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The Sainsbury African galleries at the British museum.

From: African Arts  |  Date: 9/22/2001  |  Author: Barley, Nigel; Hudson, Julie; Spring, Christopher

After being housed for nearly thirty years in the Museum of Mankind in Burlington Gardens, the African collection has returned to the British Museum. It is now displayed in purpose-built galleries, sponsored by the Sainsbury Trust and the Henry Moore Foundation, to the north of the striking Great Court scheme with its vast glass dome by Sir Norman Foster. (1) Offering 850 square meters of exhibition rooms dedicated to the African continent, the Sainsbury African Galleries are a major ...

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