Connections

connections links to art, culture, education and community

The Museum for African Art
Queens, New York

The Museum for African Art is dedicated to increasing public understanding and appreciation of African art and culture. Recognized world-wide as the pre-eminent organizer of exhibitions and publishers of books devoted exclusively to historical and contemporary African art. The Museum has produced over 40 widely acclaimed exhibitions and catalogues exploring aspects of Africa's rich artistic traditional and cultural heritage.

www.africanart.org

National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian
Washington, DC

The only national museum dedicated to the exhibition, conservation and study of the arts of Africa from the entire continent, this premier facility is home to over 7,000 objects, houses galleries devoted to changing exhibitions that focus on a range of subject matters, and is committed to educating its visitors, through a variety of public programs and services, about the arts and cultures of Africa.

africa.si.edu

Museum of the African Diaspora
San Francisco California

An international museum, based in San Francisco, MoAD is committed to showcasing the "best of the best" from the African Diaspora. This museum embraces the newest applications in media technology, MoAD features an interactive theater and immersive exhibitions. This coupling of art, culture and technology enables MoAD to bring Africa, the African Diaspora and the world community closer together. Museum visitors and those experiencing MoAD through the Internet can exchange histories and stories, share and debate viewpoints, and find common expression in the many kinds of experiences that MoAD provides. orld.