African Art: Spotlight on Art Museums, Part 7
Understanding that most of their national museums are old, African countries need to rejuvenate their cultural landscape with new museums. These buildings will host permanent collections of contemporary African art as well as pre-colonial and modern art. With thousands of African artifacts scattered throughout various museums in Europe, people are questioning whether Africa has the capability to safeguard their looted objects once they get them back. That’s why the recent opening of new museums all over the continent appears at the right time.
