Dogon - World Cultural Heritage from Africa

The art of the Dogon is among the best-known and most important cultural achievements of Africa. The exhibition presents the 1000-year history of the Dogon people – from their still under-researched origins to the colonial period – through a captivating selection of outstanding masterpieces of Dogon art and a wide range of less well known everyday items. The exhibition focuses primarily on sculpture, particularly on masks. Some 250 objects from all over the world provide an insight into this fascinating African culture. The presentation is the first in a new series of exhibitions devoted to Africa.

The exhibition was planned and organised by the Musée du Quai Branly and will receive its first showing in Paris from 4 April to 24 July 2011.

Illustration: Djennenké Figure (detail), Photographer: P. Gries, © Musée du Quai Branly