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The National Museum of African Art is also a very interesting place, and the entire huge story museum also has a lot of good things, and the exhibition hall can see a lot of meaningful things.
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During your trip to Washington, if you are tired of various national landmarks and museums full of American elements, you might as well come to the African Art Museum. There are thousands of pieces of art and crafts from more than 50 African ethnic groups in the museum, ranging from sculptures of funeral culture, ivory carvings, painted masks, hunting tools to the thrones of tribal chiefs, statues, and used pottery. dizzying. The layout of the pavilion is in a unique African style, so that every visitor can immediately "enter the play". We can follow the steps of the docents, listen to the stories of each exhibit, and taste the past and present of this warm continent. The mysterious charm from the Sahara Desert is fully displayed here, and the African Art Museum may bring you a special cultural feast.
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The National Museum of African Art is also a very interesting place, and the entire huge story museum also has a lot of good things, and the exhibition hall can see a lot of meaningful things.
Time relationship has passed the time of open visit, free to visit, if you are interested in visiting, pay attention to the time. Just on the side of the National Mall, a very distinctive building, it is better to recognize.
The African Museum, probably dedicated to the collection, exhibition and promotion of African art and culture, is the most famous African Museum of Art in the United States. From ancient exhibits to modern exhibits, it also embodies the concept of freedom and equality in the United States.
The art of the African people is primitive and rough. Looking at their works, I suddenly understood why African art had an impact on Picasso's later abstract style of painting. In addition, it seems that African art is also the ancestor of modern graffiti.~
Established in 1964, the National Museum of African Art is dedicated to collecting, exhibiting, protecting and researching African works of art. In 1979, it was moved from Mount Capitol to National Square. The Museum has more than 9,000 collections from Africa, covering funerals, hunting, sculpture, textiles, jewelry and other aspects from ancient times to the present. The museum also organizes regular activities for visitors.