Ethnologisches Museum Berlin.(Brief Article) African Arts | December 22, 2002| | COPYRIGHT 2002 The Regents of the University of California. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Over the last decades the acquisition policies of the African Department of this museum concentrated mainly on traditional African art. In the planned renovation of the permanent exhibition, which should be finished in five years, the focus will shift to contemporary works that reflect the present-day cultural situation in some African societies. Besides objects showing the consequences of globalization in everyday life, and the change in traditional handicrafts, a major theme of the new permanent exhibition will be contemporary art. A first step was taken last August with ...

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