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Visual Griots of Mali: Empowering Youth Through Photography

October 2, 2006 - April 29, 2007

Museum: Natural History Museum

Location: Ground Floor, Center, Baird Ambulatory

On view are 49 black-and-white photographs that depict everyday life in an African village taken by Malian youths, ages 12-17. The exhibit was developed by Michael Mason in conjunction with the Academy for Education Development.

Pronunciation key and definition: Griot = Gree-oh: a storyteller

See related article in Smithsonian magazine, Jan. 2007: pp. 31-32.