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“Bright as the Sun”: Africa & Byzantium at the Cleveland Museum of Art

Speaker: Dr. Kristen Windmuller-Luna, Curator of African Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Wednesday, April 17, 2024, 5:00–6:00 p.m.
Location:  Gartner Auditorium
Free; ticket required

About The Event

Join Dr. Kristen Windmuller-Luna (curator of African art at the Cleveland Museum of Art) to learn more about the groundbreaking international loan show Africa & Byzantium. Co-organized by the Cleveland Museum of Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this exhibition considers the relationship between northern and eastern African kingdoms and the Byzantine Empire. This talk reflects on key works in the exhibition, special elements of Cleveland’s presentation, and a behind-the-scenes curatorial perspective on its creation.

This talk is supported by the Department of Art History and Art at Case Western Reserve University.

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