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Storytelling through Song and Dance at El Museo's Super Sabado!
El Café at El Museo del Barrio
1230 Fifth Avenue at 104th Street, New YorkFree event
Join the Museum for African Art for an exciting storytelling presentation of Anansi the Spider told through song and dance. Storytelling artist,...
Screening of South African film "More than Just a Game" at the New York Indian Film Festival
Tribeca Cinemas Theater 1
54 Varick Street at Laight Street
Tickets available online here ($15 general admission, $12 student / senior)
As part of the 2012 New York Indian Film Festival, the Museum for African Art and the Nelson Mandela Foundation...
Mask-making Workshop at El Museo's Super Sabado!
103rd Street Community Garden105 East 103rd Street between Lexington and Park
Free event
In collaboration with El Museo del Barrio, join the Museum for African Art for a mask making activity inspired by the beautiful and intricate art carvings of the Edo...
Father's Day Sing-along in Central Park
The Peter Jay Sharp Children's Glade, Central Park
West of Great Hill Oval from West 103rd to West 106th Street
In partnership with the Central Park Conservancy, the Museum for African Art is proud to present musician, teacher, and...
High Line Lawn Time with Stories and Music by Something Positive
The High Line
22nd Street lawn and seating steps
Join the storytellers and musicians of Something Positive for a very special High Line Lawn Time celebrating Ghanaian Republic Day on July 1 and our own Independence Day on July 4. Your entire...
Sandbox Dance Program in Central Park
West 110th Street Playground, between 7th and 8th Avenues
Central Park
Shake it out! Kids and their caregivers are invited to join professional musicians, dancers, and storytellers including Michael Wimberly and Dyane Harvey-Salaam at playgrounds...
Sandbox Dance Program in Central Park
Arthur Ross Pinetum Playground, West Side at 85th Street
Central Park
Shake it out! Kids and their caregivers are invited to join professional musicians, dancers, and storytellers including Michael Wimberly and Dyane Harvey-Salaam at playgrounds...
African Animal Puppets at the Bronx Zoo
Bronx Zoo
2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx
Free with Zoo admission
Museum for African Art teaching artist Iandry Randriamandroso will guide children and families in creating and decorating puppets based on African animals in the Bronx Zoo. This...
Sandbox Dance Program in Central Park
Heckscher Playground, Mid-Park from 61st to 63rd Streets
Central Park
Shake it out! Kids and their caregivers are invited to join professional musicians, dancers, and storytellers including Michael Wimberly and Dyane Harvey-Salaam at playgrounds...
Sandbox Dance Program in Central Park
Mariners' Playground, West Side at 85th Street
Central Park
Shake it out! Kids and their caregivers are invited to join professional musicians, dancers, and storytellers including Michael Wimberly and Dyane Harvey-Salaam at playgrounds around...
Block Party and Afro-Caribbean Hip Hop Performance at El Museo's Super Sabado!
El Museo del Barrio
1230 Fifth Avenue at 104th Street
Free event
In partnership with El Museo del Barrio, the Museum for African Art presents a soul-riveting interactive performance by the Welfare Poets. For over 15 years, the Welfare Poets have...
SummerStage: The Museum for African Art Presents Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou, SMOD, Bibi Tanga & the Selenites, and DJ Chief Boima
Rumsey Field
Inside Central Park, Fifth Avenue at 69th Street
Free event
The Museum for African Art presents Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou, SMOD, Bibi Tanga & the Selenites, and DJ Chief Boima at SummerStage.
The eternal youth of...
Sandbox Dance Program in Central Park
Pat Hoffman Friedman Playground, East Side at 79th Street
Central Park
Shake it out! Kids and their caregivers are invited to join professional musicians, dancers, and storytellers including Michael Wimberly and Dyane Harvey-Salaam at playgrounds...
Sandbox Dance Program in Central Park
Safari Playground, West Side at 91st Street
Central Park
Shake it out! Kids and their caregivers are invited to join professional musicians, dancers, and storytellers including Michael Wimberly and Dyane Harvey-Salaam at playgrounds around Central...
Sandbox Dance Program in Central Park
East 96th Street Playground, East Side at 96th Street
Central Park
Shake it out! Kids and their caregivers are invited to join professional musicians, dancers, and storytellers including Michael Wimberly and Dyane Harvey-Salaam at playgrounds around...
Sandbox Dance Program in Central Park
James Michael Levin Playground, East 76th Street
Central Park
Shake it out! Kids and their caregivers are invited to join professional musicians, dancers, and storytellers including Michael Wimberly and Dyane Harvey-Salaam at playgrounds around...
SummerStage: The Museum for African Art Presents Amadou & Mariam, Theophilus London, and Just a Band
Rumsey Field
Inside Central Park, Fifth Avenue at 69th Street
Free event
The Museum for African Art Presents Amadou & Mariam, Theophilus London, and Just a Band at SummerStage.
The world of Amadou & Mariam is a musical sphere...
Sandbox Dance Program in Central Park
Tarr Family Playground, West Side at 100th Street
Central Park
Shake it out! Kids and their caregivers are invited to join professional musicians, dancers, and storytellers including Michael Wimberly and Dyane Harvey-Salaam at playgrounds around...
SummerStage: The Museum for African Art Presents Sidi Touré, the Pedrito Martinez Group, and Wouter Kellerman
Richard Rodgers Amphitheater
Inside Marcus Garvey Park, between 120th and 124th Streets
Free event
The Museum for African Art presents Sidi Touré, the Pedrito Martinez Group, and Wouter Kellerman at SummerStage.
Sidi Touré...
Sandbox Dance Program in Central Park
Wild West Playground, West Side at 93rd Street
Central Park
Shake it out! Kids and their caregivers are invited to join professional musicians, dancers, and storytellers including Michael Wimberly and Dyane Harvey-Salaam at playgrounds around...
African Animal Prints at the Bronx Zoo
Bronx Zoo
2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx
Free with Zoo admission
Design a fabric print inspired by the wealth of designs and animal imagery found in Africa. Led by Museum for African Art teaching artist Iandry Randriamandroso, this family-friendly...
SummerStage: The Museum for African Art Presents the Carolina Chocolate Drops, Buckwheat Zydeco, and Abigail Washburn
Rumsey Field
Inside Central Park, Fifth Avenue at 69th Street
Free event
The Museum for African Art presents the Carolina Chocolate Drops, Buckwheat Zydeco and Abigail Washburn at SummerStage.
In 2005, three young musicians decided to...
Sandbox Dance Program in Central Park
Billy Johnson Playground, East Side at 67th Street
Central Park
Shake it out! Kids and their caregivers are invited to join professional musicians, dancers, and storytellers including Michael Wimberly and Dyane Harvey-Salaam at playgrounds around...
Sandbox Dance Program in Central Park
Diana Ross Playground, West Side at 81st Street
Central Park
Shake it out! Kids and their caregivers are invited to join professional musicians, dancers, and storytellers including Michael Wimberly and Dyane Harvey-Salaam at playgrounds around...
Guided Travel Program: Ghana Cultural Tour
The Museum for African Art will lead a group to one of Africa's most modern and economically successful countries, which combines contemporary, colonial and traditional African elements in fascinating ways. Ghana has a unique national culture based on...
More InfoHarlem Week: Summer in the City and Harlem Day
P.S. 175 Schoolyard
175 West 134th Street between Malcolm X and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevards
Free event
Visit the Museum's booth at Harlem Week and create your own paper necklace inspired by the diverse African traditions of adornment....
Guided Travel Program: Paris
Visit Paris during Parcours des Mondes, the world’s most important annual show of tribal art, featuring an exceptional concentration of master-works and experts. Located in the arts-rich neighborhood of St. Germain-des-Prés, Parcours...
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