National Museum of African Art
Smithsonian Events for the Week of August 17-22: Quilting, Conservation Clinics and Awesome Art
Monday, August 17Once again, nothing special going on today. Even the Smithsonian slows down a bit during those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer. But be sure to check out this space for a listing of regularly-scheduled goings-on around the Smithsonian that are sure to enrich your experience. From a...
August 17, 2009 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Smithsonian Events for the Week of July 27-31: Animals, Magic and Fun with Forensics!
Monday, July 27: Nothing special going on today, kids. You can check out the roster of regularly-scheduled programming at the Smithsonian here.Tuesday, July 28: Artful Animals and Storied StampsCome by the National Postal Museum where you can explore Africa and learn about the art of stamp design. ...
July 27, 2009 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Make an Offering to Mami Wata Before Time Runs Out
This weekend is the last chance to see the many faces of Mami Wata, and if you choose, to leave an offering for her, as well. An exhibition about the water spirit (Mami Wata means "Mother Water" in pidgin English) is on view at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art. The exhibition closes...
July 21, 2009 |
By Ashley Luthern
Sylvia Soumah: More Than Just Dance
While teaching an African dance workshop with the "In Motion" program at the National Museum of African Art last Thursday, Sylvia Soumah saw a reluctant face in the crowd. Instead of verbally encouraging the girl, she marched over to offer a hug. Not a polite, reserved hug, but a full body embrace....
July 13, 2009 |
By Abby Callard
Weekend Events: Monkey Faces, a Scavenger Hunt and Interactive Art
Saturday, July 11:Artful Animals Mask-Making WorkshopAct like a monkey and look like one too. Bring those wild young 'uns in for some creative monkeying around with artist and educator Karen Brown at the African Art Museum's animal mask-making workshop. Workshop, sublevel 2, 1 PM to 3 PM.Ghosts of ...
July 10, 2009 |
By Lauren Hogan
"Artful Animals" Opens at National Museum of African Art
Bryna Freyer's biggest problem with Disney's 1994 film, The Lion King, was the lack of people. Sure, the animals could talk, but to Freyer, the film seemed to perpetuate the stereotype that Africa is a giant animal-filled savanah."Artful Animals," a family-friendly exhibition opening today at the N...
July 01, 2009 |
By Joseph Caputo
Weekend Events: The Welsh Table, Andean Music and a Treasure Hunt!
Friday, June 26: The Welsh Table Exhibition TourCurator Jill Piercy will take you on a tour of the new exhibit, The Welsh Table, and introduce you to the work of ten Welsh ceramists. Afterwards, go out and enjoy a taste of Welsh culture at the 2009 Folklife Festival. Free. Ripley Center, 2:00 PMSat...
June 26, 2009 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Across Africa, Finding Common Ground in Their Art
António Ole and Aimé Mpane came together to converse through artwork in a new insallation at the National Museum of African Art
June 23, 2009 |
By Joseph Caputo
Weekend Events: Dancing, Alpacas and Mermaids
Friday, May 15: Asian Pacific American Heritage Music and Dance PerformanceCome enjoy the School of Indian Odissi Dance Troupe and the Mongolian Dance perform traditional Asian Pacific music and dance. Free. Natural History Museum. 6:30 PMSaturday, May 16: Mermaids, Serpents and Sea CreaturesI'm su...
May 15, 2009 |
By Jesse Rhodes
The Many Faces of Mami Wata
To win the favor of Mami Wata, one must be clean and sweet-smelling both inside and out. Worshipers bathe and drink talcum powder before approaching her altar, neatly decorated with fruit, shells, porcelain artifacts, a mirror and combs. The smell of perfume hangs in the air.Starting today, visitor...
April 01, 2009 |
By Joseph Caputo
Weekend Events: Louise Bourgeois, Kirkikou and the Sorceress
Friday, February 27: Friday Gallery Talk: Louise BourgeoisAn afternoon at the art gallery? How bourgeois! Louise Bourgeois to be exact. She's the artist responsible for the big honkin' spider living outside the Hirshhorn's entryway and the focus of a recently-opened exhibition of her work. She is a...
February 27, 2009 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Weekend Events: African Pearls, Another Inaugural Ball, and a String Quartet
Friday, January 30: A Scattering of Pearls: Architecture of the Gold Road and the Mali-Spain DiasporaAfter completing a pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324, Mansa Musa, emperor of Mali, returned with architect Al-Saheli. With Mansa's support, Al-Saheli constructed palaces and mosques—notably the Djingareyb...
January 30, 2009 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Smithsonian Events, 1/26-30: Michael J. Fox and Mali's Architectural Treasures
Monday, January 26: Tibetan Gifts: 10 percent off at the Freer/Sackler Shops!The Dropenling Handicraft Development Center in Tibet is a nonprofit organization that works to preserve and promote Tibetan culture and their offerings—which include clothing, toys and other handcrafts—are now 10 percent ...
January 26, 2009 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Weekend Events: It's an Inauguration Celebration!
Plan for this landmark weekend at goSmithsonian.com and Find a complete listing of the Smithsonian's Inaugural Events.Friday, January 16: Inaugural Activities: Yoko Ono's Wish TreeCelebrate the inauguration of Barack Obama as well as your hopes and dreams for the future of our country. Come by the ...
January 16, 2009 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Inaugural Balls on the Mall
If you're the socialite who will be hitting up the slew of black tie balls in DC, then you must have a bottomless wallet and a dance card that's loaded to the hilt. Even with tickets selling for a couple hundred bucks a pop on the low end, these events are already sold out. Take a look at all the p...
January 12, 2009 |
By Jesse Rhodes
Founder of the National Museum of African Art Dies
Warren M. Robbins, founder of the Museum of African Art on Capitol Hill that later evolved into the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art, passed away December 4 at age 85. We here at ATM would like to take a moment to remember his extraordinary story.It was the late 1950s when Robbins, then...
December 12, 2008 |
By Megan Gambino
Smithsonian Events Week of 12/1-7
Monday, December 1 Resident Associate Program LectureFor some, the holidays can be disastrous. Not because the turkey came out overcooked or you couldn't find the one "gotta have it" toy for your kid—but because you live along a fault line or in the shadow of an active volcano. Come hear geologist ...
December 01, 2008 |
By Jesse Rhodes
What's Cooking: Turkeys at the Smithsonian
In honor of Thanksgiving, we pay tribute to that legendary American fowl: the turkey. Myth has it that the turkey was present at the first-ever Thanksgiving dinner between the Pilgrims and the Native Americans. When you visit the Smithsonian this weekend—and you should, because the museums are op...
November 26, 2008 |
By Anika Gupta
On the Mall: Sipping Pinotage at the National Museum of African Art
EHow, a website that claims to teach anything, says that the first step in attending a silent auction is perusing the online catalog. Having scored a ticket to the National Museum of African Art’s first benefit gala (such are the perks of professional journalism), I downloaded the auction catalog...
September 19, 2008 |
By Anika Gupta
The Art of Being Tuareg Opens at African Art Today
The Tuareg, a once semi-nomadic and pastoral people who held sway over the caravan trade routes across the Sahara desert, are prospering in today's global economy. Tuareg artists and smiths, who long created amulets and camel bags for their noble patrons, now have grown increasingly business-saav...
October 10, 2007 |
By Beth Py-Lieberman
