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Healing the Mind, Body and Spirit!
National Museum of African Art
Pavilion
July 16, 23, 30, August 6, 13
Register here
Join us at 8:30 am for a morning of self-affirmation and cultural recovery with West African dance movements. All participants must bring their own bottled water and towel. Please be advised when we reach maximum compacity the program will be closed off to the public so, plan to arrive at 8:30 am. The workshop will start promptly at 9:00 am.
West African Dance
Please note that all participants must register for this workshop.
Sketching in the Galleries

11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Like to draw? Have some free time on Thursdays? Drop in and explore the galleries. Sketch pads, pencils, museum maps, and chairs are avallable in the Pavilion
If you bring your own art supplies, please note
- only dry, nonchalky-media pencil. wax cravon. and conte crayon are permitted
- liquid materials (paint, ink, markers), pens (fountain, felt-tipped, ballpoint), and pastels are prohibited
Open to all ages; children must be accompanied by an adult
Sounds of Africa
Join us for the Sounds of Africa, our summer evening concert series celebrating the music of the African diaspora
Sounds of Africa
August 20, 2022
6:30–10 p.m.
Enid A. Haupt Garden
To register, click here.
Sounds of Africa is an ongoing concert series celebrating the music of the African diaspora.
In the case of bad weather, the concert will be moved inside the museum of African Art.
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