05 Aug 2010 @ 2:59 PM 
 

African Art Tour problems

 

Tour to coincide with Gaddafi’s summit hits problems

Royal Museum for Central Africa in Tervuren, Brussels is worried about sending its collection of wooden sculptures to Africa

Senegal artist Gora Mbengue's Senegal artist Gora Mbengue’s “Woman in Red” may still travel, while wooden objects like this Yoruban sculpture could be at risk (Photos: MRAC Tervuren)

brussels. A planned tour of a major exhibition of African art to Libya, currently on show in Belgium, is now under threat. Masterminded by Tanzania-born British architect David Adjaye, the show was due to open in Tripoli for the European-African summit in November, hosted by Colonel Gaddafi.

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Categories: announcements Posted By: nordend
Last Edit: 05 Aug 2010 @ 02 59 PM

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