Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photographs document the relaunch of Hometown Treasures, a national preservation initiative focusing on family heirlooms and ...

Photo courtesy of Jomo Tariku, designer of modern African furniture. This stool is inspired by spiritual traditions of the Dogon people, incorporating elements of the Dogon cosmology. The ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art has announced the exhibition “Tsedaye Makonnen—Sanctuary.” Opening Dec. 13 and remaining an ongoing display, the exhibition features seven sculptures ...

Tucked beneath the National Mall, inside the subterranean galleries of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art, an enchanting world of queer discovery awaits — at least until August 23. You ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The National Museum of African Art in D.C. - (Tierney L. Cross/For The Washington Post) An upcoming exhibition featuring the work ...

“African art.” American audiences for generations have been conditioned to connect that phrase with items like wood carvings, masks, and shields. The “African art” galleries at most museums are full ...

The blockbuster movie borrowed from multiple African peoples to create a unique Wakandan style Beyond Chinua Achebe: Five Great African Authors You Should Read Right Now Two curators from the African ...

Roslyn A. Walker, a longtime curator at the National Museum of African Art and its director for the last five years, announced yesterday that she is retiring for health reasons. Walker, an expert in ...

If you have great-great Aunt Cornelia's handmade quilt tucked away someplace in the attic, the Savannah African Art Museum has a special opportunity for you to learn more about caring for your ...

An upcoming exhibition featuring the work of LGBTQ+ African artists at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art has been postponed until 2026 due to “our current budgetary situation,” a ...