LITERATURE & CULTURE OF FRANCOPHONE AFRICA & THE DIASPORA

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URL	http://old.law.columbia.edu/africa
Host	Columbia University
Description	Links to a wide range of subjects about Africa
Contents	Hosted by Columbia University, the site contains links to African News, Politics, the Internet in Africa, Science, Health and the Environment, Human Rights, Law in Africa, Business in Africa, Travel and Weather, Development, Communications, Art and Culture, Historic Africa, and more. A few links do not work.
Features	Database(s)
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa Maghreb
Africa in Pictures
URL	http://allafrica.com/photoessay/
Host	allafrica.com
Description	Photo essays of topical issues in Africa today
Contents	News and series of photographs taken by different photographers encompassing events of cultural and political significance, as well as local events and everyday life. Contains photos from sub-Saharan Africa, going back to 1999. Some of the topics include: HIV/AIDS, conservation efforts, refugees, and Darfur.
Features	Photography
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
Africa South of the Sahara: African Art
URL	http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/art.html
Host	Stanford University
Description	African Art on the Internet
Contents	Extensive list of annotated internet resources about African Art. Compiled by Karen Fung (Stanford) for the African Studies Association.
Features	Database(s)
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
African art museum
URL	http://www.zyama.com/
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Description	Online reference to the artistic styles of Africa
Contents	“Collection of African tribal art featuring over 1,200 artifacts from 100 ethnic groups. Items on display include wooden and bronze statues, masks, religious, ritual and domestic objects, furniture and weapons. Learn about art, culture and history of each ethnic group.”
Features	Table of Contents Photography Database(s) Critical Text Country Information Bibliography Biography Artwork
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa Maghreb
African Art: Yale University Art Gallery
URL	http://artgallery.yale.edu/pages/collection/permanent/pc_african.html
Host	Yale University
Description	Images from the Yale collections.
Contents	This website has commentary texts for each image. "The Yale collection of art from Africa south of the Sahara numbers some 1,000 objects in wood, metal, ivory, ceramic, and other materials. The collection is strongest in ritual figures and masks from West and Central Africa. Several ancient African civilizations are represented, including the Djenne, Nok, Koma, Sapi, and Benin."
Features	Current Events Critical Text Bibliography Artwork
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
African Imagery
URL	http://www.africanimagery.com/
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Description	A digital collection of photography from Africa.
Contents	This web site contains collections by both African and non-African photographers.
Features	Photography Artwork
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
African Life Through Arts
URL	http://www.ima-art.org/cycles/
Host	Indianapolis Museum of Art
Description	African art and rituals.
Contents	This online exhibit is divided into four sections: "Youth", "Adulthood", "Leadership", and "Ancestors". Each section explores rituals and ways of life, as well as works of arts and artifacts used for these rituals. The website is very interactive: one can zoom on any artifact on display, as well as turn it around to see a different side of it.
Features	Critical Text Audio Artwork
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa Maghreb
African Odyssey Interactive
URL	http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/aoi/
Host	Kennedy Center
Description	African arts & culture : exchanging ideas
Contents	"To promote an ongoing exchange of ideas, information, & resources between artists, teachers, & students of African arts & culture." Adjunct initiative of the Kennedy Center. Information about African & African American arts & cultural events, resources for learning & teaching about African arts & culture. Links. Mailing list & discussion forum.
Features	Database(s) Audio
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa Maghreb
African Scupture
URL	http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Sculpture/menu_Sculpt.html
Host	University of Pennsylvania
Description	Images from University of Pennsylvania Museum
Contents	Images in GIF format of museum collection in African sculpture. Critical text "About African Sculpture".
Features	Critical Text Artwork
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
African Voices (Smithsonian)
URL	http://www.mnh.si.edu/africanvoices/
Host	Smithsonian
Description	Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Contents	Permanent exhibition that examines the diversity, dynamism, & global influence of Africa's peoples & cultures. Includes objects from the Museum's collections, commissioned sculptures, textiles, & pottery. Video interactives & sound stations provide selections from contemporary interviews, literature, proverbs, prayers, folk tales, songs, & oral epics.
Features	Photography Bibliography
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
AfricanColours
URL	http://www.africancolours.com/
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Description	‘An Africa-information infrastructure on the internet’
Contents	Current information on contemporary artists, their works, exhibitions, galleries, etc. throughout Africa and on African art internationally. Also includes essays, discussions, debates, and links (both online and offline) to contemporary African art.
Features	Discussion Forum Critical Text Biography Artwork
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa Other
Africultures
URL	http://www.africultures.com
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Description	"The African Culture Website"
Contents	Journal. Artist interviews. Book, music & film reviews. Database on African cinema. Photo library. Conference, festival & concert announcements. Virtual art exhibits. Bulletin board. Weekly/monthly mailing list. Helpful addresses. Radio & TV schedules. Links.
Features	Critical Text Biography Database(s) Discussion Forum Electronic Mailing List
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa Maghreb
Afriphoto
URL	http://www.afriphoto.com/
Host
Description	Africa and the Diaspora in pictures
Contents	“Photo-journalism or art of photos, photographs from Africa and the Diasporas or working on Africa: the looks cross, speak to one another, exchange.” Site includes many photographs as well as articles and special monthly exhibitions.
Features	Photography
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa Maghreb
Afrique Noire Arts
URL	http://perso.wanadoo.fr/jacqver/index.html
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Description	Art gallery and Africa resource
Contents	Website devoted to African art, contains a virtual gallery of works done mostly in wood, an extensive reading list of articles about African art, a list of annotated resources, a clickable map of Africa, and a bibliography of texts.
Features	Critical Text Country Information Bibliography Artwork
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
agencetropiques.com
URL	http://www.agencetropiques.ch/
Host	agencetropiques.com
Description	E-zine about Africa and the Caribbean
Contents	Agence Tropiques is a Swiss e-zine about Africa and the Caribbean. The site proposes a just approach to the realities of Africa and the Caribbean. Includes a discussion forum and articles about the arts and humanities as well as issues in the news.
Features	Current Research Current Events Critical Text Country Information Discussion Forum
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa Caribbean
algeriades.com
URL	http://www.algeriades.com/
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Description	The latest on the arts & literature of Algeria
Contents	Cultural news & reviews - events, releases & publications - on/about Algeria : Festivals, Literature, Theater, Music & Dance, Visual Art, Graphic Art, Film & Television, History & Society. Links.
Features	Critical Text Biography Database(s) Electronic Mailing List
Region:	Maghreb
Algerian Cultural Center in Paris
URL	http://www.cca-paris.com
Host
Description	Site of the Algerian Cultural Center in Paris
Contents	Lists activities & cultural/educational programs. Description of the Library & Film Library. Pictures of the Center.
Features	Database(s)
Region:	Maghreb
Arab Image Foundation
URL	http://www.fai.org.lb/
Host
Description	Promotion of North African & Middle Eastern Photography
Contents	Established in Lebanon in 1996. Promotes photography in the Middle East & North Africa by locating, collecting, & preserving the region's photographic heritage. Photos, video clips.
Features	Photography
Region:	Maghreb
Art and Life in Africa Page
URL	http://www.uiowa.edu/~africart/
Host	The University of Iowa
Description	Information about African Art & Culture
Contents	University of Iowa. Information on 106 Peoples & 25 African countries. Online searchable Catalogue of the Stanley Collection of Africa Art. Overview of Art and Life in Africa : "Key Moments in Life". Field photos. Teacher's Guide.
Features	Database(s) Current Research Artwork
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
Art of Burkina Faso
URL	http://www.uiowa.edu/~africart/Art%20of%20Burkina%20Faso.html
Host
Description	Essay by Christopher D. Roy
Contents	“The Art of Burkina Faso” is an essay by Christopher Roy of the University of Iowa which examines masks of various tribes in Burkina Faso. Includes historical and geographical information, as well as other forms of art besides the mask, including furniture, pottery, jewelry, and weaving.
Features	Bibliography Table of Contents Critical Text
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
Artheos
URL	http://www.artheos.org/
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Description	African virtual art gallery
Contents	“ARTHEOS introduces traditional art pieces, essentially ancient works of art of Africa, whose choice and selection are based on the authenticity and aesthetic. The plastic appeal of these works, often remarkable, is systematically accompanied by a text describing the object and its origin.” The gallery is a database of artwork searchable by type, ethnic origin and country.
Features	Database(s) Artwork
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas.
URL	http://www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/department.asp?dep=5
Host	Metropolitan Museum of Art
Description	Works of art from the Museum's collection.
Contents	The website provides a database of the works of arts from the museum's collections. The database allows users to access images of the artifacts; each item is accompanied by explanations and detailed commentaries.
Features	Photography Database(s) Current Events Critical Text Bibliography Artwork
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa Maghreb
Bamako-culture
URL	http://www.bamako-culture.org/
Host	afribone.com
Description	Online magazine of cultural events in Bamako
Contents	A place to exchange information about cultural events in Bamako. Divided into categories: news, theater, dance, cinema, visual arts, music, photography, literature and crafts.
Features	Primary Text Country Information Biography
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
Bayly Art Museum
URL	http://www.lib.virginia.edu/clemons/RMC/exhib/93.ray.aa/African.html
Host	University of Virginia
Description	African Art: Aesthetics and Meanings
Contents	Electronic exhibition catalogue contains photos of African art from the collections of the Bayly Msueum, at the University of Virginia, with descriptions and interpretations of the objects.
Features	Critical Text Bibliography Artwork Table of Contents
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
Belghazi Museum
URL	http://museebelghazi.marocoriental.com/
Host	marocoriental.com
Description	Ethnographical museum
Contents	Online tour of the Belghazi Museum in Morocco. Contains mostly photographs of antiques with brief explanations about the objects and their significance. The categories of the displays are: jewelry, costumes, embroidery, music, manuscripts, ceramics, measuring instruments, and a photo gallery which contains pictures of the rooms in the museum. Also includes a biography of Mohamed Abdelillah Belghazi, founder of the Belghazi Museums.
Features	Photography Biography Artwork
Region:	Maghreb
Biennale Dak'Art
URL	http://www.dakart.org/
Host
Description	Biannual Festival of Contemporary African Art
Contents	International festival of contemporary African art, organized biannually in Dakar, Senegal. DAK'ART offers the chance to identify those African artists most apt to penetrate the international art market.
Features	Artwork
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa Caribbean Other
Callaloo
URL	http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/callaloo/index.html
Host	Johns Hopkins University
Description	Journal of African-American and African Arts and Letters
Contents	Premier African & African-American literary journal. Publishes original works by & critical studies of black writers worldwide. Fiction, poetry, plays, critical essays, cultural studies, interviews, & visual art. Annotated bibliographies, special thematic issues, & original art & photography. Brown access through Project Muse.
Features	Table of Contents Primary Text Critical Text
Region:	Caribbean Other
Contemporary African Art Gallery
URL	http://www.contempafricanart.com
Host
Description	Art gallery specializing in contemporary African art
Contents	Features pictures of artwork currently on exhibit, in addition to short artist biographies. Most artists are internationally recognized. A list of current exhibits, open hours, directions to the gallery, a few critics’ reviews of the works.
Features	Biography Artwork
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa Other
Contemporary South African Art, 1985-1995
URL	http://www.iziko.org.za/sang/exhib/sa_art/index.html
Host	South African National Gallery in Cape Town
Description	From the South African National Gallery
Contents	Features works from the permanent collection of the South African National Gallery in Cape Town. Includes an interview with the chairperson of the acquisitions committee, information about artists, and a list of recommended readings.
Features	Critical Text Bibliography Artwork
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
Cutting to the Essence, Shaping for the Fire
URL	http://www.fa.indiana.edu/~conner/africart/home.html
Host	University of Indiana
Description	Yoruba and Akan art in wood and metal
Contents	This is an experimental online catalogue of an exhibit first presented at the Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences in Peoria, Illinois in 1994. It is presented in three parts: an introduction, the exhibit on Yoruba wood, and the exhibit on Akan goldweights. The exhibits are presented as illustrated essays about the history of the tribe and the art.
Features	Critical Text Bibliography Artwork
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
Danse Africaine
URL	http://www.tierou-doople.com/
Host	Tierou-doople.com
Description	Site by Alphonse Tierou
Contents	Website devoted to African dance, created by Alphonse Tierou, author, choreographer and researcher of African dance. Includes technical information about dance, as well as news, conferences, and a dance-sculpture exhibition. A reading list and biography of Tierou are also available.
Features	Video Clips Current Research Current Events Critical Text Bibliography
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
Day in the Life of Africa
URL	http://www.olympus-global.com/en/event/DITLA/
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Description	Photos of Africa
Contents	On February 3rd 2002 nearly 100 photographers spent 24 hours trying to capture Africa in photos. This is the official website of ‘A Day in the Life of Africa’, which resulted in a book of the photos. Includes information about the project and links to sites which have slide shows of the photos.
Features	Photography Artwork
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa Maghreb
Egyptian news
URL	http://www.sis.gov.eg/En/Default.htm
Host	Egypt State Information Service
Description	Online Egyptian newspaper.
Contents	Online journal in French, English and Arabic published by the The State Information Service of Egypt. Created in 2000. National and international news, press reviews, TV broadcasts, audio tracks and documentaries. Sections on Politics, History, Cconomy, Culture & Arts, Women, Society.
Features	Video Clips Table of Contents Current Events Critical Text Biography Audio
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa Maghreb Other
Ethnographica
URL	http://www.ethnographica.com/
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Description	Fine African Art, Oriental Carpets & Tribal Artifacts
Contents	1,680 images. African Art Galleries. Image Index. Masterpieces of African Art. African Art & Western Art. Interactive Map of Africa. Reading list. Fine carpets galleries. Carpet masterpieces, history, structure, designs & motifs, dye materials. Museums & links. Bibliography.
Features	Artwork
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
Historical Museum of Abomey
URL	http://www.epa-prema.net/abomey/
Host	école du Patramoine Africain
Description	Museum dedicated to the ancient Dahomey kingdom
Contents	Website contains information on the history of the kingdom, the palaces (in which the museum is situated), and exhibits of life in the Dahomey court. It also contains a section of games for children, information for teachers, and a bibliography of resources in print and online.
Features	Primary Text Photography Lyrics Bibliography Artwork
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
Ijele
URL	http://www.africaresource.com/ijele/
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Description	Art eJournal of the African World
Contents	Journal of art, architecture, art history & criticism, focusing exclusively on the visual creative expressions of artists in Africa & other regions of the world. Forum for scholarly articles. Interviews. Photos.
Features	Table of Contents Artwork
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
Jembetat
URL	http://www.jembetat.com/
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Description	Gallery of African Art
Contents	Collection of authentic tribal art. “Our present collection features objects from West, Central, and East Africa. The beauty of Tribal art is alive in ritual masks, bronze figures, statues and fetishes used in ceremonies and rites of passage. Wooden bowls, weapons, glass beads, and authentic jewelry offer a glimpse into the daily life and culture of people few of us will ever know. The extensive collection represents the mystery, beauty and simplicity of African Art which has inspired artists and collectors from Picasso to present day.” Also contains database about tribes from across the African continent.
Features	Table of Contents Photography Database(s) Country Information Artwork
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
Mask in Burkina Faso
URL	http://www.culture.gouv.fr/ma/fr/fs.html
Host	Musée des Arts d'Afrique et d'Océanie
Description	This website is a virtual exhibition of masks from Burkina Faso.
Contents	This site contains images of masks, descriptions of the roles of masks in Burkina Faso as well as a description of the various ethnic groups.
Features	Critical Text Artwork
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
Modern African Art
URL	http://www.sil.si.edu/SILPublications/ModernAfricanArt/modern-african-art.htm
Host
Description	a basic reading list
Contents	Bibliographic list on Contemporary African Art compiled by Janet L. Stanley of the National Museum of African Art Library, Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Organized by region, includes introductory text.
Features	Bibliography
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
Museum for African Art
URL	http://www.africanart.org/
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Description	Museum in New York City
Contents	Museum dedicated to African art with exhibits from the sub-Saharan region. The website contains general information about the museum, a special online exhibit of masks, and a list of publications.
Features	Current Events Artwork
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
Musics and Cultures of Africa and the Caribbean
URL	http://www.afromix.org/index.fr.html
Host	Afromix
Description	Portal of African and Caribbean Cultures. News, Music, arts and culture, society, travel, events.
Contents	Music database, with more than 3000 artists and 8000 albums. The "Arts" section covers cinema, theatre, dance and photos, with articles about recent events. Covers all of Sub-Saharan Africa & the islands of the Indian Ocean. Composed of thematic maps including information on : theater companies, production spaces, festivals, organizations.
Features	Lyrics Discussion Forum Discography Database(s) Current Events Critical Text Bibliography Biography
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
National Museum of African Art
URL	http://www.nmafa.si.edu
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Description	Smithsonian Institution
Contents	"A leading center for the visual arts of Africa." Collections include ancient & contemporary arts for the entire continent. Educational resources. See : Encounters with the Contemporary.
Features	Artwork
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
Nka
URL	http://www.asrc.cornell.edu/nka/intro.html
Host	Cornell University
Description	Journal of Contemporary African Art
Contents	Biannual publication about contemporary African Art and Artists, edited by Salah Hassan, Olu Oguibe and Okwui Enwezor. Website provides pictures of cover art, table of contents and subscription information. There are currently 21 issues.
Features	Table of Contents
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa Other
Numibia
URL	http://www.numibia.net/index.htm
Host
Description	Ancient, traditional and contemporary arts in Africa
Contents	Database about sub-Saharan African art developed by l’école du patrimoine africain. Searchable categories which are not yet all populated include: architecture, culinary arts, graphic arts, clothing, cinema, design, literature, fashion, music and dance, jewelry, painting, photography, and sculpture. Contains photos and descriptions of artwork, audio clips and discographies of music. There is also a glossary of terms.
Features	Discography Database(s) Critical Text Country Information Bibliography Biography Audio Artwork
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
Ousmane Sow : artist's official website
URL	http://www.ousmanesow.com
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Description	Site dedicated to the Senegalese sculptor
Contents	Photos of sculptures and exhibits, texts about the life & work of the artist, interviews, audio clips, & videos about Ousmane Sow.
Features	Video Clips Critical Text Biography Audio Artwork
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
Photographs – Anaïs Pachabézian
URL	http://www.anaispbz.lautre.net/
Host
Description	Photos from West Africa
Contents	A series of photos from Mali, Burkina Faso and Senegal taken by photographer Anais Pachabézian. The pictures are of everyday people in everyday life, and include a special section of portraits of artists.
Features	Table of Contents Photography Biography Artwork
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
Pictures from Algeria
URL	http://www.pictures-of-algeria.com/start.htm
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Description	Ancient pictures of Algeria
Contents	Old photos, engravings, posters & postcards from different regions of Algeria : Algiers, Casbah, Oran, Constantine, Other towns, The South, People, Ancient cities. Site produced by Frederic Messud of Australia.
Features	Photography Artwork
Region:	Maghreb
Projects in Africa, Culture Section
URL	http://portal.unesco.org/geography/en/ev.php-URL_ID=2313&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
Host	UNESCO
Description	UNESCO
Contents	UNESCO’s website about African culture. Highlights issues currently being discussed as well as a photo database ("photobank"). The site also lists the World Heritage monuments , with pictures and external links.
Features	Database(s) Current Research Current Events Country Information
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa Maghreb Caribbean
Regards sur le cinéma d'Afrique et de l'hémisphère sud
URL	http://www.cinemadusud.com/
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Description	Festival
Contents	50 feature-length & short films across Normandy. Festival schedule, info on participating films, filmmakers (photos & short bios), and related events.
Features	Bibliography Biography
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa Maghreb Caribbean Other
Short Century, The
URL	http://universes-in-universe.de/africa/short-cent/english.htm
Host	Museum Villa Stuck
Description	Tour and information about the exhibition at the Martin-Gropius Bau
Contents	A project of Museum Villa Stuck in cooperation with House of World Cultures. “‘The Short Century’ examines the brief period of liberation from the yoke of colonialism from 1945 to the end of the Apartheid regime in 1994.” Links to information about artists, press releases and African art. See also the Museum Villa Stuck site about the exhibition (http://www.hkw.de/deutsch/kultur/2001/tsc/shortcentury_e.html)
Features	Photography Electronic Mailing List Artwork
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa Maghreb Other
The World of Tribal Arts
URL	http://www.tribalarts.com/
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Description	Magazine dedicated to fine and traditional art form
Contents	“The World of Tribal Arts is a quarterly collection of highly visual articles on themes ranging from powerful tribal sculpture to Pre-Colombian ceramics and textiles featured in over 100 pages of top-quality color reproduction.” Art from the Americas, Africa, Asia, Indonesia, Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia. Articles are available under features section. The site has not been updated since 2006.
Features	Table of Contents Discussion Forum Current Events Critical Text Artwork
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa Other
Through the Eyes of Children
URL	http://www.rwandaproject.org/fr_theproject.html
Host	The Rwanda Project
Description	Through the Eyes of Children is the web site of an organization that teaches photography to children orphaned by the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
Contents	This web site has biographies of the children photographers as well as galleries of their photography.
Features	Photography Biography Artwork
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
Virtual gallery on the Africaserver
URL	http://www.africaserver.nl/virtual/index_uk.html
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Description	African artists & colleagues inspired by Africa
Contents	11 virtual exhibitions. Biographical info on the artists. Arts & Culture. African artists in The Netherlands. List of important galleries & institutions in the field of contemporary non-western art. Links.
Features	Photography Biography Artwork
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa
Virtual Museum of Contemporary African Art
URL	http://www.vmcaa.nl/vm/
Host	Dutch Africa Server
Description	This web site is a resource and online exhibition space for contemporary African art.
Contents	This site contains online sculpture, painting, and photography exhibits, links to web sites of museums and artists, and a journal about African art.
Features	Photography Current Events Biography Artwork
Region:	Sub-Saharan Africa