Harn highlights Ethiopian art during Museum Nights

March 28, 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. –– The Harn Museum will highlight the current exhibition of Ethiopian art during Museum Nights on March 29 with a docent-led exhibition spotlight tour of “Continuity and Change: Three Generations of Ethiopian Artists” at 7:30 p.m. Museum Nights keeps the Harn Museum of Art, Camellia Court Café and Florida Museum of Natural History open until 10 p.m. on Thursdays during the University of Florida academic calendar year. Refreshments also will be provided.

“Continuity and Change” tells the story of modern and contemporary art in Ethiopia from the 1940s to the present and explores the role of government support of the artists as part of a purposeful strategy for modernization. The exhibition, on view through April 29, also examines the influence of the Addis Ababa Fine Arts School, one of Africa’s leading art academies. Many Ethiopian artists remain largely unknown out of Ethiopia. “Continuity and Change” introduces a number of these artists to U.S. audiences for the first time.

Other African art exhibitions currently at the Harn include: “Art of the Ethiopian Highlands from the Harn Museum Collection,” “IMAGinING Tobia,” “African Arts of Healing and Divination” and “Highlights from the African Collection.”

Admission to the Harn Museum of Art is free. For more information about programs and events, call (352) 392-9826 or visit www.harn.ufl.edu.