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The National Museum of African Art is also a very interesting place, and the entire huge story museum also has a lot of good things, and the exhibition hall can see a lot of meaningful things.
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Smithsonian National Museum of African Art Highlights: Must-See Features and Attractions
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During your trip to Washington, if you are tired of various national landmarks and museums full of American elements, you might as well come to the African Art Museum. There are thousands of pieces of art and crafts from more than 50 African ethnic groups in the museum, ranging from sculptures of funeral culture, ivory carvings, painted masks, hunting tools to the thrones of tribal chiefs, statues, and used pottery. dizzying. The layout of the pavilion is in a unique African style, so that every visitor can immediately "enter the play". We can follow the steps of the docents, listen to the stories of each exhibit, and taste the past and present of this warm continent. The mysterious charm from the Sahara Desert is fully displayed here, and the African Art Museum may bring you a special cultural feast.
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Smithsonian National Museum of African Art Reviews: Insider Insights and Visitor Experiences
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The National Museum of African Art is also a very interesting place, and the entire huge story museum also has a lot of good things, and the exhibition hall can see a lot of meaningful things.
Time relationship has passed the time of open visit, free to visit, if you are interested in visiting, pay attention to the time. Just on the side of the National Mall, a very distinctive building, it is better to recognize.
The African Museum, presumably dedicated to the collection, exhibition and promotion of African art and culture, is the most famous African art museum in the United States. From the exhibits of ancient times to the modern era, it also reflects the concept of American freedom and equality.
African people's art, primitive rough. Looking at their works suddenly understand why African art has influenced Picasso's late abstract painting style. In addition, it feels that African art seems to be the ancestor of modern graffiti~
Founded in 1964, the National Museum of African Art is dedicated to the collection, exhibition, conservation and research of African art, and moved from Capitol Hill to the National Mall in 1979. The museum has more than 9,000 collections from Africa, covering funerals, hunting, sculpture, textiles, jewelry and other aspects from ancient times. The museum also hosts regular events for visitors to participate.