Writ large on banners flanking the monumental staircase of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, the West African greeting of “Bonne arrivée” welcomed the first guests Tuesday to the exhibition of ...

Collectibles used in American homes come from many countries. Crafts from Africa have been especially popular since the 1960s. Many modern European and American artists such as Pablo Picasso were ...

Pride and Belonging in African Art’ at the National Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C, discusses the cultural effects of a brutal crackdown in Iran and takes a look at a landmark 1958 installat ...

NAIROBI, Kenya - To find the house that Alan Donovan built, drive a few miles southeast from the heart of Kenya's traffic-snarled capital and pull onto an abruptly quiet road toward the savanna. The ...

Reporting from Nairobi, Kenya — — To find the house that Alan Donovan built, drive a few miles southeast from the heart of Kenya’s traffic-snarled capital and pull onto an abruptly quiet road toward ...

The Museum for African Art celebrates black history 12 months a year. But in special honor of February, the officially designated Black History Month, it has organized “African Forms,” an ...

Arts and crafts play a large role in economies dependent on tourism. Now some governments are waking up to the need to professionalise the sector. Beads, woodcarvings, batiks, sandals and colourful ...

Since age 8, Martin Owino has fostered had a deep-rooted passion for art, especially batik, a cloth-decorating craft with origins in Africa and Asia. In fact, Owino’s passion for the intricate art was ...