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African Art Museum African Art Museum
The National Museum of African Art exhibits the finest examples of traditional and contemporary art from the entire continent of Africa
 
Explore the African Art Museum Collection
Online Exhibitions from the African Art Museum
 
Artists
Archive of African Artists
Twenty-one African artists, from eleven countries, illustrated through exhibition announcements and gallery brochures
Archive of African Artists: List of Vertical Files in the National Museum of African Art Library (PDF)
A listing of over 2,000 African artists organized by country and name held by the National Museum of African Art Library
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African Voices

African Voices
Examines the diversity, dynamism, and global influence of Africa’s peoples and cultures over time
Arts of the Islamic World
Includes works from North Africa
Selected Online Exhibitions
African Vision

African Vision: The Walt Disney-Tishman African Art Collection
Five centuries of African art. Many of the works inspired such 20th-century artists as Picasso and Juan Gris
Body of Evidence (Selections from the Contemporary African Art Collection)

Body of Evidence (Selections from the Contemporary African Art Collection)
Art using the human body—directly or indirectly—as a primary canvas for self-expression
African Vision

Ethiopian Icons: Faith and Science
Focuses on the icon, an art form associated with the Ethiopian Orthodox church
African Vision

Ethiopian Passages: Dialogues in the Diaspora
Artworks of 10 contemporary artists working within the diaspora
In and Out of Focus: Images from Central Africa, 1885-1960

In and Out of Focus: Images from Central Africa, 1885-1960
Examines how images by Euro-American photographers created and perpetuated ideas and sentiments about the peoples of central Africa

Insights

Insights
Features the work of nine contemporary artists from the museum's collection

The Art of Being Tuareg: Sahara Nomads in a Modern World

The Art of Being Tuareg: Sahara Nomads in a Modern World
Culture and arts of the Tuareg people of Mali, Niger, and Algeria
Textures: Word & Symbol in Contemporary African Art
Works employ text and graphic symbols to tell stories about memory, identity and the power of language
Museums
African Art Museum
Collection, study and exhibition of African art
Research
African Art Museum Library
27,000 volumes covering all aspects of African visual arts
Anthropological Archives and Human Studies Film Archives
Collects and preserves historical and contemporary anthropological materials that document the world's cultures
Smithsonian Institution Research Information System (SIRIS)
Search 1.9 million records, with links to 184,00 images, video and sound files from dozens of Smithsonian libraries, archives, museums, and specialized research units
Programs
Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Promotes the understanding and continuity of contemporary grassroots cultures
Folklife Festival
Annual celebration of art, music, crafts, culture and lore
Publications
Book Dealers Specializing in African Art
Modern African Art: A Basic Reading List
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