Tag: medieval africa

Scholars consider the history, power, and imagination of Caravans of Gold during exhibition opening [Video]

Bynublockmuseum July 22, 2019 0 Comments
On January 26, 2019 The Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University celebrated the opening of the exhibition "Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time."Caravans of Gold is the first major exhibition addressing the scope of Saharan trade and the shared history of West Africa, the Middle East, North Africa, and Europe from the eighth to sixteenth centuries. Weaving stories about interconnected...

Archaeologists gather at Northwestern to share latest discoveries about medieval Saharan Africa

Bynublockmuseum March 26, 2019 0 Comments
Block Museum hosts archaeologists working in Mali, Morocco, and Nigeria, including panel & symposium The Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University will host a week-long gathering of six archaeologists from Mali, Morocco, the U.K. and the U.S., working at the cutting-edge of research on medieval Africa. The unprecedented gathering April 22 to 26 will bring this group of international...

Block Museum celebrates January 26th opening of “Caravans of Gold” [Video]

Bynublockmuseum January 15, 2019 0 Comments
The Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University invites audiences to travel to a time when West African gold fueled expansive trade and drove the movement of people, culture, and beliefs. Opening Jan. 26, 2019, “Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time: Art, Culture and Exchange across Medieval Saharan Africa” is the first major exhibition to use artworks from the medieval period to capture the...