We’re constantly updating our database of art and cultural spaces that host and engage with art, artists and cultural producers from African perspectives.
Dakar, Senegal
Situated in Dakar center, Selebe Yoon supports the arts in Senegal with a local and international program.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
ZOMA Museum is an environmentally conscious art institution in Addis Ababa. The mission is to act as a bridge between artists and architects from around the world to create cutting-edge ecological art and architecture.
Rabat, Morocco
Appartement 22 is an independent and experimental space for contemporary art in Rabat, Morocco, founded…
Le Cube – independent art room is devised as a space of exhibition, residence and…
Hamburg, Germany
LKB/G is a young contemporary art gallery in Hamburg (Germany) focusing on underrepresented positions especially…
digital art space, Barbados
Mahogany Culture is a Caribbean History and Culture Collective, focused on Caribbean Culture Retention.
On 23 April 1997, the former “Résidence de Médina” in the district of the same…
Kampala, Uganda
Makerere Art Gallery/Institute of Heritage Conservation and Restoration is a university gallery and research institute…
Seattle, United States
The gallery exposes contemporary arts, juxtaposing talented emerging artists and established contemporary artists.
Ar-Rayyan, Qatar
Mathaf is a museum for contemporary Arab art in ar-Rayyan, located to the west of…
Bamako, Mali
The Musée National du Mali is located in Bamako, the capital city of Mali, and…
New York, United States
Opened to the public in 1984, the Africa Center (former Museum for African Art) is…
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Nafasi Art Space is a centre for visual contemporary art in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Harare, Zimbabwe
The National Gallery of Zimbabwe in Harare is a centre of national culture that is…
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1897 GalleryLondon, United Kingdom 05 Oct 2024 - 14 Oct 2024
Fondation Zinsou Musée, Les Ateliers CoffiOuidah, Cotonou, Benin 27 Sep 2024 - 01 Dec 2024
Ikon GalleryBirmingham, United Kingdom 02 Oct 2024 - 23 Feb 2025
ReleLagos, Nigeria 31 Aug 2024 - 12 Oct 2024
Bwo Art GalleryDouala, Cameroon 21 Sep 2024 - 26 Oct 2024
Justina M. Barnicke GalleryToronto, Canada 04 Sep 2024 - 22 Mar 2025
High Museum of ArtAtlanta, United States 21 Jun 2024 - 01 Dec 2024
Philadelphia Museum of ArtPhiladelphia, United States 09 Nov 2024 - 09 Feb 2024
DiasporâsParis, France
02 Oct - 14 Oct 2024
Nairobi DesignNairobi, Kenya
The Laundromat ProjectNew York, United States
ARTCO GalleryBerlin, Germany
11 Sep - 02 Nov 2024
Gallery 1957Accra, Ghana
24 Sep - 15 Oct 2024
Museum Angewandte KunstFrankfurt, Germany
28 Sep - 12 Jan 2025
MoMA PS1New York, United States
26 Sep - 10 Feb 2025
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![(clockwise) Manyaku Mashilo, Passage to Prayer (detail), 2023. Credit: Hayden Phipps & Southern Guild Archives. Courtesy of the artist; Tatenda Chidora, Self isolation II, 2021. Ilford Gold fibre Pearl 290gsm, 102cm x 132cm. Courtesy of the artist; Anaïs Cheleux, Mas Maten, Guadeloupe, shot on digital camera, 2016. Courtesy of the artist; Glicéria Tupinambá, Manto tupinambá [Tupinambá Mantle], 2023. Courtesy of the artist. Foto: Glicéria Tupinambá; Elizabeth Catlett, African American, 2009, MUSEUM MMK FÜR MODERNE KUNST, © Elizabeth Catlett Family Trust / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2023, photo: Axel Schneider.](https://contemporaryand.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Bildschirmfoto-2024-12-19-um-21.08.13-320x200.png)
![(clockwise) Manyaku Mashilo, Passage to Prayer (detail), 2023. Credit: Hayden Phipps & Southern Guild Archives. Courtesy of the artist; Tatenda Chidora, Self isolation II, 2021. Ilford Gold fibre Pearl 290gsm, 102cm x 132cm. Courtesy of the artist; Anaïs Cheleux, Mas Maten, Guadeloupe, shot on digital camera, 2016. Courtesy of the artist; Glicéria Tupinambá, Manto tupinambá [Tupinambá Mantle], 2023. Courtesy of the artist. Foto: Glicéria Tupinambá; Elizabeth Catlett, African American, 2009, MUSEUM MMK FÜR MODERNE KUNST, © Elizabeth Catlett Family Trust / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2023, photo: Axel Schneider.](https://contemporaryand.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Bildschirmfoto-2024-12-19-um-21.08.13-480x300.png)
