Kevin D. Dumouchelle

A curator at the National Museum of African Art, Kevin D. Dumouchelle conceived its newest permanent collection exhibition, Heroes: Principles of African Greatness and led the completion of its main collection galleries, Visionary: Viewpoints on Africa’s Arts with a team of curators—both shows were honored with Smithson Excellence in Exhibition Awards, while the latter also won the Association of Art Museum Curators’ top Award for Excellence. A recent recipient of a Smithsonian Scholarly Studies Grant, he earned a Ph.D, M.Phil., and M.A. in Art History and Archaeology from Columbia University. His doctoral research in Ghana examined architectural history in Asante. He is also the recipient of a first-class master’s degree in history from Oxford University and a B.S. in Foreign Service from Georgetown University.

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