Accession 18-107

National Museum of African Art. Office of the Director

Exhibition Records, 2005-2017

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of records documenting the planning and production of exhibitions at the National Museum of African Art (NMAfA) during the tenure of Johnnetta B. Cole, Director, 2009-2017. Topics covered include strategic plans, NMAfA Visioning Day, customer surveys and attendance, events, and exhibits. Materials include notes, reports, correspondence, articles, brochures, proposals, newspaper clippings, and related materials. Some records were created during the tenure of Sharon F. Patton, Director, 2003-2008.

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Restrictions

Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2033; Transferring office; 1/5/1994 memorandum, Johnstone to Fiske; Contact reference staff for details.

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Index Terms

This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.

Name

• African Cosmos (Exhibition) (2010: Washington, D.C.)
• Central Nigeria Unmasked: Arts of the Benue River Valley (Exhibition) (2011-2012: Washington D.C.)
• Cole, Johnnetta B.
• Desert Jewels: North African Jewelry and Photography from the Xavier Guerrand-Hermes Collection (Exhibition) (2008-2009: Washington, D.C.)
• Earth Matters: Land as Material and Metaphor in the Arts of Africa (Exhibition) (2013-2014: Washington, D.C.)
• El Anatsui: Gawu (Exhibition) (2008: Washington, D.C.)
• Mami Wata: Arts for Water Spirits in Africa and its Diasporas (Exhibition) (2009: Washington, D.C.)
• Nigeria: Then Now and Forever (Exhibition) (2009-2010: Washington, D.C.)
• Patton, Sharon F.
• The Healing Power of Art (Exhibition) (2010: Washington, D.C.)
• TxtStyles/Fashioning Identity (Exhibition) (2008: Washington, D.C.)

Subject

• Art museum directors
• Art museums
• Art, African
• Museum exhibits
• Museums -- Administration

Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection

• Brochures
• Clippings
• Manuscripts

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 18-107, National Museum of African Art. Office of the Director, Exhibition Records

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