Philadelphia Museum of Art devotes center to African and African diasporic art

Announcing the creation of the Brind Center for African and African Diasporic Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (from left): Carlos Basualdo, Marion Boulton “Kippy” Stroud deputy director and chief curator; Museum Trustee Ira Brind; Sasha Suda, George D. Widener director and CEO; and Alphonso Atkins, Miller Worley director of diversity equity, inclusion, and access. Image courtesy of the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Announcing the creation of the Brind Center for African and African Diasporic Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (from left): Carlos Basualdo, Marion Boulton “Kippy” Stroud deputy director and chief curator; Museum Trustee Ira Brind; Sasha Suda, George D. Widener director and CEO; and Alphonso Atkins, Miller Worley director of diversity equity, inclusion, and access. Image courtesy of the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Announcing the creation of the Brind Center for African and African Diasporic Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (from left): Carlos Basualdo, Marion Boulton “Kippy” Stroud deputy director and chief curator; Museum Trustee Ira Brind; Sasha Suda, George D. Widener director and CEO; and Alphonso Atkins, Miller Worley director of diversity, equity, inclusion, and access. Image courtesy of the Philadelphia Museum of Art

PHILADELPHIA – Sasha Suda, the George D. Widener director and CEO of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, announced on February 23 that the museum will create a new center to be endowed by Trustee Ira Brind that will be dedicated to the study, acquisition, and care of art from continental Africa and the African Diaspora. This transformational investment in the curatorial future of the museum will establish the Brind Center for African and African Diasporic Art, with the specific goal of expanding the scope and reach of the collection, a key objective of the newly published PMA Equity Agenda.

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Artemis Gallery to auction exceptional antiquities, cultural & fine art, March 24

Rare Ancient Egyptian Pre-Dynastic (Naqada II to Naqada III, circa 3500-3000 BCE) terracotta canoe-form boat model with pinched keel, 19in long. Published in 1909 reference ‘The Light of Egypt,’ by Robert de Rustafjaell, who found the relic at Gebelein, 17 miles from Luxor. Extensive provenance, including Sotheby’s London, January 20-24, 1913. Estimate $40,000-$50,000

BOULDER, Colo. – Discerning collectors of cultural art always look forward to Artemis Gallery’s auctions produced under the “Exceptional Antiquities” banner. That particular series of sales represents the finest ancient, ethnographic and fine art consignments entrusted to the renowned Artemis team for expert vetting, marketing and sale. The next Exceptional Auction is slated for Thursday, March 24, and as always, each item will convey to its new owner with an Artemis Gallery Certificate of Authenticity.

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Rana & Rana to auction African antique and sculpture NFTs, July 30

James Tandi bronze of a Maasai warrior, est. $3,400-$15,000
James Tandi bronze of a Maasai warrior, est. $3,400-$15,000
James Tandi limited edition bronze bust of a Maasai warrior, est. $3,400-$15,000

DURBAN, South Africa – On July 30, Rana & Rana African Art will stage a 369-lot African Antique & Fine Sculpture NFT Art Auction, beginning at 8 am Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Berlin opens ambitious cultural forum in palace replica

Nighttime image of Humboldt Forum, Berlin. Public domain photo taken by Leonhard Lenz, Jan. 17, 2021

BERLIN (AP) – One of Germany’s most ambitious cultural projects, which will feature collections of African, Asian and other non-European art in a partial replica of a Prussian palace that was demolished by East Germany’s communist government after World War II, is opening to the public on Tuesday.

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