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An array of hanging sculptures and a glass vitrine holding three objects against a white gallery wall

Ancestral Relics: A Conversation with Nick Cave

A conversation with the artist Nick Cave about the historic, familial, and personal perspectives in early works in the museum’s collection

COLLECTION, EXHIBITIONS
A photograph of Oluwafemi standing in front of a large monitor displaying a bright blue image of the continent of African with in vertical stripes against a backdrop of crisscrossing diagonal lines.

What a DJ Hears When He Looks at Art

Andrea Lewis talks to Philly DJ and composer Oluwafemi about his practice and the art that inspires his music.

COLLECTION
Kifwebe, late 19th century, by an unknown maker in the Kalebwe region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1957-128-17

Kifwebe: A Provenance Puzzle

Where did the museum’s African artworks come from, and how did they get here?

COLLECTION

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