Current exhibitions



Films presented in conjunction with the National Museum of African Art's upcoming exhibition Earth Matters: Land as Material and Metaphor in the Arts of Africa

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Historian, writer, and longtime activist Barbara Ransby reads from her most recent book,�Eslanda: The Large and Unconventional Life of Mrs. Paul Robeson.�Eslanda Robeson (Essie) was an anthropologist, a prolific journalist, a tireless advocate for women's rights, an outspoken anticolonial and antiracist activist, and an internationally sought-after speaker. Yet historians for the most part have confined Essie to the role of Mrs. Paul Robeson, a wife hidden in the large shadow cast by her famous husband. Come hear about her amazing life set against the backdrop of some of the most pivotal events of the 20th century. �Q&A follows.

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Watch and listen to NMAfA Director Johnnetta Betsch Cole in conversation with Maya Angelou.

The conversation took place at the National Museum of American Indian on Friday, February 1, 2013 as part of the National Museum of African Art's Director's Discussion Series.




Every September for the past 5 years, the National Museum of African Art (NMAfA) hosts Community Day, an event that brings together performers, artists, musicians, and creative people of all stripes to celebrate African art and culture.

This year, members of the public and the local African and African American communities were invited to explore, experience, and "re-imagine" the robust cultural legacy of the African continent on Saturday, September 15, 2012. This video takes a look into one of the day's highlights LIVE FASHION! The video was produced How I See It Productions.