Special Exhibitions

Gallery of Sub-Saharan African Art

Plaque, possibly 1500s–mid 1600s Nigeria, Benin Kingdom, Edo people Brass John L. Severance Fund, 1999.1
		Admission Free Completely refurbished, this new gallery showcases the Museum's finest examples of art from Africa, south of the Sahara with 62 objects in wood, terracotta, brass, ivory, cloth and other media on view. The majority of works are wooden masks and figures made in West and Central Africa in the late 19th to early 20th centuries. Admission to this gallery and the museum is free. Celebrate Africa! Community Day, Sunday October 12 Curator's Highlight Tour New in the Gallery African Lectures, Films, & Performing Arts African Gallery Cards Interactive Feature Catalogue Complements New Installation Credits