Festival and Exhibition Now Closed
      
To help celebrate Hamline University's 150th anniversary in 2004 a unique festival was held. The
festival, Africa: A Legacy in Memory, explored Africa’s artistic and cultural heritage and honored the
contributions of the continent of Africa in the humanities and the arts.
      
The centerpiece of the festival was a special exhibition, Material Differences, organized and previously
exhibited at the Museum for African Art in New York and curated by Frank Herreman, former Deputy
Director for Exhibitions. This exhibition has been made possible in part through the generous support
of the National Endowment for the Arts.  Images of all the objects from the exhibition are available 
in the Works of Art section.  To take a virtual tour of the exhibition by viewing a slide show of gallery 
photos, please visit the Photos and Press section.
            
The festival and exhibition were held from April 3 through May 22, 2004 on the Hamline University 
campus in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
      
Thank you to those who participated in the festival, exhibition, and related events and to those who 
helped make the festival a great success.  To view photographs from festival events and read press 
and reviews of the festival and exhibition please visit the Photos and Press section.
    

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:

Pace Primitive Gallery in New York graciously allowed us to use the Zombo mask, which can be seen to the left, as the iconic image of our festival. This impressive figure can also be seen on our festival poster.
We are delighted to announce that Pace Gallery has generously made it possible for the College of Liberal Arts to acquire this extraordinary piece for its permanent collection. This is a wonderful continuation of the legacy of our African art collection, which began at this institution more than 120 years ago.