Africa's New Museums - Théodore Monod Art Museum in Dakar (2020)
How can art be liberated from the ethnological context of former colonial rulers? The documentary series presents Africa's new museums. The Théodore Monod Museum in Dakar, for example, dates back to the times of French colonial rule in Senegal. Its ethnological collections were once used for research from the perspective of the colonial power. Can the museum reinvent itself?
Director: Lutz Gregor
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 26 min
Release Date: January 8, 2020
Editing: Claudia Cellarius
Production: ARTE
Language: English, Français
Original Language: en
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- What is Africa's New Museums - Théodore Monod Art Museum in Dakar about?
- How can art be liberated from the ethnological context of former colonial rulers? The documentary series presents Africa's new museums. The Théodore Monod Museum in Dakar, for example, dates back to the times of French colonial rule in Senegal. Its ethnological collections were once used for research from the perspective of the colonial power. Can the museum reinvent itself?
- Who directed Africa's New Museums - Théodore Monod Art Museum in Dakar?
- Africa's New Museums - Théodore Monod Art Museum in Dakar was directed by Lutz Gregor.
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- Africa's New Museums - Théodore Monod Art Museum in Dakar has a runtime of 26m (26 minutes).
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- Africa's New Museums - Théodore Monod Art Museum in Dakar is a Documentary film.