Thursday, January 31, 2019

Museum Of Black Civilizations In Dakar Is Major Advance In Movement To Repatriate African Art

“The museum hopes to represent all black civilizations, but the fact that it is based in Dakar is not mere coincidence. Art lives and breathes in Dakar. With its founding father and the brain-child behind this grand museum – Léopold Sédar Senghor – having been a poet, cultural theorist and leading pan-Africanist thinker, it makes sense that Dakar would be the home of this museum.” — Quartz



Article source here:Arts Journal

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