Smithsonian Museum African Art

Smithsonian Institution: National Museum of African Art Announces Promised Gift: The “African Ceremonies” Photographic Collection

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art has announced a promised gift, the “African Ceremonies” collection, that features archival materials documenting the work of photographers Carol ...

insider.si.edu: Earth Works - A collaboration between the National Museum of African Art and Smithsonian Gardens

Earth Works - A collaboration between the National Museum of African Art and Smithsonian Gardens

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art has announced “Here: Pride and Belonging in African Art,” opens Jan. 23–Aug. 23. Artists’ voices are central to this exhibition, which features works ...

National Museum of African Art Announces Promised Gift: The “African Ceremonies” Photographic Collection

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insider.si.edu: National Museum of African Art Announces “Here: Pride and Belonging in African Art”

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National Museum of African Art Announces “Here: Pride and Belonging in African Art”

Smithsonian Magazine: This Groundbreaking New Showcase of Nearly 60 Works Is the Biggest-Ever Exhibition of LGBTQ+ African Art

Smithsonian Magazine: How the American Women’s History Initiative Pool Lays the Groundwork for a New Museum

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Hyperallergic: Week in Review: Archaeologists Find Imperial Sculpture of Dionysus, Smithsonian Appoints First African American Head

Also, the Baltimore Museum of Art is launching a citywide survey to learn how it can best serve Baltimore residents, the Art Institute of Chicago is deaccessioning 300 works of Chinese art, and more.

Week in Review: Archaeologists Find Imperial Sculpture of Dionysus, Smithsonian Appoints First African American Head

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“I don’t know yet that there is such a thing as African LGBTQ art history,” says curator and author Serubiri Moses. Moses is a co-curator of “Here: Pride and Belonging in African Art,” now open at the ...

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