African Art for the First Time
Imaginative strategies and touchable objects--such as textiles, ceramic vessels and wooden sculptures--help audiences learn to look at forms, materials and techniques of African art.

African Masks and Their Many Faces
African masks are a hallmark of African visual and performance creativity. This tour focuses on why masks look the way they do, when they perform and what a masquerade means.

Sounds of African Music
Two Fridays per month, 10:30 a.m., See our Calendar for dates
Up to 1 1/2 hours

Suitable for ages 6 and UpLearn about African polyrhythms and syncopation while examining a variety of African musical instruments, including the flute and percussion instruments, such as drums and gongs. Students have the opportunity to play instruments with Ugandan musician Daniel Ssuuna.

Africa in Motion
The National Museum of African Art has incorporated visual arts programming into its museum education to create an invigorating and stimulating learning environment in which children, adults and families can discover and appreciate the profound cultural traditions of Africa.

Watch Kankouran West African Dance Company performing in the museum.

Let's Read About Africa
Two Mondays per month, 10:30 a.m., See our Calendar for dates
Up to 1 1/2 hours
Grade level: Elementary

Join storyteller and educator Diane Macklin for an interactive program that engages audiences and encourages young children to read. Classes may explore the museum's many exhibitions after the reading.

African Art at Your Site
Day and time by arrangement
1 hour
Museum representatives travel to classrooms, community groups or senior centers to introduce audiences to African art. The program site must be within 20 miles of the museum. Please allow one month to schedule your request. For schools, please schedule only one class per presentation.