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western states (by closing date)

NSILA--EL CAMINO

Jose Bedia and the Spirit's Path in Congo Art

Through April 20

Cantor Center for Visual Arts

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

AFRICAN RENAISSANCE

New Forms, Old Images

Through April 27

Denver Art Museum The Denver Art Museum is an art museum in Denver, Colorado located in Denver's Civic Center. It is known for its collection of American Indian art, and has a comprehensive collection numbering more than 55,000 works from across the world. , Denver, CO

OVER THE LINE

The Art and Life of Jacob Lawrence

Through May 4

Seattle Art Museum The Seattle Art Museum (commonly known as "SAM") is an art museum located in downtown Seattle, Washington USA. Admission is free on the first Thursday of each month. , Seattle, WA

WILD SILK, ISLAND FIBERS

Rare Textiles from Madagascar

Through June 29

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

A SAINT IN THE CITY

Sufi Arts of Urban Senegal

Through July 27

UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History

Los Angeles, CA

KILENGI

African Art from the Bareiss Family Collection

Through October 19

Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA

A MAASAI COMMUNITY ADORNS A BRIDE

Through October 19

Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA

WALL PAINTING FROM AN NDEBELE COMMUNITY

Through October 19

Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA

MEXICAN TREES OF LIFE

May 4-December 14

Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA

THE BEGINNING OF SEEING

Tribal Art and the Pictographs of Adolph Gottlieb

September 3, 2003-January 4, 2004

Cantor Center for Visual Arts

Stanford University, Stanford, CA

INSCRIBING MEANING

African Arts of Communication

Opens September 2004

UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History

Los Angeles, CA

GATEWAY OF THE SUN

The Tiwanaku Civilization of Ancient America

Fall 2004-winter 2005

Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO

continuing exhibitions (by state)

NATIVE AMERICAN ART

Arizona State Museum

University of Arizona (body, education) University of Arizona - The University was founded in 1885 as a Land Grant institution with a three-fold mission of teaching, research and public service. , Tucson, AZ

PHOEBE HEARST MUSEUM

Approaching a Century of Anthropology

Phoebe Hearst Museum of Anthropology

University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. Commonly referred to as UC Berkeley, Berkeley and Cal , CA

AFRICAN African

pertaining to or originating in Africa.


African buffalo
includes black Cape buffalo, red Congo buffalo and red-brown varieties from Abyssinia to Niger. See also buffalo.
 TRADE BEADS

A Comprehensive and Aesthetic Approach

Picard African Trade Bead Museum

Carmel, CA

AFRICAN GALLERY; PRE-COLUMBIAN GALLERY

Selections from the Proctor Stafford Collection of West Mexican Ceramics

Los Angeles County Museum of Art The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, also known as LACMA, is the official and world-renowned art museum of the County of Los Angeles, California, located on Wilshire Boulevard along Museum Row in the Miracle Mile vicinity of Los Angeles.  

Los Angeles, CA

PRE-COLUMBIAN GOLD; LANDO HALL OF CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST HISTORY

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County opened in Exposition Park, Los Angeles, California, USA in 1913 as the Museum of History, Science, and Art. The moving force behind it was a museum association founded in 1910.  

Los Angeles, CA

PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA, THE SOUTHWEST, THE PLAINS, AND THE NORTHWEST COAST

Southwest Museum, Los Angeles, CA

MATTHEWS COLLECTION OF AFRICAN ART; HARER COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN ANTIQUITIES

Fullerton Art Museum

California State University Enrollment
 

San Bernardino, CA

AFRICA, OCEANIA, AND THE AMERICAS

Gallery DeRoche

San Francisco, CA

FIBER, FEATHER, SHELL AND STONE

Shaping Culture in Native California;

POWER AND CREATION

Africa beyond the Nile;

REALMS OF THE ANCESTORS

Arts of Oceania;

ARTS OF NATIVE AMERICA VISION OF THE SHAMAN, SONG OF THE PRIEST

Bowers Museum of Cultural Art, Santa Ana, CA

PRE-COLUMBIAN ART

Santa Barbara Museum of Art Coordinates:

The Santa Barbara Museum of Art is an art museum located at 1130 State St. in downtown Santa Barbara, California.

It was founded in 1941 and currently ranks amongst the top 10 regional art museums in the United States .
, Santa Barbara, CA

AFRICA, OCEANIA, AND THE AMERICAS

Cantor Center for Visual Arts

Stanford University, Stanford, CA

SACRED LAND

Hispanic and Indian Cultures of the Southwest

Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center (FAC) is an arts center located just north of downtown Colorado Springs. Located on the same city block are the American Numismatic Association and part of the campus of Colorado College.  

Colorado Springs, CO

EXPLORING AFRICAN ART; NATIVE AMERICAN ART; POWER AND PRESTIGE

The Royal Arts of Polynesia

Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO

A VICTORIAN GENTLEMAN'S LOOK AT THE WORLD

Artifacts from Africa, Oceania, and other regions

Rosemount Victorian House Museum

Pueblo, CO

ANCESTORS; PEOPLES OF THE SOUTHWEST

11,000 years of the cultural heritage of the American Southwest

Maxwell Museum of Anthropology The Maxwell Museum of Anthropology is an anthropology museum located on the University of New Mexico campus in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The museum was founded in 1932 as the Museum of Anthropology of the University of New Mexico, becoming the first public museum in Albuquerque.  

University of New Mexico The University of New Mexico (UNM) is a public university in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was founded in 1889. It also offers multiple bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and professional degree programs in all areas of the arts, sciences, and engineering. , Albuquerque, NM

MULTIPLE VISIONS

A Common Bond

Folk art from more than 100 countries

Museum of International Folk Art The Museum of International Folk Art is a state-run institution in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. It is one of eight museums operated by the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs.  

Santa Fe, NM

ART OF CAMEROON; ELIZABETH COLE BUTLER COLLECTION OF NATIVE AMERICAN ART; ART OF THE NORTHWEST COAST

Portland Art Museum The Portland Art Museum (PAM) in Portland, Oregon, United States, was founded in the last days of 1892, making it the oldest art museum in the Pacific Northwest. Upon completion of the most recent renovations, Portland Art Museum became one of the twenty-five largest art museums in , Portland, OR

TRADITIONAL ARTS OF AFRICA, OCEANIA, AND THE AMERICAS

Utah Museum of Fine Arts The Utah Museum of Fine Arts is located on the University of Utah's campus close to Rice-Eccles Stadium. Works of art are displayed on a rotating basis. External links
  • UMFA's Official Website
 

University of Utah The University of Utah (also The U or the U of U or the UU), located in Salt Lake City, is the flagship public research university in the state of Utah, and one of 10 institutions that make up the Utah System of Higher Education. , Salt Lake City, UT

AFRICA POSSESSED; KATHERINE WHITE COLLECTION OF AFRICAN ART; PRE-COLUMBIAN AND OCEANIC ART; AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL ART Australian Aboriginal art is art done by Australian Aborigines, covering art that pre-dates European colonisation as well as contemporary art by Aborigines based on traditional culture.  

Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA

central states (by closing date)

ETERNAL EGYPT

Masterworks of Ancient Art from the British Museum

Through March 16

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 WINDOW ON THE PAST

Early Native American Dress from the John Painter Collection

Through March 30

Cincinnati Art Museum Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio. Founded in 1877 by the Women's Art Museum Association, the museum opened in 1886. Its collections contain examples spanning 3,000 years of artistic production. Works from Mesopotamia and medieval Europe are featured. , Cincinnati, OH

THE EYE OF THE TRAVELER

David Roberts's Egypt and the Holy Land

Through March 30

Minneapolis institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN

UP THE NILE

Egypt in 19th-Century Photographs

Through April 13

Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN

INTERIOR PORTRAITS

Zwelethu Mthethwa Photographs

Through April 23

Cleveland Museum of Art Located in the University Circle neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio, the internationally renowned Cleveland Museum of Art has a permanent collectionof more than 40,000 objects in 70 galleries. , Cleveland, OH

THE CULTURED BODY

African Body Adornments

Through April

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

ART OF THE LEGA

Meaning and Metaphor in Central Africa

Through May 4

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is the preeminent art museum in Kansas City, Missouri. It is considered one of the finest art collections in the United States. History
The museum was built on the grounds of Oak Hall, the home of Kansas City Star
 

Kansas City, MO

THE MIRACLES OF MARY

A Seventeenth Century Ethiopian Manuscript

Through May 18

Art Institute of Chicago Art Institute of Chicago, museum and art school, in Grant Park, facing Michigan Ave. It was incorporated in 1879; George Armour was the first president. Since 1893 the Institute has been housed in its present building, designed in the Italian Renaissance style by , Chicago, IL

AFRICAN ARTISTRY

Gifts from the Faletti Family Collection

Through May 18

Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

WRAPPED IN BEAUTY

The Art of African Cloth

Through May 25

St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, MO

NORTHERN VISIONS

Art and Life of the Inuit

Through June 1

Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis MN

JULIE MEHRETU

Works by Ethiopian-born painter

April 6-July 6

Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN

IMAGES OF HUMAN RIGHTS PORTFOLIO

Art from South Africa

Through July

College of Law, University of Tennessee

Knoxville, TN

THE WORLD MOVES, WE FOLLOW

Celebrating African Art

Through July

McClung Museum, University of Tennessee

Knoxville, TN

ETERNAL EGYPT

Masterworks of Ancient Art from the British Museum

April 26-August 10

Field Museum, Chicago, IL

THE QUEST FOR IMMORTALITY

Treasures of Ancient Egypt

May 4-September 14

Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, TX

NORTHERN VISIONS

Art and Life of the Inuit

October 26-December 28

Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis MN

THE QUEST FOR IMMORTALITY

Treasures of Ancient Egypt

October 19, 2003-February 25, 2004

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. , New Orleans, LA

BEAUTY, HONOR, AND TRADITION

The Legacy of Plains Indian Shirts

December 1, 2003-April 1, 2004

Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN

THE QUEST FOR IMMORTALITY

Treasures of Ancient Egypt

March 28, 2004-August 8, 2004

Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee, WI

ART OF THE LEGA

Meaning and Metaphor in Central Africa

Fall 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

THE QUEST FOR IMMORTALITY

Treasures of Ancient Egypt

September 12, 2004-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

ART OF THE LEGA

Meaning and Metaphor in Central Africa

Fall 2005

Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN

continuing exhibitions (by state)

ART OF AFRICA AND THE AMERICAS

Birmingham Museum of Art Coordinates:

The Birmingham Museum of Art is an important regional public art museum, located at 2000 Eighth Ave. North in downtown Birmingham, Alabama.
, Birmingham, AL

ARTS OF AFRICA AND THE AMERICAS

Art institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

AFRICA GALLERY; NATIVE AMERICAN AND OCEANIC ART

Field Museum, Chicago, IL

AFRICAN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, FABRICS, AND JEWELRY

Milner Library, Illinois State University, Normal, IL

ARTS OF AFRICA, OCEANIA, AND THE AMERICAS

Indiana University Art Museum The Indiana University Art Museum was designed by I.M. Pei & Partners as a commission by the board of trustees of Indiana University. Construction began in 1978 and ended in 1982. , Bloomington, IN

EITELJORG GALLERY OF AFRICAN ART; ARTS OF OCEANIA AND THE AMERICAS

Indianapolis Museum of Art The Indianapolis Museum of Art is an art museum in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. History
The Indianapolis Museum of Art is among the largest and oldest general art museums in the United States.
, Indianapolis, IN

AFRICAN ART COLLECTION

Des Moines Art Center The Des Moines Art Center is an art museum with an extensive collection of paintings, sculpture, modern art and mixed media. A large exhibition hall rotates through several themes during the year, most of which are featured from one to three months at a time. , Des Moines, IA

ARTS OF AFRICA; AFRICAN FURNISHINGS

University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City, IA

ART AND LIFE IN AFRICA

Selections from the Stanley Collection

University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City, IA

IMPERATO AFRICA GALLERY

Objects from the Sahara, the Sahel, Nigeria,

Central Africa, and the Coastal Rain Forest

Martin and Osa Johnson
For the rugby player Martin Johnson see Martin Johnson.


Martin Johnson (October 9 1884 – January 13 1937) and his wife Osa Johnson (née Leighty, March 14 1894 – January 7 1953) were adventurers from Kansas, United States.
 Safari Museum, Chanute, KS

THE WORLD IS A JOURNEY

Art in African Life

J.B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY

AFRICAN ART GALLERY; PRICE GALLERY FOR NATIVE AMERICAN ART

J.B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY

ART OF AFRICA, OCEANIA, AND THE AMERICAS

New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA

AFRICAN ART OF DUAL WORLDS

University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI

OCEANIC ART

Selected Objects from the Collection of Richard Manoogian

Detroit Institute of Arts The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA), originally named the Detroit Museum of Art, has one of the largest, most significant art collections in the United States. , Detroit, MI

ARTS OF AFRICA; ART OF THE AMERICAS

Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN

OCEANIC AND PRECOLUMBIAN ART; AFRICAN ART GALLERY

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO

OCEANIA; ARTS OF AFRICA AND THE DIASPORA

Saint Louis Art Museum The Saint Louis Art Museum is rated as one of the principal art museums in the United States and is visited by up to a half million people every year. Admission is free.[1]

Located in Forest Park in St.
, St. Louis, MO

PRE-COLUMBIAN, OCEANIC, NATIVE AMERICAN, AND AFRICAN ART

Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE

ART OF AFRICA; ART OF THE AMERICAS; AFRICAN AMERICAN PRINTS AND DRAWINGS

Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH

AFRICAN, OCEANIC, PRE-COLUMBIAN, AND NATIVE AMERICAN ART; VIDEO OF MASKING PERFORMANCES

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

DIMENSIONS IN BLACK ART

African, Afro-Brazilian, and African-American Art

Afro-American Cultural Center

Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH

ARTS OF AFRICA AND OCEANIA

Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, OH

AFRICAN GALLERY

Toledo Museum of Art The Toledo Museum of Art is an internationally known art museum located in the Old West End neighborhood of Toledo, Ohio, United States. The museum was founded by Toledo glassmaker Edward Drummond Libbey in 1901, and moved to its present location, a Greek revival building designed , Toledo, OH

AFRICAN GALLERY; WOVEN WORLDS:

Basketry from the Clark Field Collection

Philbrook Museum of Art The Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa, Oklahoma is an art museum and former home of Oklahoma oil pioneer Waite Phillips and his wife Genevieve (Elliott) Phillips. As of 2007, the museum has a staff of 60 and an operating budget of nearly $6 million. , Tulsa, OK

AFRICAN ART FROM THE FISK UNIVERSITY COLLECTION

Fisk University Galleries, Nashville, TN

ARTS OF AFRICA, ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

Dallas Museum of Art The Dallas Museum of Art is an art museum located in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas, USA along Woodall Rodgers Freeway between St. Paul and Harwood. History , Dallas, TX

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN ART; PRECOLUMBIAN ART; GLASSELL COLLECTION OF AFRICAN GOLD

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
For other places with the same name, see Museum of Fine Arts.
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), located in Houston, is the largest art museum in the State of Texas and the largest art museum in the USA east of Los Angeles, south of Chicago,
, TX

COFFIN DISPLAY FROM GHANA

American Funeral Service Museum, Houston, TX

AMERICAN INDIAN ART

McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, TX

AFRICAN TEXTILE TRADITIONS; THE ANTELOPE IN AFRICAN ART; THE TUAREG

Beloit College, Beloit, WI

eastern states (by closing date)

AFRICA IN THE EUROPEAN IMAGINATION

Visions of the Kongo, Angola, and Matamba 1600-1750

Through March 30

Museum of Arts and Sciences The Museum of Arts and Sciences is the name for several museums:
  • Museum of Arts and Sciences (Macon) in Macon, Georgia
  • Museum of Arts and Sciences (Daytona Beach) in Daytona Beach, Florida
  • Bruce Museum of Arts and Science in Greenwich, Connecticut
, Daytona Beach, FL

COLORS OF AFRICA

Contemporary Art from the Continent

Through April 5

Diggs Gallery, Winston-Salem State University

Winston-Salem, NC

GENESIS

Ideas of Origin in African Sculpture

Through April 13

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

THE CONTEMPORARY MASTER STONE SCULPTORS OF ZIMBABWE

Through April 19

Reece Galleries, New York, NY

OF POWER AND GRACE

The Art of Southern Africa

Through May 11

Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL

THE NEW YORK TRIBAL ANTIQUES SHOW

May 17-19

Park Avenue Armory, New York, NY

HOLD IT!

Textiles as Containers

Through June 2

Textile Museum Washington, DC

FOR THIS WORLD AND BEYOND

African Art from the Fred and Rita Richman Collection

Through June 9

High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA

COEXISTENCE

Contemporary Cultural Production in South Africa

Through June 29

Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

THE MAJESTY OF AFRICAN MOTHERHOOD

Through June

Langston Hughes Cultural Center, Corona, NY

UNCOMMON LEGACIES

Native American Art from the Peabody Essex Museum

April 17-July 20

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts The Virginia Museum of Fine arts, or ‘’’VMFA’’’ is an art museum in Richmond, Virginia. It is one of the first museums in the American South to be operated by state funds. , Richmond, VA

AFRICAN RENAISSANCE

Tribal Art and the Pictographs of Adolph Gottlieb

June 12-July 27

Lowe Art Museum, Miami, FL

ACCENT ON AFRICA

Recent Acquisitions of African Art

April 6-August 10

North Carolina Museum of Art The North Carolina Museum of Art is an art museum that houses the art collections of North Carolina. It is located in Raleigh, NC. Museum
The museum has an extensive permanent collection which is free to visit.
, Raleigh, NC

MATERIAL DIFFERENCES IN CONTEMPORARY ART

Significance of various media in African art

April 8-August 15

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

MATERIAL DIFFERENCES

Art and Identity in African Art

Compares the role of materials in traditional African art

with works by Western and Asian contemporary artists

April 8-August 15

Museum for African Art, Long Island City, NY

THE FABRIC OF MOROCCAN LIFE

June 15-August 30

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

BOGOLANFINI

May-August

African Art Museum of the SMA Fathers

Tenafly, NJ

MAMLUK RUGS FROM EGYPT

Jewels of The Textile Museum's Collection

March 28-September 7

Textile Museum, Washington, DC

DOUBLY BLESSED

The Ibeji Twins of Nigeria

September

Museum for African Art, Long Island City, NY

ETHIOPIAN ICONS

Faith and Science

Through October 5

National Museum of African Art, Washington, DC

THE MAJESTY OF AFRICAN MOTHERHOOD

July-October

Morris Brown College, Atlanta, GA

ETHIOPIAN PASSAGES

Dialogues in the Diaspora

May 2-November 5

National Museum of African Art, Washington, DC

JOURNEYS AND DESTINATIONS

African Artists on the Move

Through November 30

National Museum of African Art, Washington, DC

UNCOMMON LEGACIES

Native American Art from the Peabody Essex Museum

September 19-December 14

Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA

ETERNAL EGYPT

Masterworks of Ancient Art from the British Museum

September 19, 2003-January 18, 2004

Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, MD

LOOKING BOTH WAYS

Art of the Contemporary African Diaspora

September 2003-February 2004

Museum for African Art, Long Island City, NY

ART OF THE LEGA

Meaning and Metaphor in Central Africa

Winter-spring 2004

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

INSCRIBING MEANING

African Arts of Communication

Opens March 2004

National Museum of African Art, Washington, DC

COAXING THE SPIRITS TO DANCE

Art and Culture in the Papuan Gulf

Opens spring 2004

Hood Museum of Art Coordinates:  The Hood Museum of Art is North America's oldest museum in continuous operation. The museum is owned and operated by Dartmouth College and is connected to the Hopkins Center for the Arts. , Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

continuing exhibitions (by state)

IMAGES OF POWER AND IDENTITY; THE ART OF THE PERSONAL OBJECT;

The Ancient West African City of Benin, A.D. 1300-1897;

The Ancient Nubian City of Karma, 2500-1500 B.C.;

CERAMIC ARTS AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN ART; SOKARI DOUGLAS CAMP: THREE SCULPTURES

National Museum of African Art, Washington, DC

AFRICAN VOICES

National Museum of Natural History For the museum in Manhattan, see .

This article is about the museum in Washington, D.C.. For other uses, see National Museum of Natural History (disambiguation).

The National Museum of Natural History
, Washington, DC

ANCESTORS OF THE INCAS; OF POWER AND GRACE

The Art of Southern Africa

Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL

THE ARTS OF AFRICA; PRE-COLUMBIAN COLLECTION; ALFRED I. BARTON COLLECTION OF SOUTHWEST NATIVE AMERICAN ART

Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL

AFRICAN MASKS

Black Heritage Museum, Miami, FL

DUBOIS COLLECTION OF WEST AFRICAN ART; OCEANIC ART; NATIVE AMERICAN ART

Appleton Museum of Art, Ocala, FL

TRIBAL ART FROM AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, AND NATIVE AMERICA

Aboriginals: Art of the First Person

Sanibel, FL

TRADITIONAL AFRICAN ART

Ritual, Adornment, Everyday Life

Albany Museum of Art The Albany Museum of Art is located in Albany, Georgia, U.S. Background
The museum is a non-profit organization governed by a 28 member elected board of directors. History
The museum was founded in 1964 as the outgrowth of the Southwest Georgia Art Association.
, Albany, GA

AFRICAN AND EGYPTIAN, NEAR EASTERN, PRE-COLUMBIAN, AND OCEANIC ART

Michael C. Carlos Museum The Michael C. Carlos Museum is administered by Emory University on its campus in DeKalb County near Atlanta, Georgia.

The Carlos Museum has the largest collections in the Southeast United States of objects from ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, the Near East, and the ancient
 

Emory University, Atlanta, GA

THE RICHMAN COLLECTION OF AFRICAN ART

High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA

THE SPIRIT MASKS OF THE NIGERIAN IGBOS

Museum of African Tribal Art, Portland, ME

ARTS OF AFRICA, OCEANIA, AND THE AMERICAS

Baltimore Museum of Art The Baltimore Museum of Art in Baltimore, Maryland, was founded in 1914. It is located between the Charles Village and Remington neighborhoods, immediately adjacent to the Homewood campus of Johns Hopkins University, though the museum is an independent institution not affiliated , Baltimore, MD

ETHIOPIAN ART FROM THE COLLECTION

Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD

TRADITIONAL TRIBAL ART

Hamill Gallery of African Art, Boston, MA

ENCOUNTERS WITH THE AMERICAS; JU/WASI: Bushmen of the Kalahari

Peabody Museum, Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

PACIFIC CULTURES

Peabody Museum of Salem, Salem, MA

FORMS AND FORCES

Art from Africa, New Guinea, Australia, and Indonesia

Museum Primitives, Haddonfield, NJ

AFRICA, THE ARTS OF POWER; DESIGN IN NATIVE AMERICAN ART; FACES OF WORSHIP

A Yoruba God in Two Worlds

Newark Museum, Newark, NJ

AFRICAN, NATIVE AMERICAN, AND PRE-COLUMBIAN ART

Art Museum, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

ASAFO BATTLE FLAGS; ART FROM ZAIRE, GABON, NIGERIA; PRE-COLUMBIAN ART

Joan Barist Primitive Art, New York, NY

AFRICAN ART AND CULTURE

African Art Museum of the S.M.A. Fathers, Tenafly, NJ

REINSTALLATION OF AFRICAN GALLERY; ART OF THE PACIFIC AND THE AMERICAS

Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY

AFRICAN SCULPTURES

Simmons Collection African Arts Museum

Brooklyn, NY

CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN ART

Contemporary African Art Gallery

New York, NY

AFRICAN ART

Farid Tawa Gallery, New York, NY

PRIMITIVE AND MODERN ARTS

Merton D. Simpson Gallery, New York, NY

AFRICA, OCEANIA, AND THE AMERICAS

Rockefeller Wing, Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, NY

AFRICAN ART

Pace Primitive, New York, NY

TRADITIONAL AFRICAN TRIBAL ART

Tribal Reality Gallery

New York, NY

AFRICAN ART

Ward Gallery, New York, NY

OBJECT AND INTELLECT

African Art from the Permanent Collection

Neuberger Museum of Art

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

ARTS OF WEST AFRICA

Charles D. Miller Ill Gallery

St. James, NY

JAMBO!

African Art from the Permanent Collection

Ryerson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY

NEW AFRICAN GALLERY; OCEANIC AND NEW WORLD GALLERY

North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC

AFRICAN ART

From Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Togo and Nigeria

Charles Jones African Art

Wilmington, NC

AMERICAS, AFRICA, ASIA AND OCEANIA

Museum of Anthropology, Winston-Salem, NC

AFRICAN ART

Barnes Foundation, Merion, PA

AFRICAN GALLERY; EGYPT AND MESOPOTAMIA; MESOAMERICAN ART; NATIVE AMERICAN ART

University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology is an archaeology and anthropology museum that is part of the University of Pennsylvania in University City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  

Philadelphia, PA

PHOTOGRAPHY AND THE ART OF ETHNOGRAPHY

The Kujamaat Joola of Senegal in the 1960s;

PASSIONATE HOBBY

Rudolf Haffenreffer and the King Philip Museum

Masterpieces of Native American art from the museum founder's collection

Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology The Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology is Brown University's anthropology museum, set within 376 acres (1.52 km²) of woodland on the shores of Mount Hope Bay on Tower Street, Bristol, Rhode Island, and with a satellite location on the university campus in Providence, Rhode Island. , Bristol, RI

AFRICAN-AMERICAN ART; NATIVE AMERICAN ART; AFRICAN ARTS

Power, Beauty, Community

Hampton University Museum, Hampton, VA

AFRICAN, OCEANIC, AND PRE-COLUMBIAN GALLERIES

Chrysler Museum, 0Norfolk, VA

SPIRIT OF THE MOTHERLAND

African Art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA

canada (by closing date)

NUVISAVIK

The Place Where We Weave

Through September

Canadian Museum of Civilization The Canadian Museum of Civilization (CMC) is Canada’s national museum of human history and the most-visited museum in the country.[1] It is located in Gatineau, Quebec, directly across the Ottawa River from Canada’s Parliament Buildings.  

Gatineau, PQ

ETERNAL EGYPT

Masterworks of Ancient Art from the British Museum

February 28, 2004-June 6, 2004

Royal Ontario Museum

Toronto, ON

continuing exhibitions (by province)

WHERE SYMBOLS MEET

A Celebration of West African Achievement

Glenbow Museum, Calgary, AL

AFRICAN COLLECTION

Museum of Anthropology

University of British Columbia Locations
Vancouver
The Vancouver campus is located at Point Grey, a twenty-minute drive from downtown Vancouver. It is near several beaches and has views of the North Shore mountains. The 7.
, Vancouver, BC

THE NUBIA GALLERY; ONTARIO PREHISTORY GALLERY

Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON

AFRICAN, OCEANIC, AMERINDIAN, INUIT, AND PRE-COLUMBIAN ART

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, PO

europe (by closing date)

THE AZTECS

Through April 11

Royal Academy of Arts Royal Academy of Arts, London, the national academy of art of England, founded in 1768 by George III at the instigation of Sir William Chambers and Benjamin West. Sir Joshua Reynolds was the Academy's first president, holding the office until his death in 1792.  

Burlington House, Piccadilly, England

AFRICA AND BEYOND

Highlights from the University of Leeds Anthropology Collection

Through April 16

University Gallery Leeds

Leeds, England

L'ART DE L'AMOUR

Joies et Peines de l'Amour dans l'Art Mondial

Through April 27

Musee Rietburg, Zurich, Switzerland

MRS. COOK'S KETE (MAORI)

Through April 27

Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford, England

SYMBOLES SACRES

4000 Ans d'Art des Ameriques

Through April 28

Palais Saint-Pierre, Rennes, France

GHANA: HIER ET AUJOURD'HUI

Through July 13

Musee Dapper, Paris, France

SYMBOLES SACRES

4000 Ans d'Art des Ameriques

May 28-August 18

Musee des Beaux-Arts, Lyon, France

BOTEN AUS DEM JENSEITS

Afrikanische Kleinfiguren der "Schenkung Anna Erna Grassnick"

Through 2004

Linden-Museum, Stuttgart, Germany

continuing exhibitions (by country)

ART OF AFRICA; PRECOLUMBIAN ART; INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA; POLYNESIAN ART

Museum fur Volkerkunde, Vienna, Austria

ART AND ETHNOGRAPHY FROM AFRICA, OCEANIA AND THE AMERICAS

Etnografisch Museum, Antwerp, Belgium

MASKED CELEBRATIONS AND TRADITIONS IN AFRICA, OCEANIA, EUROPE AND THE NEW WORLD

Music International du Carnaval et du Masque

Binche, Belgium

AFRICA

Art, archaeology, cultural anthropology, and history

Africa-Museum, Tervuren, Belgium

ART AND ETHNOGRAPHY FROM THE AMERICAS AND OCEANIA

Naprstek Museum

Prague, Czech Republic

ETHNOGRAPHICAL TREASURES

National Museum of Denmark The National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen is Denmark’s central museum of cultural history, comprising the histories of Danish and foreign cultures, alike.

The museum has a number of national commitments, particularly within the following key areas: archaeology,
 

Copenhagen, Denmark

TRANSATLANTIC SLAVERY

Against Human Dignity

Merseyside Maritime Museum

Liverpool, England

WEST AFRICA

Bronzes from Benin City, woodcarving from Yoruba and Ibo areas

Liverpool Museum, Liverpool, England

CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN ARTISTS

Africa Centre, London, England

AFRICAN HISTORY AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Commonwealth Institute, London, England

AFRICAN WORLDS; ARTS OF THE PACIFIC

Horniman Museum, London, England

SAINSBURY AFRICAN GALLERIES

British Museum, London, England

AFRICAN AND WORLD ART, ETHNOGRAPHY, AND ARCHAEOLOGY; BODY ARTS

Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford, England

ART ET TRADITIONS D'AFRIQUE NOIRE

Musee Africain, Lyon, France

ART FROM AFRICA, OCEANIA, AND THE AMERICAS

Musee d'Arts Africai0s, Oceaniens, Amerindiens

Marseilles, France

ARTS PREMIERS

Musee du Louvre Louvre (l`vrə), foremost French museum of art, located in Paris. The building was a royal fortress and palace built by Philip II in the late 12th cent. , Paris, France

AFRICAN GALLERY

Musee de l'Homme, Paris, France

ARTS D'AFRIQUE (MAGHREB COMPRIS) ET D'OCEANIE

Musee des Arts d'Afrique et d'Oceanie

Paris, France

AFRICA: ART AND CULTURE

Ethnologisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

SCULPTURES AND MASKS FROM AFRICA

Gallery African and Tribal Arts, Berlin, Germany

KUNST AUS WEST- UND ZENTRALAFRIKA; KULTUREN UND GESCHICHTE AFRIKAS

Museum for Volkerkunde, Hamburg, Germany

AFRICAN ART

Reiss-Museum, Mannheim, Germany

AFRICAN ART

Staatliches Museum for Volkerkunde, Munich, Germany

AFRICA: Art from Cameroon, Nigeria, East Africa

Linden-Museum, Stuttgart, Germany

ANCIENT EGYPT

National Museum of Ireland The National Museum of Ireland (NMI), or Ard-Mhúsaem na hÉireann in Irish, is the national museum in Ireland. It has three centres in Dublin and one in County Mayo, with a strong emphasis on Irish art, culture and natural history. , Dublin, Ireland

AFRICA AND OCEANIA

Mused Preistorico Etnografico "L. Pigorini," Rome, Italy

SOCIETY AND RELIGION

Afrika Museum, Berg en Dal, Netherlands

AFRICAN ART; TREASURY

Wereldmuseum, Rotterdam, Netherlands

THE SAHEL

Daily Life and Survival

Museon, Department of Ethnology

The Hague, Netherlands

WIDER WORLD

Art of Africa, Americas, and Oceania

National Museums of Scotland The National Museums of Scotland are the several national museums of Scotland. List of national museums
  • The National Museum of Scotland, comprising two linked museums on Chambers Street, in the Old Town of Edinburgh:
, Edinburgh, Scotland

VILLAGE LIFE IN LOWER ZAIRE

National Museum of Ethnography, Stockholm, Sweden

AFRICAN, OCEANIC, AND NATIVE AMERICAN ART

Museum der Kulturen, Basel, Switzerland

AFRICAN MASKS AND HANDICRAFTS, BERBER JEWELRY, AKAN GOLDWEIGHTS, BAMUM DRAWINGS AND WRITING

Musee d'Ethnographie, Geneva Geneva, canton and city, Switzerland
Geneva (jənē`və), Fr. Genève, canton (1990 pop. 373,019), 109 sq mi (282 sq km), SW Switzerland, surrounding the southwest tip of the Lake of Geneva.
, Switzerland

ART FROM ANTIQUITY AND TRIBAL CIVILIZATIONS

Musee Barbier-Mueller, Geneva, Switzerland

EGYPT; BLACK AFRICA; CABINET DE MEURON

Musee d'Ethnographie, Neuchatel, Switzerland

TRADITIONAL AFRICAN ART

Gallery Walu, Zurich, Switzerland

AFRICAN AND OCEANIC ART

From the Baron Eduard yon der Heydt Collection

Museum Rietberg, Zurich, Switzerland

africa (by closing date)

COEXISTENCE

Contemporary Cultural Production in South Africa

September 24, 2003-March 2004

South African National Gallery The South African National Gallery is the national art gallery of South Africa located in Cape Town. The collection began in 1872 with the donation of Sir Thomas Butterworth's personal gallery.  

Cape Town, South Africa

continuing exhibitions (by country)

O-KUN: AN AFRICAN CIVILIZATION AND ITS NEIGHBOURS

O-kun Museum, Akodi Afrika, Ilorin, Nigeria

MUTE TESTIMONIES

Sang Permanent Collection

South African National Gallery

Cape Town, South Africa

AFFINITIES

Paintings, sculptures, craftwork, and photographs demonstrating cross-cultural interaction in South Africa

South African National Gallery

Cape Town, South Africa

SOUTHERN AFRICAN TRIBAL ART

Afri-Karner Museum

Franschhoek, South Africa

SOUTHERN AFRICAN BEADWORK AND ARTIFACTS

Fiona le Blanc Gallery

Rosebank, Johannesburg, South Africa

THE HORSTMANN COLLECTION OF SOUTHERN AFRICAN ART; THE FOUNDATION COLLECTION; NEW, USED & IMPROVED

Contemporary South African art;

SECULAR AND SPIRITUAL

Objects of Mediation on Views from Within;

PERMANENT COLLECTION OF SOUTHERN AFRICAN TRADITIONAL/TRANSITIONAL ART

Johannesburg Art Gallery

Johannesburg, South Africa

THE PERMANENT COLLECTIONS AT MUSEUMAFRICA

MuseumAfrica, Johannesburg, South Africa

TRADITIONAL SOUTH AFRICAN ARTIFACTS; CONTEMPORARY SOUTH AFRICAN CRAFTS

Kim Sacks Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa

NIGERIAN ART: THE MENEGHELLI COLLECTION

Totem Gallery

Johannesburg, South Africa

THE STANDARD BANK COLLECTION OF AFRICAN ART

University of the Witwatersrand Due to the 1959 Extension of University Education Act the school was only allowed to register a small number of black students for most of the apartheid era, even though several notable black anti-apartheid leaders graduated from the university.  Art Galleries

Johannesburg, South Africa

ART FROM WEST AFRICA

Totem Galleries: Rosebank, Carlton, Sandton

Johannesburg, South Africa

AFRICAN ART

La Rochelle Gallery, Paarl, South Africa

SISONKE: SYMBOLS OF IDENTITY; TRADITIONAL AFRICAN ART; STORY OF PEOPLE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA

Archaeology of South African Stone and iron Ages, San rock art

Natal Museum, Pietermaritzburg

Natal, South Africa

CONTEMPORARY SOUTH AFRICAN ART FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION

Pretoria Art Museum, Pretoria, South Africa

AFRICAN ART

Les Art International, Saxonwold, South Africa

TSONGA AND NORTH SOTHO ART

Tzaneen Museum, Tzaneen, South Africa

PERMANENT COLLECTION

National Gallery of Zimbabwe

Harare, Zimbabwe

australia

AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL ART

Art Gallery of Western Australia This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article.  

Perth, Western Australia

middle east

A PERSONAL JOURNEY

Central African Art from the Lawrence Gussman Collection

Through April 23

Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel

FAITH-DORIAN AND MARTIN WRIGHT GALLERY OF AFRICAN ART

Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
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