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Online Exhibition

A Concrete Vision: Oshogbo Art in the 1960s
A Personal Journey: Central African Art from the Collection of Lawrence Gussman A Personal Journey: Central African Art from the Collection of Lawrence Gussman

The exhibition highlights Gussman's gift to the museum and include 75 objects representing 30 African cultures.

African Cosmos: Stellar Arts African Cosmos: Stellar Arts

See some 90 African art objects that were inspired by astronomical observations and phenomena, including rainbows and eclipses. 

African Forms in the Furniture of Pierre Legrain African Forms in the Furniture of Pierre Legrain

Looks at how African design influenced French Art Deco.

African Gold from the Glassell Collection, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston African Gold from the Glassell Collection, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Approximately 135 works of art represent the rich diversity of Akan gold work and royal regalia from Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire in West Africa (primarily from the region formerly known as the Gold Coast).

African Mosaic: Building a Collection African Mosaic: Building a Collection

The diversity and outstanding quality of Africa's arts are reflected in some 112 objects collected by the museum during the past 10 years.

African Vision: The Walt Disney-Tishman African Art Collection African Vision: The Walt Disney-Tishman African Art Collection
African Voices African Voices

This exhibition examines the diversity, dynamism, and global influence of Africa's peoples and cultures.

Agayuliyararput (Our Way of Making Prayer): The Living Tradition of Yup'ik Masks Agayuliyararput (Our Way of Making Prayer): The Living Tradition of Yup'ik Masks

150 Yup'ik Eskimo objects from the Yukon, Kuskokwim, and coastal southwestern Alaska are on view.

Amazonia Amazonia

Animals and plants of the New World are included in this rain forest habitat featuring a re-created microcosm of the world's largest rain forest and the Amazon River.

American Sabor: Latinos in U.S. Popular Music American Sabor: Latinos in U.S. Popular Music

Experience the true flavor, or "sabor," of Latin music in the United States and the influence Latin music genres have had on American popular music.

An Odyssey in Print: Adventures in the Smithsonian Libraries, Part 2 An Odyssey in Print: Adventures in the Smithsonian Libraries, Part 2
Art of Being Tuareg: Sahara Nomads in a Modern World Art of Being Tuareg: Sahara Nomads in a Modern World

Culture and arts of the Tuareg people of Mali, Niger, and Algeria.

Artful Animals Artful Animals

Dedicated to young audiences, this exhibition explores how African artists create striking works of art using images from an array of domestic and untamed animals.

Arts of the Islamic World Arts of the Islamic World

The works on view here represent the three principal media for artistic expression in the Islamic world: architecture, the arts of the book, and the arts of the object.


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