National Museum of African Art – Smithsonian Institution
Visionary: Viewpoints on Africa’s Arts, the National Museum of African Art’s most recent, large-scale presentation of its collection, is the first to offer broad thematic connections between artworks across the spectrum of time, place, and medium.
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Visionary: Viewpoints on Africa’s Arts, the National Museum of African Art’s most recent, large-scale presentation of its collection, is the first to offer broad thematic connections between artworks across the spectrum of time, place, and medium.
About - National Museum of African Art
The National Museum of African Art (NMAfA) began as a private educational institution in 1964 to promote cross-cultural understanding in the social sciences and arts. Founded by Warren M. Robbins, a former U.S. Foreign Service officer, it was known as the Museum of African Art and located on Capitol Hill in a townhouse that had been the home of ...
Upcoming Events - National Museum of African Art
Celebrate 60 years of African Art with the Sounds of Africa concert series featuring the music of the African diaspora! This ongoing series, which will run through November 16, brings together a stellar lineup of artists who are pushing the boundaries of music from Africa while honoring its …
Quick browse - National Museum of African Art
More than 600,000 items of visual material, including rare collections of glass plate negatives, lantern slides, stereographs, postcards, maps, and engravings on the history and cultures of Africa.
Tours and Outreach - National Museum of African Art
Discover the National Museum of African Art with us! Bring your students to tour one of our exciting exhibitions and learn about the museum’s unique architecture—the museum is 96% underground! Examine objects and ideas through a variety of age-appropriate activities.
Collections - National Museum of African Art
Provenance at the National Museum of African Art. Learn more about the museum’s work in researching collection provenance—and contribute tips in its efforts.
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2015年11月24日 · From alcoves filled with handcrafted gold pieces to sinuous wood and stone sculptures, the National Museum of African Art will offer your guests a luxurious and cosmopolitan experience they will not soon forget!
Visionary: Viewpoints on Africa’s Arts - National Museum of …
Visionary ideas propel the greatest human accomplishments. The works of art in the collection of the National Museum of African Art have been made with imagination, insight, and the highest level of skill and creativity to address critical perspectives on universal human issues.
National Museum of African Art / Art and Programs / On View
Ongoing. A towering and visually striking sculpture of Haitian leader Toussaint Louverture by contemporary Senegalese artist Ousmane Sow is the centerpiece of a new exhibition of important acquisitions of the past decade at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art.