On April 15, the College of Fine Arts hosted a lecture by Dr. Joan Kee, the director of the New York University Institute of Fine Arts.

African textiles are rich with history and culture, often carrying hidden meanings in their intricate patterns ...

The pictures appear in The UmuEze Amara Clan and the House of Obafemi, a new book tracing the imagined history of two fictional ... the environment, art and education. A longtime Smithsonian ...

This trend, however, has changed as collectors from around the world increasingly appreciate African art's rich history and significance. While the contemporary African art market's dollar value ...

National Museum of African Art, SI Tusk detail ... Loango ivories in general (and this trio in particular): "spirals of history." Owen Edwards is a freelance writer and author of the book Elegant ...

The Museum of African American History, which operates locations in Boston and Nantucket, was notified of the cuts late ...

In 2016, former President Barack Obama opened the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.

The Post reported that a museum spokesperson said Young would be out for an "undetermined period." Young has been director of the museum, one of many run by the Smithsonian Instit ...

The show also features a group of objects within the shipping crates in which they are stored and transported, highlighting an often-overlook aspect of African art history: the lives of objects ...