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February 15, 2019

National Museum of African Art Names Charlotte Ashamu Associate Director of Advancement and External Affairs

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art has named Charlotte Ashamu its associate director of advancement and external affairs. Ashamu will oversee efforts to deepen and broaden engagement with a global network of partners in the philanthropic, private and public sectors. She will also manage the museum’s portfolio of private and institutional funders, communications and […]

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December 19, 2018

“Striking Iron: The Art of African Blacksmiths” Opens at Smithsonian April 17, 2019

International Traveling Exhibition Displays 225 Objects of Utility, Empowerment and Spiritual Potency Exhibition Was Rescheduled to April 17 Due to Government Shutdown “Striking Iron: The Art of African Blacksmiths” will open at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art April, 17. The exhibition, organized by the Fowler Museum at UCLA, reveals the histories of invention […]

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