'Black Panther' Props Are Headed to the Smithsonian The museum will display the signature costume worn by Chadwick Boseman’s character, T’Challa, at their recently opened National Museum of African American History and Culture from October 24th to October 27th. The museum will also feature a shooting script signed by co-writer and director Ryan Coogler. 'Black Panther' is the first superhero of African descent to appear in mainstream American comics, and the film itself is the first major cinematic production based on the character. 'Black Panther' illustrates the progression of blacks in film, an industry that in the past has overlooked blacks, or regulated them to flat, one-dimensional and marginalized figures. Black Panther has pulled in more than $1 billion in worldwide box office sales and is the highest-grossing film by a black director. The Smithsonian also says they are in the process of making the costume a permanent exhibit.