The Museum for African Art is situated in the Long Island area of Queens, New York. The museum is committed towards developing public understanding and perceptiveness of African art and culture.
General Information on Museum for African Art:
The Museum for African Art was established in 1984 as the Center for African Art. The first director of the museum was Susan Mullin Vogel. Susan Vogel had previous experience as the Associate Curator in the Department of Primitive Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. While working as Director of the Center for African Art, Susan Vogel curated and coordinated unique and innovative exhibitions which presented African art in a new light to the Western audiences. The temporary offices and stores of the museum are in Long Island. The location of the Museum for African Art will be shifted to Museum Mile by the end of 2009. The current president of the museum is Elsie McCabe.
Programs at the Museum for African Art:
The Curatorial staff at the Museum for African Art has developed a number of educational programs that can reach out to audiences of all ethnicities, cultural backgrounds and age groups. The programs focus on educating students on African art and culture. The programs feature pre-visit preparatory materials, guided exhibition tours, interactive discussions regarding exhibition themes and other interactive activities. The African art museum also has various public programs. In 2006 the museum launched Family Programs in collaboration with other Manhattan based organizations. The family programs were related to off-site exhibitions.
The Museum for African Art has a store that sells various hand made African artifacts as well as music CDs and exhibition catalogs. The museum has also published several books. The proceeds from selling artifacts are used in order to support educational goals and exhibitions of the Museum for African Art. The Museum for African Art is well known for the public education programs undertaken by them to raise awareness on African culture.
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