The short version: Ahoy, Baltimore! The Baltimore Museum of Art just opened Woven Monuments: Tapestry and Identity in Senegal — the first U.S. museum exhibition in 45 years dedicated to Senegalese tapestries — on view now through March 7, 2027, and general admission is free.
The show brings together about a dozen monumental works produced primarily at the Manufactures sénégalaises des arts décoratifs de Thiès, created by Badara Camara, Ansoumana Diédhiou, Théodore Diouf, Bocar Pathé Diong, Khalifa Gueye, Boubacar Goudiaby, Souleymane “Souley” Keïta, Papa Ibra Tall, and Mouhamadou “Zulu” M’baye.
Blending modernist abstraction with Senegal’s history, daily life, and landscapes, the tapestries trace a story of national identity since independence in 1960, with themes of artistic innovation, cultural diplomacy, and collaboration.
The exhibition is curated by Carlee S. Forbes, the BMA’s Associate Curator of African and Oceanic Art, and is on view at the Baltimore Museum of Art, 10 Art Museum Drive.
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