Exhibitions
BAYE FALL: ROOTS IN SPIRITUALITY, FASHION AND RESISTANCE.
PHOTOGRAPHY BY LAYLAH AMATULLAH BARRAYN
March 8 - May 12, 2019
 
One of two exhibitions in conjunction with PhilAesthetic: AAMP celebrates the African Diaspora in Philly, this exhibition is a photographic series that visually engages the Baye Fall, an enterprising sub-group of Senegal’s notable Sufi Muslim Community, the Mourides. The Baye Fall possess a unique aesthetic that includes “locked” hair, patchwork garments, symphonic chanting and artisanal leather talismans and prayer beads.  Through witnessing the lives of the Baye Fall, and the Senegalese cities in which they dwell, this series shows how pre and post-colonial politics have influenced their spiritual practice. The exhibition is traveling from the Museum of Contemporary Diasporan Arts (MoCADA) in Brooklyn NY.
THE SACRED STAR OF ISIS AND OTHER STORIES: PHOTOGRAPHS BY ADAMA DELPHINE FAWUNDU
​March 8 - May 12, 2019
 
In conjunction with PhilAesthetic: AAMP celebrates the African Diaspora in Philly. As the only child in her immediate family born in America, Fawundu’s mixed media photographic works explore the tension between her family’s traditional Mende beliefs (Sierra Leone) and Westernized values. By incorporating ancestral gifts of colorful handmade batik fabrics and layering these complex and distorted histories, her work uncovers personal and universal cultural patterns that are present within herself and the African Diaspora.
AAMP ON PAPER:  SELECTIONS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION
​​March 8 - May 12, 2019
 
This year’s collections exhibition features rarely seen works on paper, including drawings, photography, paintings and prints from 20th century masters such as Elizabeth Catlett, Paul Keane, Hughie Lee Smith, Dox Thrash and Hale Woodruff and more. These works provide an intimate look at the some of the gems of the Museum’s works on paper via portraiture, landscape and abstraction.  
PhilAesthetic: AAMP Celebrates the African Diaspora in Philly is made possible with the generous support of PNC Arts Alive. ​
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Until capacity limits are lifted by the City of Philadelphia the Museum has limited visits to three timeslots observing the following hours of operations:

Thursday – Sunday : 10 AM – 5 PM
  • Time Slot 1: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
  • Time Slot 2: 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
  • ​Time Slot 3: 1:45 PM – 3:00 PM
  • ​Time Slot 4: 3:30 PM – 4:45 PM
* There is a 10-minute grace period for arrival to go through COVID-19 protocols.
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Exhibitions
BAYE FALL: ROOTS IN SPIRITUALITY, FASHION AND RESISTANCE.
PHOTOGRAPHY BY LAYLAH AMATULLAH BARRAYN
March 8 - May 12, 2019
 
One of two exhibitions in conjunction with PhilAesthetic: AAMP celebrates the African Diaspora in Philly, this exhibition is a photographic series that visually engages the Baye Fall, an enterprising sub-group of Senegal’s notable Sufi Muslim Community, the Mourides. The Baye Fall possess a unique aesthetic that includes “locked” hair, patchwork garments, symphonic chanting and artisanal leather talismans and prayer beads.  Through witnessing the lives of the Baye Fall, and the Senegalese cities in which they dwell, this series shows how pre and post-colonial politics have influenced their spiritual practice. The exhibition is traveling from the Museum of Contemporary Diasporan Arts (MoCADA) in Brooklyn NY.
THE SACRED STAR OF ISIS AND OTHER STORIES: PHOTOGRAPHS BY ADAMA DELPHINE FAWUNDU
​March 8 - May 12, 2019
 
In conjunction with PhilAesthetic: AAMP celebrates the African Diaspora in Philly. As the only child in her immediate family born in America, Fawundu’s mixed media photographic works explore the tension between her family’s traditional Mende beliefs (Sierra Leone) and Westernized values. By incorporating ancestral gifts of colorful handmade batik fabrics and layering these complex and distorted histories, her work uncovers personal and universal cultural patterns that are present within herself and the African Diaspora.
AAMP ON PAPER:  SELECTIONS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION
​​March 8 - May 12, 2019
 
This year’s collections exhibition features rarely seen works on paper, including drawings, photography, paintings and prints from 20th century masters such as Elizabeth Catlett, Paul Keane, Hughie Lee Smith, Dox Thrash and Hale Woodruff and more. These works provide an intimate look at the some of the gems of the Museum’s works on paper via portraiture, landscape and abstraction.  
PhilAesthetic: AAMP Celebrates the African Diaspora in Philly is made possible with the generous support of PNC Arts Alive. ​