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Lega artist. *Three-Headed Figure (Sakimatwemtwe)*, 19th century, South Kivu or Maniema Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Wood, fiber, kaolin, 5 1/2 × 2 × 1 1/8 in. (14 × 5.1 × 2.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum; Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.486. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Curator Talk: Legacies of African Art SOLD OUT

Saturday, April 8, 2023

2–4 pm

Arts of Africa Galleries, 3rd Floor

This program is sold out.

Get a behind-the-scenes look at the process of exhibiting, honoring, and reflecting on African art at the Brooklyn Museum, in celebration of the International Day of Provenance Research. Join Sills Foundation Curator of African Art Ernestine White-Mifetu, Arts of Africa Postdoctoral Fellow Annissa Malvoisin, and Coordinator of Provenance Meghan Bill for an intimate walkthrough of Sakimatwemtwe: A Century of Reflection on the Arts of Africa, commemorating a watershed exhibition mounted at the Museum in 1923.

Free with Museum admission; registration is required.

For access needs, such as ASL interpretation, please email us at access@brooklynmuseum.org.

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Curator Talk: Legacies of African Art SOLD OUT

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