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JAN 27
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SEP 14
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MAR 04
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Central Nigeria Unmasked: Arts of the Benue River Valley

The Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art (NMAfA) is organizing the exhibition, "Artists in Dialogue: Sandile Zulu and Henrique Oliveira," as the seco...

FRI
JAN 27
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NOV 01
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MAY 31
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East Africa Art Biennale - EASTAFAB 2011

The East Africa Art Biennale association is now preparing the fifth edition of the “East Africa Art Biennale - EASTAFAB 2011”. For the first time since it...

FRI
JAN 27
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JUL 01
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JUN 30
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Of Cloth and Culture II

African Textiles from the Norma Canelas and William D. Roth Collection The ninth in a series of exhibitions drawn from the Norma Canelas and William D. Ro...

US $8
FRI
JAN 27
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JAN 01
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DEC 31
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The Tomb-chapel of Nebamun:  Ancient Egyptian life and death

The British Museum acquired 11 wall-paintings from the tomb-chapel of a wealthy Egyptian official called Nebamun in the 1820s. Dating from about 1350 BC, the...

Free
FRI
JAN 27
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JAN 01
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DEC 31
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Permanent Exhbition of Egypt's Visual Art

A collection of contemporary visual arts and sculpture, including works by Ahmed Abdel-Wahab, Hamed Saeed, Hassan Soliman, Mohie-Eldin Hussein, and others

FRI
JAN 27
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JAN 01
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DEC 31
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ARchiTecture (art+architecture) Residency Programme in the Ashanti Region of Ghana

Our ARchiTecture (art+architecture) Residency Programme in the Ashanti Region of Ghana welcomes artistic persons in the fields of architecture, engineering a...

US $200
FRI
JAN 27
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JAN 01
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DEC 31
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Arts of a Continent

This ambitious exhibition of African art objects drawn from the UMFA’s permanent collection centers on themes of the spirit world and afterlife. Africa: Arts...

US $7
FRI
JAN 27
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JAN 01
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DEC 31
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The African Art Collection at the Neuberger Museum of Art

African art has been an integral part of the Neuberger Museum of Art since it opened in 1974. In 1999, the collection almost doubled in size with the major g...

US $5
FRI
JAN 27
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JAN 01
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DEC 31
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African Art Collection at the Schumacher Gallery

The Ethnic Gallery celebrates art from around the world. This gallery features works from the Oceanic Islands, Haiti, Central and South America, Africa, and ...

Free
FRI
JAN 27
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JAN 01
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DEC 31
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Egyptian Sculpture at the British Museum

Large-scale sculpture was an important feature of the great temples and tombs of ancient Egypt and was believed to be imbued with powerful spiritual qualitie...

Free
FRI
JAN 27
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JAN 01
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DEC 31
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Egypt and Nubia at the British Museum

Ancient Nubia, the Nile Valley upstream of the First Cataract, now straddles the border between Egypt and Sudan. Rich and vibrant cultures developed in this ...

Free
FRI
JAN 27
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JAN 01
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DEC 31
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Permanent Collection of African Art

The collection of the National Museum of African Art (NMAfA) embraces the diverse artistic expressions found throughout Africa, from ancient to contemporary ...

Free
FRI
JAN 27
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JAN 01
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DEC 31
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African Penguins

They waddle comically on land but swim gracefully in the water, all while dressed semi-formally in black-and-white attire. They’re found in surprising pla...

US $11.75 | Buy Ticket
FRI
JAN 27
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FEB 08
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DEC 31
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Call for Applications: Open Society Initiative for East Africa
online

Open Society Initiative for East Africa (OSIEA) plays an active role in encouraging open, informed dialogue on issues of importance in East Africa. Through a...

FRI
JAN 27
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JUL 01
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DEC 31
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African Underwater Safari

On exhibit from July 1 will be amazing fish and reptiles from the Nile River, Red Sea, lakes of Africa’s Great Rift Valley, and the remarkable ecosystem of M...

US $11.75 | Buy Ticket
FRI
JAN 27
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JAN 01
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DEC 31
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The Reaya El-Nimr and Abdel-Ghani Abul-Enein Collection: Arab Folk Art

This exhibition displays the Reaya El-Nimr ethnic jewelry and costume collection alongside the folk-inspired paintings of her husband, the artist and designe...

Free
FRI
JAN 27
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JAN 01
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DEC 31
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Ceramics at the National Museum of African Art

The beauty and richness of Africa's pottery resonates through the traditional and modern ceramic works of art collected by the National Museum of African Art...

FRI
JAN 27
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JAN 01
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DEC 31
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Walt Disney-Tishman African Art Highlights

The majority of the objects the Tishmans collected are from west and central Africa, reflecting the collecting practices of their time. Looking at the collec...

FRI
JAN 27
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JAN 01
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DEC 31
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Egyptian death and afterlife: mummies

About 2686 BC – AD 395 Death and the afterlife held particular significance and meaning for the ancient Egyptians. Complex funeral preparations and rites ...

Free
FRI
JAN 27
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JAN 01
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DEC 31
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Africa Collection at the British Museum

The diverse cultural life of Africa has been expressed through everyday objects and unique works of art since ancient times. The Museum’s collection of over ...

Free

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