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Docent-led Highlights tour
Docent-led highlights tours are offered daily at 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m. Highlights tours yield lively exchanges about African art, history, and culture. All tours are subject to docent availability, and last-minute cancellations may occur. Tours meet at the Information Desk in the pavilion on the ground floor. Please ask the volunteer at the Information Desk about availability of additional tours.
Find out more »Docent-led Highlights tour
Docent-led highlights tours are offered daily at 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m. Highlights tours yield lively exchanges about African art, history, and culture. All tours are subject to docent availability, and last-minute cancellations may occur. Tours meet at the Information Desk in the pavilion on the ground floor. Please ask the volunteer at the Information Desk about availability of additional tours.
Find out more »Docent-led Highlights Tour
Docent-led highlights tours are offered daily at 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m. Highlights tours yield lively exchanges about African art, history, and culture. All tours are subject to docent availability, and last-minute cancellations may occur. Tours meet at the Information Desk in the pavilion on the ground floor. Please ask the volunteer at the Information Desk about availability of additional tours.
Find out more »Docent-led Highlights Tour
Docent-led highlights tours are offered daily at 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m. Highlights tours yield lively exchanges about African art, history, and culture. All tours are subject to docent availability, and last-minute cancellations may occur. Tours meet at the Information Desk in the pavilion on the ground floor. Please ask the volunteer at the Information Desk about availability of additional tours.
Find out more »Docent-led Highlights Tour
Docent-led highlights tours are offered daily at 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m. Highlights tours yield lively exchanges about African art, history, and culture. All tours are subject to docent availability, and last-minute cancellations may occur. Tours meet at the Information Desk in the pavilion on the ground floor. Please ask the volunteer at the Information Desk about availability of additional tours.
Find out more »Docent-led Highlights Tour
Docent-led highlights tours are offered daily at 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m. Highlights tours yield lively exchanges about African art, history, and culture. All tours are subject to docent availability, and last-minute cancellations may occur. Tours meet at the Information Desk in the pavilion on the ground floor. Please ask the volunteer at the Information Desk about availability of additional tours.
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Workshop Wednesdays
Bag Making Workshop
July 5 1:30–3:30 p.m. Join us as Maryam Mohamed, local artist and seamstress originally from Tanzania, demonstrates the many ways kanga and kitenge are used in Tanzania to create fashion and household items. Then, create your own stylish accessory to take home! This workshop is presented as part of the museum’s series of Workshop Wednesdays. Every first Wednesday of the month, stop by the museum for drop-in classes from trained teachers. Stay for as little or as long as you…
Find out more »Docent-led Highlights Tour
Docent-led highlights tours are offered daily at 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m. Highlights tours yield lively exchanges about African art, history, and culture. All tours are subject to docent availability, and last-minute cancellations may occur. Tours meet at the Information Desk in the pavilion on the ground floor. Please ask the volunteer at the Information Desk about availability of additional tours.
Find out more »Docent-led Highlights Tour
Docent-led highlights tours are offered daily at 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m. Highlights tours yield lively exchanges about African art, history, and culture. All tours are subject to docent availability, and last-minute cancellations may occur. Tours meet at the Information Desk in the pavilion on the ground floor. Please ask the volunteer at the Information Desk about availability of additional tours.
Find out more »Docent-led Highlights Tour
Docent-led highlights tours are offered daily at 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m. Highlights tours yield lively exchanges about African art, history, and culture. All tours are subject to docent availability, and last-minute cancellations may occur. Tours meet at the Information Desk in the pavilion on the ground floor. Please ask the volunteer at the Information Desk about availability of additional tours.
Find out more »Docent-led Highlights Tour
Docent-led highlights tours are offered daily at 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m. Highlights tours yield lively exchanges about African art, history, and culture. All tours are subject to docent availability, and last-minute cancellations may occur. Tours meet at the Information Desk in the pavilion on the ground floor. Please ask the volunteer at the Information Desk about availability of additional tours.
Find out more »Docent-led Highlights Tour
Docent-led highlights tours are offered daily at 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m. Highlights tours yield lively exchanges about African art, history, and culture. All tours are subject to docent availability, and last-minute cancellations may occur. Tours meet at the Information Desk in the pavilion on the ground floor. Please ask the volunteer at the Information Desk about availability of additional tours.
Find out more »Docent-led Highlights Tour
Docent-led highlights tours are offered daily at 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m. Highlights tours yield lively exchanges about African art, history, and culture. All tours are subject to docent availability, and last-minute cancellations may occur. Tours meet at the Information Desk in the pavilion on the ground floor. Please ask the volunteer at the Information Desk about availability of additional tours.
Find out more »Docent-led Highlights Tour
Docent-led highlights tours are offered daily at 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m. Highlights tours yield lively exchanges about African art, history, and culture. All tours are subject to docent availability, and last-minute cancellations may occur. Tours meet at the Information Desk in the pavilion on the ground floor. Please ask the volunteer at the Information Desk about availability of additional tours.
Find out more »The Art of the Masquerade: An Artist-in-Residence Miniseries
July 13 and 14, 2017 12–3 p.m. Discover firsthand the art of the masquerade! In diverse regions across Africa and the world, masquerade plays a vital role for communities, often marking cultural or spiritual milestones. Join us for live demonstrations of these incredible art forms! The Liberia-founded and Maryland-based Dehkontee Artists Theatre, Inc., will perform masquerades inspired by Mande- and Kwa-speaking groups from Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. This is an opportunity you won’t want to miss!…
Find out more »Docent-led Highlights Tour
Docent-led highlights tours are offered daily at 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m. Highlights tours yield lively exchanges about African art, history, and culture. All tours are subject to docent availability, and last-minute cancellations may occur. Tours meet at the Information Desk in the pavilion on the ground floor. Please ask the volunteer at the Information Desk about availability of additional tours.
Find out more »The Art of the Masquerade: An Artist-in-Residence Miniseries
July 13 and 14, 2017 12–3 p.m. Discover firsthand the art of the masquerade! In diverse regions across Africa and the world, masquerade plays a vital role for communities, often marking cultural or spiritual milestones. Join us for live demonstrations of these incredible art forms! The Liberia-founded and Maryland-based Dehkontee Artists Theatre, Inc., will perform masquerades inspired by Mande- and Kwa-speaking groups from Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. This is an opportunity you won’t want to miss!…
Find out more »Docent-led Highlights Tour
Docent-led highlights tours are offered daily at 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m. Highlights tours yield lively exchanges about African art, history, and culture. All tours are subject to docent availability, and last-minute cancellations may occur. Tours meet at the Information Desk in the pavilion on the ground floor. Please ask the volunteer at the Information Desk about availability of additional tours.
Find out more »Docent-led Highlights Tour
Docent-led highlights tours are offered daily at 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m. Highlights tours yield lively exchanges about African art, history, and culture. All tours are subject to docent availability, and last-minute cancellations may occur. Tours meet at the Information Desk in the pavilion on the ground floor. Please ask the volunteer at the Information Desk about availability of additional tours.
Find out more »Docent-led Highlights Tour
Docent-led highlights tours are offered daily at 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m. Highlights tours yield lively exchanges about African art, history, and culture. All tours are subject to docent availability, and last-minute cancellations may occur. Tours meet at the Information Desk in the pavilion on the ground floor. Please ask the volunteer at the Information Desk about availability of additional tours.
Find out more »Docent-led Highlights Tour
Docent-led highlights tours are offered daily at 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m. Highlights tours yield lively exchanges about African art, history, and culture. All tours are subject to docent availability, and last-minute cancellations may occur. Tours meet at the Information Desk in the pavilion on the ground floor. Please ask the volunteer at the Information Desk about availability of additional tours.
Find out more »Docent-led Highlights Tour
Docent-led highlights tours are offered daily at 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m. Highlights tours yield lively exchanges about African art, history, and culture. All tours are subject to docent availability, and last-minute cancellations may occur. Tours meet at the Information Desk in the pavilion on the ground floor. Please ask the volunteer at the Information Desk about availability of additional tours.
Find out more »Docent-led Highlights Tour
Docent-led highlights tours are offered daily at 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m. Highlights tours yield lively exchanges about African art, history, and culture. All tours are subject to docent availability, and last-minute cancellations may occur. Tours meet at the Information Desk in the pavilion on the ground floor. Please ask the volunteer at the Information Desk about availability of additional tours.
Find out more »Docent-led Highlights Tour
Docent-led highlights tours are offered daily at 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m. Highlights tours yield lively exchanges about African art, history, and culture. All tours are subject to docent availability, and last-minute cancellations may occur. Tours meet at the Information Desk in the pavilion on the ground floor. Please ask the volunteer at the Information Desk about availability of additional tours.
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Workshop Wednesdays
Coil Basket Making
July 19 1:30–3:30 p.m. Learn the basics of coiling—a method widely used throughout Africa to make incredible vessels! Found in both pottery and basket making, stop by the museum to discover this essential technique and craft a basket from paper coils. Shape, color, texture, and decoration are limited only by your imagination. This workshop is presented as part of the museum’s series of Workshop Wednesdays. Every first Wednesday of the month, stop by the museum for drop-in classes from trained…
Find out more »Docent-led Highlights Tour
Docent-led highlights tours are offered daily at 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m. Highlights tours yield lively exchanges about African art, history, and culture. All tours are subject to docent availability, and last-minute cancellations may occur. Tours meet at the Information Desk in the pavilion on the ground floor. Please ask the volunteer at the Information Desk about availability of additional tours.
Find out more »Docent-led Highlights Tour
Docent-led highlights tours are offered daily at 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m. Highlights tours yield lively exchanges about African art, history, and culture. All tours are subject to docent availability, and last-minute cancellations may occur. Tours meet at the Information Desk in the pavilion on the ground floor. Please ask the volunteer at the Information Desk about availability of additional tours.
Find out more »Docent-led Highlights Tour
Docent-led highlights tours are offered daily at 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m. Highlights tours yield lively exchanges about African art, history, and culture. All tours are subject to docent availability, and last-minute cancellations may occur. Tours meet at the Information Desk in the pavilion on the ground floor. Please ask the volunteer at the Information Desk about availability of additional tours.
Find out more »Docent-led Highlights Tour
Docent-led highlights tours are offered daily at 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m. Highlights tours yield lively exchanges about African art, history, and culture. All tours are subject to docent availability, and last-minute cancellations may occur. Tours meet at the Information Desk in the pavilion on the ground floor. Please ask the volunteer at the Information Desk about availability of additional tours.
Find out more »Docent-led Highlights Tour
Docent-led highlights tours are offered daily at 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m. Highlights tours yield lively exchanges about African art, history, and culture. All tours are subject to docent availability, and last-minute cancellations may occur. Tours meet at the Information Desk in the pavilion on the ground floor. Please ask the volunteer at the Information Desk about availability of additional tours.
Find out more »Docent-led Highlights Tour
Docent-led highlights tours are offered daily at 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m. Highlights tours yield lively exchanges about African art, history, and culture. All tours are subject to docent availability, and last-minute cancellations may occur. Tours meet at the Information Desk in the pavilion on the ground floor. Please ask the volunteer at the Information Desk about availability of additional tours.
Find out more »Docent-led Highlights Tour
Docent-led highlights tours are offered daily at 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m. Highlights tours yield lively exchanges about African art, history, and culture. All tours are subject to docent availability, and last-minute cancellations may occur. Tours meet at the Information Desk in the pavilion on the ground floor. Please ask the volunteer at the Information Desk about availability of additional tours.
Find out more »Docent-led Highlights Tour
Docent-led highlights tours are offered daily at 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m. Highlights tours yield lively exchanges about African art, history, and culture. All tours are subject to docent availability, and last-minute cancellations may occur. Tours meet at the Information Desk in the pavilion on the ground floor. Please ask the volunteer at the Information Desk about availability of additional tours.
Find out more »Docent-led Highlights Tour
Docent-led highlights tours are offered daily at 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m. Highlights tours yield lively exchanges about African art, history, and culture. All tours are subject to docent availability, and last-minute cancellations may occur. Tours meet at the Information Desk in the pavilion on the ground floor. Please ask the volunteer at the Information Desk about availability of additional tours.
Find out more »Docent-led Highlights Tour
Docent-led highlights tours are offered daily at 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m. Highlights tours yield lively exchanges about African art, history, and culture. All tours are subject to docent availability, and last-minute cancellations may occur. Tours meet at the Information Desk in the pavilion on the ground floor. Please ask the volunteer at the Information Desk about availability of additional tours.
Find out more »Docent-led Highlights Tour
Docent-led highlights tours are offered daily at 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m. Highlights tours yield lively exchanges about African art, history, and culture. All tours are subject to docent availability, and last-minute cancellations may occur. Tours meet at the Information Desk in the pavilion on the ground floor. Please ask the volunteer at the Information Desk about availability of additional tours.
Find out more »Docent-led Highlights Tour
Docent-led highlights tours are offered daily at 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m. Highlights tours yield lively exchanges about African art, history, and culture. All tours are subject to docent availability, and last-minute cancellations may occur. Tours meet at the Information Desk in the pavilion on the ground floor. Please ask the volunteer at the Information Desk about availability of additional tours.
Find out more »Docent-led Highlights Tour
Docent-led highlights tours are offered daily at 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m. Highlights tours yield lively exchanges about African art, history, and culture. All tours are subject to docent availability, and last-minute cancellations may occur. Tours meet at the Information Desk in the pavilion on the ground floor. Please ask the volunteer at the Information Desk about availability of additional tours.
Find out more »Docent-led Highlights Tour
Docent-led highlights tours are offered daily at 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m. Highlights tours yield lively exchanges about African art, history, and culture. All tours are subject to docent availability, and last-minute cancellations may occur. Tours meet at the Information Desk in the pavilion on the ground floor. Please ask the volunteer at the Information Desk about availability of additional tours.
Find out more »Docent-led Highlights Tour
Docent-led highlights tours are offered daily at 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m. Highlights tours yield lively exchanges about African art, history, and culture. All tours are subject to docent availability, and last-minute cancellations may occur. Tours meet at the Information Desk in the pavilion on the ground floor. Please ask the volunteer at the Information Desk about availability of additional tours.
Find out more »Docent-led Highlights Tour
Docent-led highlights tours are offered daily at 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m. Highlights tours yield lively exchanges about African art, history, and culture. All tours are subject to docent availability, and last-minute cancellations may occur. Tours meet at the Information Desk in the pavilion on the ground floor. Please ask the volunteer at the Information Desk about availability of additional tours.
Find out more »Docent-led Highlights Tour
Docent-led highlights tours are offered daily at 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m. Highlights tours yield lively exchanges about African art, history, and culture. All tours are subject to docent availability, and last-minute cancellations may occur. Tours meet at the Information Desk in the pavilion on the ground floor. Please ask the volunteer at the Information Desk about availability of additional tours.
Find out more »
Workshop Wednesdays
The Big Draw
1:30-3:30 p.m. Space is limited; register by calling 202.633.4632 Join us at the National Museum of African Art to beat the heat and engage with art! Receive a brief introduction on African art and drawing fundamentals from the museum’s curator of education Deborah Stokes. Then, be guided through our African Mosaic exhibition to get inspired by original works of art and sketch your own masterpiece. Meet at the museum’s information desk at 1:30 p.m. to get started. All materials will…
Find out more »
Workshop Wednesdays
Coil Basket Making
August 16 1:30–3:30 p.m. Learn the basics of coiling—a method widely used throughout Africa to make incredible vessels! Found in both pottery and basket making, stop by the museum to discover this essential technique and craft a basket from paper coils. Shape, color, texture, and decoration are limited only by your imagination. This workshop is presented as part of the museum’s series of Workshop Wednesdays. Every first Wednesday of the month, stop by the museum for drop-in classes from trained…
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Africa in Reel Time
Maami
July 15, 2017 2 p.m. Image courtesy Mainframe Film and TelevisionAs a part of the Africa in Reel Time series, join the National Museum of African Art for a screening of Maami (dir. Tunde Kelani, 2011, Nigeria, 93 min., Yoruba with English subtitles). Based on the Nigerian novel of the same name, Maami unfolds over two days leading up to the 2010 World Cup as professional soccer player Kashimawo (Wole Ojo) thinks back on his painful…
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Workshop Wednesdays
Bead Making
September 20 1:30–3:30 p.m. Throughout Africa, people have long utilized colorful, distinct beads to adorn their bodies and to express identity and status. Create your own version of the paper beads crafted in many African villages. Then, string them together to create a unique piece of jewelry! This workshop is presented as part of the museum’s series of Workshop Wednesdays. Every first Wednesday of the month, stop by the museum for drop-in classes from trained teachers. Stay for as little…
Find out more »
Workshop Wednesdays
The Big Draw
1:30-3:30 p.m. Space is limited; register by calling 202.633.4632 Join us at the National Museum of African Art to beat the heat and engage with art! Receive a brief introduction on African art and drawing fundamentals from the museum’s curator of education Deborah Stokes. Then, be guided through our African Mosaic exhibition to get inspired by original works of art and sketch your own masterpiece. Meet at the museum’s information desk at 1:30 p.m. to get started. All materials will…
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950 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20560
202.633.4600
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10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily except December 25.
