Supervisory Education Specialist
The Supervisory Education Specialist leads the strategic vision, staff and operations of the Visitor Engagement and Experience Department.
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The Assistant Registrar is responsible for Collections Management activities in the areas of accessioning and deaccessioning, incoming and outgoing loans, object movement, packing and shipping, care, handling, and storage of objects in the museum's custody, as well as the ethical and legal documentation issues associated with these activities.
AFRICA OUT LOUD-Spoken Word and Open Mic!
Mon, Jan 23, 2023 at 5:30 PM
Express yourself onsite! Come join our host poet 2Deep for an open mic event to celebrate the beauty and art of the African Diaspora.
2 DEEP THE POETESS, a spoken word artist of Nigerian descent will be our host for Africa Out Loud. With over a decade of snatching microphones and captivating audiences, 2Deep's resume reads like Who's Who travel guide. From Cornell University to Ottawa University, American University to Penn State, United States to Australia, this German born-Alabama raised entertainer has spoken to crowds all over the globe. She's opened for the late Gil Scott-Heron and performed for President Barack Obama's first inaugural celebrations at the Washington National Cathedral. She was a four year undefeated slam champion, 2007 Talk To Me Eastern Slam Winner, member of Busboys and Poets' 2009 Slam Team, Word War II Slam Champion, and prior Busboys and Poets' Slam Master.
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I Am Beautiful! Teen Portrait Showcase/Contest
I am Beautiful Teen Portrait Showcase/Competition will be open for submissions from December 15th-January 30th, 2023.
The Smithsonian National Museum of African Art invites young people across the DMV to submit their original photographs, drawings and videos and other forms of portraiture inspired by The Nollywood Portraits exhibit.
This year's theme is "I am Beautiful". Teens are encouraged to explore beauty in individuality.
All submissions must include your name, school, classification and an artist's statement.
This teen showcase will coincide with the exhibit Iké Udé: Nollywood Portraits and will emphasize "individuality". Teens must have a voice and a visual presence showcased and the theme, "I Am Beautiful" emphasizes that the real beauty is individuality..
The museum will feature one grand winner and five honorable mentions. The grand-prize portrait along with all honorable mentions will be printed and displayed on the NMAFA website and other social media.
All submissions should be in PDF format,
Please forward all submissions and questions to penicp@si.edu.
NEW! Georges Adéagbo: Create to Free Yourselves: Abraham Lincoln and the History of Freeing Slaves in America
A collaborative exhibition between the National Museum of African Art and Lincoln Cottage
Award-winning sculptor and found-object artist Georges Adéagbo (born in 1942 in Cotonou, Benin) is a virtuoso of site-specific installation, and has brought his transformational art to President Lincoln's Cottage beginning January 17th, 2023 for a month-long special exhibition titled: Create to Free Yourselves: Abraham Lincoln and the History of Freeing Slaves in America.
Open now at Lincoln Cottage
140 Rock Creek Church Rd NW, Washington, DC 20011
Kwanzaa 2022
Experience Kuumba–Creativity!
Skylight Gallery
Explore the seven principles of Kwanzaa, which are on display throughout the galleries—especially kuumba, or creativity, the 6th principle. Come observe this African American holiday (December 26–January 1) that celebrates a harvest of blessings built upon seven principles which reinforce community.