Everything you need to write about the museum
Tribal and Ethnic Art Center BKO
Location: Baco Djicoroni ACI, Bamako, Mali
Founder and president: Abdoulaye Bah
Status: building completed, public opening in preparation
Fields: masks, sculpture, ceremonial objects, research and education
Website: www.spiritofartinafrica.com
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Tribal and Ethnic Art Center BKO is an African-led cultural institution in Bamako, Mali. Founded by Abdoulaye Bah, its mission is to preserve, document, study and share African artistic and ceremonial heritage, while recognizing the knowledge and rights of the communities from which these traditions come. The museum building is completed and its public opening is in preparation.
Abdoulaye Bah
Abdoulaye Bah discovered African art in Mopti at thirteen, as a young guide. At eighteen, he went to Lagos, Nigeria, to study art history and English. For more than thirty years he has studied and gathered works from across the continent. His contribution to promoting African art and culture was recognized with the Delali Award of Leadership.
Interviews and visits
a.bah@spiritofartinafrica.com
+223 44 38 15 30 (Mali)
+1 310 766 2184 (USA)
Photographs and logos
14 images, 6 MB
12 masks from the catalogue in high definition (2250 × 3000 px, print quality, on a plain grey background), with captions in English and French (LEGENDES.txt), and 2 views of the building in web quality.
Transparent PNG, 0.9 MB
A version for light backgrounds, a version for dark backgrounds and the original files.
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