Curator-led Tours of "Here: Pride and Belonging in African Art"

Join curator Serubiri Moses for a tour of the exhibition Here: Pride and Belonging in African Art which is based on years of close collaboration and dialogue with African visual art practitioners who claim belonging in the LGBTQ+ community. While their experiences are unique to them, the artists address issues that unite us all: the importance of family, of spirit, of standing up for oneself and others, of imagining the future, of making intimate connections, of finding belonging, of embracing potential, and above all, of experiencing joy. Through their art, they invite us into their worlds, and share complex stories of openly claiming their identities, their histories, and their place. Here is in the largest exhibition on this subject to date, with nearly 60 artworks, demonstrating how they are a part of a larger story of African art history. Tours on Saturday, July 25 at 1pm and 3pm. Please meet on the Mezzanine on Sublevel 1 at the entrance to the exhibition. Image credit: "Stitched to You" (detail), Sola Olulode, Painting, Oil, acrylic, thread, indigo, batik and oil pastel on canvas H x W x D: 177.8 × 149.9 cm (70 × 59 in.). Photograph by Brad Simpson, 2024, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.