National Museum of African Art / October Calendar

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Exhibitions

TxtStyles/Fashioning Identity
June 11-December 28, 2008

Desert Jewels: North African Jewelry and Photography from the Xavier Guerrand-Hermès Collection
October 8, 2008-January 11, 2009

African Vision: The Walt Disney-Tishman African Art Collection
Through March 22, 2009

Africa Rifting: Lines of Fire, Namibia/Brazil
Ongoing

FAMILY & KIDS

Let's Read About Africa
Sat., Oct. 4
Nov. 1
11 a.m.-12 p.m.
Ages: 6 and up
Lecture Hall

Introduces young audiences to Africa through children's literature by award-winning authors.

Adults

Lectures

Artist Talk with Penelope Siopis
Tues., Oct. 14, 7 p.m.
Lecture Hall

Contemporary South African artist Siopis discusses her influential career-from her baroque, anti-apartheid "history paintings" of the 1980s to her installations and prints that examine race and gender in a changing South Africa. Siopis will screen her recent video work.

Hats, Wraps and Tea Please
Sat., Oct. 25, 2 p.m.
Lecture Hall

Come dressed in your favorite hat and ensemble to celebrate African style and fashion while learning about the tea ceremonies of Africa.
Presented in conjunction with TxtStyles/Fashioning Identity

African Chic: Inspiring Global Fashion
Tues., October 28, 7 p.m.
Lecture Hall

Speakers from the world of fashion, design and modeling will address the ways in which African fashion has inspired global trends since the 1970s. Reception to follow.
Presented in conjunction with TxtStyles/Fashioning Identity

Threads: New Research on African Textiles
Sat., Nov. 15
10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Registration required, 202.633.4640
Lecture Hall

Daylong symposium examines textiles and fashion in Africa and the African diaspora. Scholars share their current work on the significance of traditional and modern dress.
Presented in conjunction with TxtStyles/Fashioning Identity

Clinics

Curatorial and Conservation Clinic
Thurs., Nov. 20, 1:30-4 p.m
Registration required, 202.633.4640
Museum curators and conservators offer insights and advice on the aesthetics, cultural context and proper care of works in your collection. Select a clinic; limit two objects per visit.

Films

Living the HipLife
Sat., Oct. 18, 2 p.m.
Lecture Hall

In 1994, rap musician Reggie Rockstone Ossei returned to his native Ghana and sparked a musical revolution. Living the HipLife traces the birth of hiplife (a fusion of highlife and hip hop), focusing on its many layers of music and culture (U.S.A/Ghana, 2007, 61 mins.).
Moderated by filmmaker Jesse Shipley and special musical guest

Children's Workshops

Secret Ingredients: Art of the African Amulet
Sat., Oct. 4
Nov. 1
1-3 p.m.
Ages: 7 and up
Registration required, 202.633.4640

Wishbones, birthday candles, beads and charms bring good luck or protection in many cultures. Learn about African amulets and make one (or two) of your own in this workshop led by art educator Karen Brown. Presented in conjunction with TxtStyles/Fashioning Identity

Kente Weaving Demonstration CANCELLED
Wed., Oct. 15, 1-4 p.m.
Lecture Hall

Africa in Motion

70
Sat., Nov. 8, 2 p.m.
Pavilion

Artists Ayo Ngozi, Ayodamola Okunseinde and Heshima James bring to life through movement, video, music and textile arts, the presentation of 70 that explores Fela Anikulapo KutiÕs impact on contemporary visual aesthetics. The legendary Nigerian bandleader was renowned multi-instrumentalist, afro-beat pioneer, human rights activist and political maverick.

Presented in conjunction with TxtStyles/Fashioning Identity

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