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Through specially designed educational programming we strive to meet a wide range of learning styles and interests for our uniquely diverse audience. Our goal is to instill a lifelong passion for the arts and cultures of Africa and make the Museum for African Art an invaluable resource for New York City residents. To contact the education department, please email education@africanart.org or call (718)784-7700.
Journey through Africa
This hour long workshop, available at our Long Island City location, encourages physical interaction with the museum's educational collection. Students are first introduced to the various types of masks in the collection and their respective countries of origin. They then watch documentary clips and observe how the masks come to life in traditional African masquerade. Two follow up activities include sketching a mask of their choosing and learning some basic African rhythms which form a crucial part of dances seen in the video clips.
Outreach Programs
Please check the Museum's event page for currently scheduled workshops, lectures and more.
Teachers' Guides
The Museum for African Art offers a variety of free interdisciplinary teachers' guides designed to allow educators to meld ideas from past and present exhibitions into their daily lesson planning.
School Workshops
The Artist-in-Residence program brings artists and performers who have worked extensively in Museum public programs into schools and after-school settings to conduct a hands-on workshop focusing on African art and culture. One-time workshops or multiple-session residencies may be scheduled according to the program's needs. Workshops may be modified to fit into ongoing curricula.