Current events.Information subject to change * western states (by closing date) Asking for Eyes The Visual Voice of Southern Africa November 8-December 4, 2004 San Diego State University San Diego State University (SDSU), founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area (generally the City and County of San Diego), and is part of the California State University system. , San Diego, CA Saluting Vodou Spirits Haitian Flags from the Fowler Collection Through December 12, 2004 UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History The Fowler Museum at UCLA or more commonly, The Fowler is a museum on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) which explores art and material culture primarily from Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and the Americas, past and present. Los Angeles, CA Divine Revolution The Art of Edouard Duval-Carrie October 3, 2004-January 9, 2005 UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History Los Angeles, CA Botanica Los Angeles Latino Popular Religious Art Through February 27, 2005 UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History Los Angeles, CA Material Differences Art and Identity in Africa April 2, 2005-June 19, 2005 Crocker Art Museum The Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, California, USA has operated continuously longer than any other art museum west of the Mississippi River. Founded in 1885, it boasts an excellent collection of early California art including important works of Albert Bierstadt, Xavier Sacramento, CA Looking Both Ways Art of the Contemporary African Diaspora September 2, 2005-December 31, 2005 Museum of the African Diaspora The Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) is a new museum in San Francisco, California, USA, dedicated to the diasporan histories of people of African origin and their influence and adaptation throughout the world. San Francisco, CA Uncommon Legacies Native American Art from the Peabody Essex Museum The Peabody Essex Museum was founded in 1799 as the East India Marine Society by a group of Salem, Massachusetts, based captains and supercargoes. Members of the Society were required by the society's charter to collect "natural and artificial curiosities" from beyond the Cape of November 6, 2005-January 29, 2006 Washington State Historical Society Tacoma, WA * central states (by closing date) Masterworks of African Art Gabon and Cameroon Through November 7, 2004 University of Michigan Museum of Art The University of Michigan Museum of Art, or UMMA, as it is known locally, resides in the Alumni Memorial Hall of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Built as a war memorial in 1909 for the university's fallen alumni from the Civil War, Alumni Memorial Hall Ann Arbor, MI Looking Both Ways Art of the Contemporary African Diaspora Through November 28, 2004 Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI Beaded Rhythms Women's Adornments from Northern Cameroon October 29-December 12, 2004 University of Iowa Not to be confused with Iowa State University. The first faculty offered instruction at the University in March 1855 to students in the Old Mechanics Building, situated where Seashore Hall is now. In September 1855, the student body numbered 124, of which, 41 were women. Museum of Art Iowa City, IA Dahomey 1967 Photographs by Irving Penn October 9, 2004-January 9, 2005 Museum of Fine Arts Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, chartered and incorporated (1870) after a decision by the Boston Athenaeum, Harvard, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to pool their collections of art objects and house them in adequate public galleries. Houston, TX Art of the Lega Meaning and Metaphor in Central Africa October 16, 2004-January 16, 2005 University of Michigan Museum of Art Ann Arbor, MI The Quest for Immortality Treasures of Ancient Egypt Through January 23, 2005 Denver Museum of Nature and Science The Denver Museum Of Nature and Science (DMNS) is the main natural history museum in Denver, Colorado. Home to a number of exhibits, the museum focuses on research and education of the Denver Metro Area. Denver, CO A Decade of Democracy Witnessing South Africa December 2004-February 2005 African American Museum Dallas, TX My Ethiopia Recent Paintings by Wosene Worke Kosrof Wosene Worke Kosrof (b. 1950) is an Ethiopian painter and mixed-media artist. Kosrof was awarded his BFA from the School of Fine Arts in Addis Ababa in 1972, and received an MFA from Howard University in 1980. February 7, 2005-April 25, 2005 University of Iowa Museum of Art Iowa City, IA Contemporary Art in Africa The Jean Pigozzi Collection January 28, 2005-May 9, 2005 Museum of Fine Arts Houston, TX Art of the Lega Meaning and Metaphor in Central Africa October 15, 2005-January 15, 2006 Minneapolis Institute of Arts The Minneapolis Institute of Arts is a comprehensive art museum located in Minneapolis, Minnesota on a campus that covers nearly 8 acres (32,000 m²). It does not charge an entrance fee (although it does charge for some special exhibitions), and allows photography of its permanent Minneapolis, MN A Fiction of Authenticity Contemporary Africa Abroad September 2006-November 2006 Art Museum of the University of Houston Houston, TX The Quest for Immortality Treasures of Ancient Egypt September 2, 2007-December 31, 2007 Museum of Fine Arts Houston, TX * eastern states (by closing date) African Gold from the Glassell Collection, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Through September 19, 2004 High Museum of Art Atlanta, GA Glories of Ancient Egypt Through September 19, 2004 High Museum of Art Atlanta, GA Out of Bounds Women Artists of Africa Through September 19, 2004 University of New England The University of New England can refer to:
Portland, ME My Ethiopia Recent Paintings by Wosene Worke Kosrof Through October 3, 2004 The Newark Museum Newark, NJ Objects of Devotion Traditional Art of Ethiopia Through October 3, 2004 The Newark Museum Newark, NJ Balance and Abundance Concepts of Gender in African Art Through October 17, 2004 The Ham Museum, University of Florida University of Florida is the third-largest university in the United States, with 50,912 students (as of Fall 2006) and has the eighth-largest budget (nearly $1.9 billion per year). UF is home to 16 colleges and more than 150 research centers and institutes. Gainesville, FL A Decade of Democracy Witnessing South Africa Through November 14, 2004 The Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists Boston, MA Insights Works by nine contemporary artists from the museum collection Through December 5, 2004 National Museum of African Art The National Museum of African Art is a museum that is part of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.. Located on the National Mall, the museum specializes in African art and culture. Washington, DC Playful Performers Children's masquerades in Africa Through December 12, 2004 National Museum of African Art Washington, DC African Art, African Voices Long Steps Never Broke a Back October 2, 2004-January 2, 2005 Philadelphia Museum of Art Philadelphia Museum of Art, established in 1875, chartered in 1876. When the city of Philadelphia planned to erect a building to house the Centennial Exposition of 1876, provision was made to keep the building permanently occupied; the Pennsylvania Museum and School Philadelphia, PA Personal Affects Power and Poetics in Contemporary South African Art September 21, 2004-January 3, 2005 Museum for African Art The Museum for African Art is located in the neighborhood of Long Island City in the borough of Queens in New York City (USA). Founded in 1984, the museum is "dedicated to increasing public understanding and appreciation of African art and culture. Long island City, NY A Fiction of Authenticity Contemporary Africa Abroad October 16, 2004-January 16, 2005 Purnell Center for the Arts Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA Where Gods and Mortals Meet Continuity and Renewal in Urhobo Art October 16, 2004-January 16, 2005 Columbia Museum of Art Columbia, SC The Power of Bronze Royal Sculpture from the Kingdom of Benin November 21,2004-February 13, 2005 Neuberger Museum of Art Purchase College, State University of New York (body) State University of New York - (SUNY) The public university system of New York State, USA, with campuses throughout the state. Purchase, NY A Saint in the City Sufi Arts of Urban Senegal January 4, 2005-March 15, 2005 Ham Museum of Art, University of Florida Gainesville, FL Patterns of Life Bold and Powerful Ndebele Art of South Africa Art of South Africa is a term used to denote creative output by human beings from South Africa. The oldest art objects in the world were discovered in a South African cave. from the Norma Canelas and William D. Roth Collections Through June 19, 2005 Orlando Museum of Art Orlando, FL African Masterpieces from the New Orleans Museum of Art The New Orleans Museum of Art (often referred to as NOMA) in New Orleans, Louisiana, was established in 1911 as the Delgado Museum of Art with a bequest from Isaac Delgado. January-June 2005 Museum for African Art Long Island City, NY Ancestors of the Incas The Majesty of Ancient Peru Through June 2005 Orlando Museum of Art Orlando, FL Earthen Elegance African Ceramic Vessels from the Newark Museum Collection November 26, 2004-August 14, 2005 The Newark Museum Newark, NJ After the Pharaohs Art of Coptic Egypt 300-1000 A.D. Through November 28, 2006 The Newark Museum Newark, NJ * canada (by closing date) Eternal Egypt Masterworks of Ancient Art from the British Museum Through October 31,2004 Royal British Columbia Museum The Royal British Columbia Museum is a historical museum located in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It was given the "Royal" title upon a visit by Queen Elizabeth II in 1986. The museum is one of the centrepieces of Victoria's tourist industry. Victoria, BC Material Differences Art and Identity in African Art September 17, 2004-January 2, 2005 National Gallery of Canada National Gallery of Canada National art museum founded in Ottawa in 1880. Its holdings include extensive collections of Canadian art as well as important European works. Its nucleus was formed with the donation of diploma works by members of the Royal Canadian Academy. Ottawa, ON Eternal Egypt Masterworks of Ancient Art from the British Museum January 22, 2005-May 15, 2005 Montreal Museum of Fine Arts The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (French: Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal) is a major art museum in Montreal, Canada. It was founded in 1860, making it Canada's oldest art institution. Montreal, PQ * europe (by closing date) Congo in Cartoons 102 schilderijen van Tshibumba Through October 3, 2004 Tropenmuseum Amsterdam, Netherlands Woven Gold, Textiles from Sumatra Through October 10, 2004 Wereldmuseum Rotterdam Rotterdam, Netherlands Black President The Art and Legacy of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Through October 24, 2004 Barbican Art Galleries London, England Africa Remix Contemporary Art of a Continent Through November 7, 2004 Museum Kunst Palast Dusseldorf, Germany The Heritage of Slavery Through November 7, 2004 Wereldmuseum Rotterdam Rotterdam, Netherlands Boten aus dem Jenseits Afrikanische Kleinfiguren der "Schenkung Anna Erna Grassnick" Through 2004 Linden-Museum, Stuttgart, Germany Sudan: Ancient Treasures An Exhibition of Recent Discoveries Through January 9, 2005 The British Museum London, England Africa Screams Evil in Cinema, Art and the Occult November 5, 2004-February 5, 2005 Kunsthalle Wien Vienna, Austria Looking Both Ways Art of the Contemporary African Diaspora January 5, 2005-March 5, 2005 Museu Calouste Gulbenkian Lisbon, Portugal Signes du corps September 23, 2004-April 3, 2005 Musee Dapper Paris, France Prunk und Pracht am Hofe Menileks Alfred Ilgs Athiopien um 1900 Through May 8, 2005 Volkerkundemuseum der Universitat Zurich Zurich, Switzerland Afrika: Kunst und Kultur Through September 2005 Ethnologisches Museum Berlin, Germany * africa (by closing date) The Dynamical: Surf An Exhibition of Works by Ariana van Heerden Through October 3, 2004 Pretoria Art Museum Pretoria, South Africa Textile Study Tour to Ghana January 7-20, 2005 Sponsored by the Textile Society of America Registration Deadline September 25, 2004 www.textilesociety.org Group Portrait South Africa Nine Family Histories Multimedia presentation of contemporary South Africa through the multigenerational experiences of nine families February/March 2004-March 2005 National Museum of Cultural History Pretoria, South Africa |
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