Afrika Museum, Netherlands, invites you to the biggest Pan-African photography exhibition in Europe. For the first time in the history of the biennial the Afrotopia exhibition can be seen outside of Bamako. The exhibition was previously shown at the 11th edition of… Read More ›
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Archiving Small Magazines: AWA Digitisation and Exhibition in Montpelier
AiW Guest Aurélie Journo AiW note: This Guest post is part of a series of articles publishing on Africa in Words that come out of conversations between a new interdisciplinary network of researchers and literary producers examining the circulation and production… Read More ›
Event: AWA, International conference and exhibition launch (Montpellier, France, 19th March)
We are delighted to announce this international conference (African Literature and the Press) which will inaugurate the Afrophonie week at the Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3. The conference programme can be found here: https://africanreadingcultures.blogs.ilrt.org/fr/programme This conference is part of a larger project on ‘Popular print… Read More ›
Event: Taiye Idahor’s Òkhùo (08 Feb, Tyburn Gallery, London)
Image caption: Taiye Idahor, Imuetiyan (2017), photo paper collage, pen drawing and colour pencil on paper, 112 x 80 cm We are delighted to announce that Tyburn Gallery in London is presenting Òkhùo, a solo exhibition by Taiye Idahor. Òkhùo, Taiye… Read More ›
Event: African Heritage Volunteer Tours in Europe 1600 – 1815, until 23 December 2017, London
African Heritage Volunteer Tours in Europe 1600 – 1815 Victoria & Albert Museum fridays and saturdays until 23 December 2017 Come and join our volunteer guides and share in their passion and pride as they reveal the extraordinary Afro-European… Read More ›
Event: Future Assembly Exhibition “It’s also a Solo Journey” and Artists’ Platforms, 29 April – 22 May 2016, London
New art initiative Future Assembly announces Session One Exhibition and Public Programme It’s also a Solo Journey, News of the world gallery, 50 Resolution Way, Deptford, London, SE8 4NT, 29 April to 22 May 2016 Artists’ Platforms, Diaspora and Transnational… Read More ›
Event: Red Africa, 4 February – 3 April 2016, London
Red Africa A season on the legacy of cultural relationships between Africa, the Soviet Union and related countries during the Cold War 4 February – 3 April 2016 Introduction to the Red Africa season Calvert 22 is pleased to announce… Read More ›
Event: West Africa: Word, Symbol, Song, at the British Library, 16 October 2015-16 February 2016
A major exhibition at the British Library from 16 October 2015 – 16 February 2016 Celebrating the cultural dynamism of West Africa, from early symbolic scripts and illuminated manuscripts, to the writings of Wole Soyinka and the music of Afrobeat… Read More ›
A lesson well learned: my internship at the International Slavery Museum in Liverpool
Africa in Words Guest: Rianne Walet I am a cultural heritage student from the Netherlands. From September 2013 till February 2014 I had the privilege of doing an internship with the International Slavery Museum in Liverpool. For five lovely months… Read More ›