Current exhibitions

Museum update A small area connected to the exhibition African Mosaic: Building a Museum Collection will be closed to the public from May 1 through September 30. All African Art galleries and exhibitions, including African Mosaic: Building a Museum Collection, are open.

Guest curator Craig Subler will be in conversation with Roger Ballen about his work, which will be on display in the exhibition Lines, Marks and Drawings: Through the Lens of Roger Ballen, opening June 19. Conversation followed by Q&A and book signing.

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In support of the exhibition Earth Matters: Land as Material and Metaphor in the Arts of Africa the museum is offering a multitude of different programs for the public to enjoy. Come and participate in a workshop or perhaps listen to a story.

Download the full program here.



Join panelists Diana N'Diaye, Monte Harris, Karen E. Milbourne, and Gina Paige for an engaging and thoughtful conversation about contemporary hair, health, and beauty in relation to the heritage and history of Africa.

Watch the webcast at your convenience!


Come join this years film festival in celebration of Black History Month
All films shown at 12 p.m. and all are free.

For more information and a complete list of the films.


National Museum of African Art curator Karen Milbourne talks to Leah Binkovitz of Smithsonian's "Around the Mall" about the latest exhibition, "Earth Matters: Land as Material and Metaphor in the Arts of Africa" which opened at NMAfA on Monday, April 22.