This is the first book to critically examine the roles national museums in Africa have played in the societies in which they are situated, but it is also the first to consider the roles that national museums might play in current debates ...

"Representing museums throughout western Africa, including those in Benin, Ghana, Nigeria, and Senegal, twenty-four contributors argue that their institutions must become active, research-related centres capable of developing historical ...

The comprehensive volume includes three hundred masterpieces and incisive essays from thirty-seven international art experts.

First published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

"This book draws on the practical experience of the West African Museums Programme in encouraging the establishment of museums which are responsive to local needs.

This book brings together insights and analyses of a wide variety of approaches to museum cooperation from different expert perspectives.

Drawing on extensive conversations with curators, collectors, and artists, African Art Reframed is an essential guide to building new exchanges and connections in the dynamic worlds of African and global art.

This book combines up-to-date scholarship with field photographs and selections from African literature. We hope readers will enjoy the process of turning toward, confronting, and connectingwith the art and people of Africa. Notes; Index.

Pioneering in its research, this book offers valuable insights for art and design historians, historians of imperialism and anthropology, anthropologists, and museologists.