Brooklyn Museum African Art Galleries Reimagining Project

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The Brooklyn Museum announced a $13 million renovation project to create permanent Arts of Africa galleries on its third floor. The 6,400-square-foot galleries will showcase more than 300 works spanning antiquity to the present, drawn from the museum’s collection of roughly 4,500 African art objects. The renovation will convert space previously used for furniture storage into four distinct galleries, including one with 25-foot ceilings and abundant natural light, a more intimate room suited for light-sensitive works, and two connecting galleries that will include a dedicated video room. The project includes reopening an original 1897 enfilade to link the new African art galleries to the museum’s Egyptian collection, reframing how African art is understood and celebrated in American museums.