Tropenmuseum Amsterdam at African Antiques
|
|
African
Art Sint Katelijnevest 27. B2000 ANTWERPEN-Belgium. Tel +32 3 227 35 40 Discover the |
 |
Tropenmuseum Amsterdam at African Antiques
|
Tropenmuseum AmsterdamNew Africa section opens it's doors
I visited the new section of the Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam, and was quite impressed by the presentation. More fine African Art on view, mixed with explanation on the daily life in Africa. Surprising and astonishing.by David Norden. January 2007
When you enter in the old building you get a Shock because everything inside looks so modern. It is already five years they are remodeling the whole collections, with the new museal ideas in mind. Since the opening of the Quai Branly the nice looking pieces are making a come-back in the Museums and with KIT it's no exception. Objects are selected for the aesthetic quality. The use and purpose are less important, even the region, and the cultures are mixed in the vitrines. The new idea is that to much anthropological information's are killing the beauty status of the objects. But the Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam solved this problem in an elegant way, the needed information can be found on touch screens near the vitrines. Paul Faber the African Art curator from the Museum explain that it is nearly impossible to show the whole Africa in 400m2, the history, the teaching, the economy. Because you then get a child encyclopedia as a result. The museum exhibit is not built around on geographical themes but around the following: power status, beliefs, masquerades, shapes and contact. With a mix in contemporary creations and antiquities, but all done in a professional way.
Several temporary exhibitions are running, and the permanent collections are really interesting. This Museum shows you Africa is not in the Past, but also in the present.
David Norden ------------------------------------------ This exhibition presents objects collected by the Tropenmuseum from Africa south of the Sahara: an enormous area of tremendous cultural diversity and richness.
|
Dear African Art Collectors, Discover the African Art books I like African Antiques is the archive and not growing much anymore but still updated. Visit African Art for recent African Art News. For extended news about Tropenmuseum Amsterdam join our African Art Club and become an insider, to enter you'll need to pay a small monthly fee . And if you are a collector of African Art, have a look at our exclusive African Art Collection . David Norden -------------------------------------- african art | home | african art shop
In
this section: zemanek | Buy African Antiques | discussion group En | groupe de discussion Fr
The
Tribal Arts of Africa Sites Roll: African Art Amazon books | African Art Books African Arts news , Oceanic, Pre-Columbian African Art Club Join today, be an insider ! Buy African Art from known collections. diamonds
news is good news. |
|
Is there life after Tropenmuseum Amsterdam ?
Also in this section : mail David Norden phone +32 3 227.35.40 |
More
than in the Quai Branly stories are told, and interactivity is build with the
visitor's, and there is much to learn about the shown objects for those willing
to learn. Like the picture you can make from yourself with an African Hair dress,
you can even send an email or print it out out for 50 cents.
Africa
has a fascinating history spanning many centuries. This exhibition covers the
last 150 years, a period in which Europeans colonised practically the entire
continent, followed by the formation of new independent states.
