Cancelled due to COVID-19 precautions Photo Credit Aida MadyApril 15 1:30–3:30 p.m. Egypt is not only famous for pyramids and ancient history but also for the amazing food influenced by the convergence of several civilizations in the region. Join gourmet chef Aida Mady as she shares her love and indigenous knowledge of Egypt’s culinary arts. […]
Cancelled due to COVID-19 precautions Photo courtesy of Icarus FilmsDying for Gold April 18 For over 120 years, hundreds of thousands of black men from countries throughout southern Africa have left their families to mine for gold in South Africa. Today, these mining communities face severe poverty and the world’s greatest epidemic of silicosis and […]
Cancelled due to COVID-19 precautions h2>Museum Workshop for Teachers April 25, 2020 10 a.m.–4 p.m. National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time: Art, Culture and Exchange across Medieval Saharan Africa Gold from West Africa was the engine that drove the movement of things, people, and […]
Cancelled due to COVID-19 precautions Photo courtesy of Loma Mansa ProductionsThe German King April 25 1:30 - 4 pm Set in 1914 at the beginning of World War I, The German King (20 min., 2019) by Adetokumboh M’Cormack documents the heroic life story of Rudolf Manga Bell, an African king in the German colony of […]
Credit Line: Bequest of Mrs. Robert Woods BlissMay 6 1:30–3:30 p.m. Throughout Africa, amulets, decorated pouches, and charms are worn to bring good fortune or protect their owners. Learn more about this ancient tradition and create your own to ensure well-being. Participants under 16 must be accompanied by an adult First come, first served Register […]
Credit Line: Museum purchase (Ghana)May 20 1:30–3:30 p.m. Adinkra symbols, visual representations of concepts and proverbs developed by the Akan peoples of Ghana, were originally used on funerary cloths by royalty and wealthy individuals to pay tribute to the legacy of the deceased. Today, they are used extensively as decorative elements in textiles and design. […]
Credit Line: Museum purchase (Ghana)June 3 1:30–3:30 p.m. Just as contemporary artists create artworks that reveal not only themselves, but their thoughts about economic, political, and environmental climates, participants will explore personal thoughts about themselves to compose a poem that defines who they are. Participants under 16 must be accompanied by an adult First come, […]
Photo credit: Artise FletcherJune 17 1:30-3:30 Reflecting on image identity and beauty challenging our reality and social norms of beauty and acceptance, participants are asked to imagine hair as an accessory and not a necessity, to see hair as a material and used like an object. Participants then create an accessory of their choice using […]
July 1 1:30–3:30 p.m. Uli patterns are used by Igbo women to decorate their bodies and the exterior of their houses. Mimicking the fabric paintings of the Nsukka artists who often explored uli’s fluid lines and symbols for inspiration, participants incorporate uli patterns into their fabric creations. Participants under 16 must be accompanied by an […]
Gora Mbengue1931–1988, b. SenegalSheikh Amadou Bamba July 15 1:30–3:30 p.m. The term fixe painting (suwer or sous-verre, “under the glass”) describes the reverse glass painting that flourished in Senegal. Create your own unique art using this technique. Participants under 16 must be accompanied by an adult First come, first served Register through Eventbrite
