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Welcome to the National Museum of African Art

At the National Museum of African Art we inspire conversations about the beauty, power, and diversity of African arts and cultures worldwide.

950 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20560

202-633-4600
202.357.4879 (fax)
nmafaweb@si.edu

10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily except December 25.

Admission is free.

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Identity and the Hero Within: Featured Teen

Photograph by Miles Higgins, Kristen HigginsUsing artworks from the exhibition Heroes: Principles of African Greatness, photographer Jyll Turner led a creative workshop on self-portrait photography. Teens ages 14 to 18 learned how to use comparative visual arts to achieve their best expressive headshot and master the art of being the photographer and the photographed.

Click here for the winner!

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New Online Exhibition: Backtalk: Artists on Native, African, and African American Stereotypes

Backtalk: Artists on Native, African, and African American StereotypesBacktalk: Artists on Native, African, and African American Stereotypes

Backtalk: Artists on Native, African, and African American Stereotypes is an online exhibition that examines how nine artists interrogate and engage racial and cultural stereotypes in their creative practice. Part of a collaborative investigation of the persistence of racial and cultural stereotypes, Backtalk is grounded in the vision of Johnnetta Betsch Cole, director emerita of the National Museum of African art, to explore stereotypes across cultures.
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