawr JUST SOLD 6324 DOUGLAS AVENUE | $1,699,000