This exhibition presents a selection of works from the Albany Museum of Art’s permanent Sub-Saharan African Collection. The exhibition was made possible with support from Kiana Addo and the Georgia Council for the Arts.
The AMA has the largest collection of Sub-Saharan African Art in the South Georgia region outside of a college or university setting. The collection currently consists of over 1,000 works. It continues to grow and become a widespread collection that intentionally brings the nuanced cultures and traditions of the African continent to the forefront.
While these works have been with the AMA for over 40 years, it is important to consider how scholarship, documentation, and literature on these specific regions, communities, and cultures have developed.
Know, Learn Wonder spotlights vital but often unknown aspects of collections care. Many of the Sub-Saharan African Collection works cannot be displayed without proper display materials and equipment.
