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Dynasty and Divinity: Ife Art in Ancient Nigeria
Dynasty and Divinity: Ife Art in Ancient Nigeria presents a major part of the extraordinary corpus of ancient Ife art in terra-cotta, stone, and metal, dating from the ninth to the fifteenth centuries.
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African Games

February 10, 2012 TIME 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Museum for African Art educator Ebon Brown will guide participants in learning about African games such as Mancala, a board game carved out of wood using marbles as pieces, which dates back to the 17th century.  Make your own game...

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Carnaval! Super Sabado! Target Free Third Saturdays at El Museo

February 18, 2012 TIME 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

In partnership with El Museo del Barrio’s Super Sabado program, the Museum for African Art staff and high school interns will be leading gallery tours and art-making workshop that celebrates the holiday traditions from Latin America.  Once a...

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Cultural and Social Uprising: Tunisia and Beyond: Emna Zghal in dialogue with Lisa Binder

February 23, 2012 TIME 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Join Lisa Binder, curator of contemporary art at the Museum for African Art, in conversation with Tunisian-born, U.S.-based painter Emna Zghal.  The discussion will center around Emna’s work as well as offer an artist’s response to the...

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Afro-Puerto Rican Music and Dance with Alma Moyo

February 24, 2012 TIME 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Originally from Puerto Rico, Bomba is a living cultural tradition of the Caribbean, and possibly one of the oldest African cultural art forms to exist in the Americas. Join Alma Moyo in singing, dancing, and drumming to Bomba, while learning the history and...

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Malagasy Planters

March 9, 2012 TIME 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Museum for African Art teaching artist Iandry Randriamandroso will guide participants in creating a windowsill planter in Malagasy fashion. Participants will use brightly colored paint to create geometric designs inspired by techniques from Iandry’s...

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DIY! Super Sabado! Target Free Third Saturdays at El Museo

March 17, 2012 TIME 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

In partnership with El Museo del Barrio’s Super Sabado program, the Museum for African Art staff and high school interns will be leading gallery tours and art-making workshop that celebrates the holiday traditions from Latin America.  Once a...

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Mad About Libros: Super Sabado! Target Free Third Saturdays at El Museo

April 21, 2012 TIME 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

In partnership with El Museo del Barrio’s Super Sabado program, the Museum for African Art staff and high school interns will be leading gallery tours and art-making workshop that celebrates the holiday traditions from Latin America.  Once a...

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Pachamama: Super Sabado! Target Free Third Saturdays at El Museo

May 19, 2012 TIME 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

In partnership with El Museo del Barrio’s Super Sabado program, the Museum for African Art staff and high school interns will be leading gallery tours and art-making workshop that celebrates the holiday traditions from Latin America.  Once a...

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