This sounds fascinating. A very unusual topic but lots to see and learn. A shame it’s all the way away in New York!
When: Friday, December 1, 2023 6–7 pm
Where: The Met Fifth Avenue The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium
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Join artists as they reflect on works in the exhibition Africa and Byzantium and make connections to their own artistic practices. Listen as curator Andrea Myers Achi introduces the exhibition, which explores the profound artistic contributions of North Africa, Egypt, Nubia, Ethiopia, and other powerful African kingdoms whose pivotal interactions with Byzantium had a lasting impact on the Mediterranean world. Then, experience a dialogue between artists on resonant topics raised in the exhibition, including collective memory, identity, and loss in northern and eastern Africa.
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Africa and Byzantium.
Education programs are made possible by Colleen Ritzau Leth.
Free, though advance registration is required. Please note: Space is limited; first come, first served.
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