The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art has announced a promised gift, the “African Ceremonies” collection, that features archival materials documenting the work of photographers Carol ...

The DIA’s lead curator of African American art discusses what it means to move a collection from the margins of a museum to ...

The Detroit Institute of Arts has revamped its African American arts collection and brought it to the heart of the museum. “Reimagine African American Art,” which opened Saturday, was organized by the ...

Kimbell Art Museum is growing its collection of African sculptures with two new acquisitions from one of the largest private collections in the world. The Fort Worth museum acquired “Reliquary ...

The actress, who has been on television for decades, is also a major collector of contemporary art. She loaned 40 pieces to the AAMP. CCH Pounder reflects on one of her favorite paintings by Nigerian ...

Last week, the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) acquired “Bird” (1990), a striking sculpture by David Hammons, the MacArthur Genius Grant-winning African American artist known for his witty conceptual ...

The Kimbell Art Museum has acquired two sculptures from the Central African country Gabon, the museum announced Tuesday, Nov. 18 The 19th century Kota “Reliquary Guardian Figure (Mbulu Ngulu)” and ...

Brooklyn Museum will renovate galleries to house its African art collection, opening a 6,400-square-foot space in 2027. The display will feature 300 works spanning antiquity to today, centering ...

The Brooklyn Museum is set to undergo a transformative expansion that will redefine how African art is experienced in New York City. In a move aimed at elevating its historic and renowned African art ...

One of the most important African American art collections lives in a Los Angeles home. How does someone become a fine art collector? Dr. Joy Simmons discovered her love of art when taking a class ...

The Brooklyn Museum is set to undergo a transformative expansion that will redefine how African art is experienced in New York City. In a move aimed at elevating its historic and renowned African art ...

Catalog of an exhibition held in Genoa at the Palazzo ducale and the Castello d'Albertis Museo delle culture del mondo, Dec. 31, 2010-June 5, 2011. "The catalogue presents African artworks held in ...