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On Loan at the Tate
Oct 27

On Loan at the Tate

Clara Ugbodaga-Ngu’s Yoruba Palm Wine Seller is one of four paintings now on display at Tate Modern in London, courtesy of HU Museum. As part of Tate’s Nigerian Modernist Exhibition, HU Museum has also placed on loan two paintings by Akinola Lasekan and a painting by Simon Okeke. The works are from our Modern African collection donated in 1967 from the Harmon Foundation.

‘I Am Copying Nobody: The Art and Political Cartoons of Akinola Lasekan’ and ‘Sankofa’ Exhibitions at the Chrysler Museum of Art and Hampton University Museum – summer 2025
Jan 29

‘I Am Copying Nobody: The Art and Political Cartoons of Akinola Lasekan’ and ‘Sankofa’ Exhibitions at the Chrysler Museum of Art and Hampton University Museum – summer 2025

In 2021, The Chrysler Museum of Art, in partnership with the Hampton University Museum, was awarded a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, which aims to Diversify the Field of Curation and Conservation [mellondiversifyingthefield.com] by conducting a three-year pilot fellowship program for two museum professionals.

Whoosah. Exhibition for the Mind.
Dec 02

Whoosah. Exhibition for the Mind.

Art can be the most effective tool to use in order to relax and meditate. Considering how fast the world moves around us, it is