The Mint Museum Randolph’s African art galleries are open again after closing for an extensive, multi-year renovation. The ...

American painter Kehinde Wiley stands in front of a portrait of Alpha Condé, former president of Guinea, during the opening ...

"Westerners have been discovering African art for hundreds of years," says Roslyn A. Walker, the energetic director of the National Museum of African Art. "Maybe there's some rediscovery going on ...

Museum of African Art director Johnetta Cole describes the towering sculpture of Toussaint Louverture as "our Mona Lisa." National Museum of African Art, SI ...

It’s celebrating its first birthday with a week of events and performances, starting with a drag show Thursday that features local stars like Shi-Queeta and Regina Jozet Adams. That’s followed by a DJ ...

Curators and museum officials collaborated with the men who made the spectacular masquerades. "We thought, ‘Let's work with ...

The art historical narrative, traditionally skewed towards Western perspectives, has long undervalued African art, limiting its global visibility and appreciation.This trend, however, has changed as ...