Event



Africa Galleries Exhibit Opening at the Penn Museum; Dr. Tukufu Zuberi, Professor of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania

Symposium: "Emancipating the Colonial Exhibition of Africa in the West"
Nov 16, 2019 at - | Widener Lecture Hall, 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Join lead curator and professor Tukufu Zuberi, Ph.D., along with consulting scholars, Barbaro Ruiz-Martinez, Ph.D., Monique Scott, Ph.D., Salah Hassan, Ph.D., and Vaniclea Silva Santos, Ph.D., for a discussion about their contributions to the fresh approach taken in the new Africa Galleries at the Penn Museum.

Hear how their expertise shaped the Galleries into a unique narrative that follows the history of the objects from their African origin to their journey to the Penn Museum.

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