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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The main site for the Smithsonian museums says that properly secured bagged lunches and drinks are allowed in all the museums.  Yet the African American FAQs says that food/drink isn't allowed.

Confusing.[/quote]

This is dumb.[/quote]

And discriminatory.[/quote]

OP here:  And apparently, it's wrong.  I guess they want to discourage the stupid people from munching on snacks and sandwiches as they learn about lynchings.  Sigh.  At least I found out the real answer.  And contrary to one of the know-it-alls in the previous postings above, you CAN take food into all the others when it is in your bags.  We've done it at Natural History and American History multiple times.  And apparently, we will be able to do it at African American History too!  [/quote]

I'm confused.

So what was the source of the wrong information?

And, can you just bring your own sandwich and open it in the cafeteria?[/quote]

I'm not OP, but: You cannot "bring your own sandwich and open it in the cafeteria." Or in the lobby or the exhibit spaces.

You CAN have that sandwich stowed away in your bag because you plan to eat it later somewhere else outside the museum. Not in the museum. Not even in the museum cafeteria.

You have a picnic with you? Wrapped up? Fine. You can carry it through the museum wrapped and in your bag. You just cannot eat it inside the building. The cafeteria is for people buying food and is not a picnic space for those with outside food. This is all clear in the language the OP has quoted from the Smithsonian. The confusion earlier was that the African American museum's site seemed to forbid even carrying food with you. That is wrong--you can carry it for your later use but cannot eat in the building.

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