Traveling to Ethiopia can be an experience in two distinct worlds. There’s Addis Ababa, with its towering construction cranes ...

Lisa Homann called the Mint Museum Randolph’s former exhibition on African art “beige on beige.” In addition, it was located ...

social and political role on the African continent and beyond. Kenyan artist Thandiwe Muriu joins us to talk about the fabric’s function in her striking portraits, and how she uses textiles to ...

including major new acquisitions of historic and contemporary works in the Arts of Africa galleries; a gallery dedicated to ancient Andean textiles, which will be the first of its kind in the U.S ...

March and April see a range of top South African printmakers in notable shows globally. Most notably the LONDON ORIGINAL ...

So, we embarked on a whirlwind trip that would prove him right, an ambitious three-day sprint through remote sacred sites and bustling city streets in this East African nation. Evolving Addis ...

By contrast, performance art, which is considered contemporary, is basically modified masquerade culture from ancient Africa.” It is only by showing these works widely that false chronologies ...

The Kikoi is a traditional East African garment worn by both men and ... both casual and formal settings and comes in a variety of fabrics and patterns. While the Indian saree is well-known ...

It is celebrated for its permanent installations, from an ancient Egyptian gallery and ... Since its inception, avant-garde contemporary and African art have been central missions.

Rockefeller Wing — which houses the museum's Africa, Ancient Americas ... specially engineered gallery for light-sensitive Andean textiles, which will be the first of its kind in the United ...