National Museum of African Art

The African Art Museum is a great way to show your group a culture they may have never seen before. This museum is yet another section of the Smithsonian. In the past, they have shown exhibitions like Artful Animals, dedicated to the young audiences that visit the museum, this exhibit showed how African artists portray both domestic and untamed animals. They have also included the exhibition, TxtStyles/Fashioning Identity in which textiles were used as powerful communicators of personal information like gender and accomplishments in Africa. Your group will love seeing the various displays and will love you for taking them! This museum is the only National museum in the United States that is dedicated to the conservation, collection, study, and exhibition of African art, so it is truly a once in a lifetime opportunity. The African Art Museum has nearly 22,000 square feet of exhibition space including both contemporary and traditional subjects that are sure to awe your group! You will be amazed at the art offered in this historic museum. There are over 10,000 artworks and 216,000 visitors a year at this beautiful establishment that has inspired so many people. Your educational travel group will love seeing the change in culture and the differences between arts from Africa compared to other places of the world. This impressive collection is sure to excite each person in your educational group travel tour. Don’t let your team miss an amazing opportunity to see the culture of Africa in a whole new light!