Opening Night: World on the Horizon: Swahili Arts Across the Indian Ocean
FOWLER | 6 p.m., Fowler Museum
Preview the exhibition and enjoy cocktails while Afro Funke' DJs spin their signature global soul grooves. Hear exhibition co-curators Allyson Purpura and Prita Meier present the exhibition’s overarching themes and bring to life some of the finest objects on view. Then, at 7:30 p.m. Afro Funke' musicians turn up the vibe with a fiery live performance on the Goldenberg Terrace.
About the Exhibition
Featuring more than 150 artworks from eastern and central Africa and the western Indian Ocean rim, World on the Horizon enters the streets and homes of Swahili port towns and beyond, highlighting the arts of diplomacy and trade, the built environment and domestic interiors, society and fashion, and spiritual knowledge and devotion. The arts on view speak to an outward-looking ethos—one of encounter and possibility, negotiation, and struggle—that connects the people on the Swahili coast with faraway places, and reveals how people bring the world home.
This event is presented by the Fowler Museum at UCLA.
Event Date: Saturday, Oct. 20, 6–9 p.m.
5–6 p.m. Fowler Member Preview
6–7 p.m. World on the Horizon: The Curators’ Backstory
7–9 p.m. Opening Party
Venue: Fowler Museum
Price: Free*
*RSVP by October 12 at fowlerRSVP@arts.ucla.edu or by calling 310–206–7001
The Fowler Museum is located in North Campus.
Parking is available in lot 4.
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