The Africa Center presents "Between Nostalgia & Dreams," an evocative new show featuring portraits by Ethiopian-American photographer Yusuf Ahmed that explores the delicate interplay between memory and erasure, heritage and identity. Through fifteen intimate photographic stories that journey from Hanoi to Maputo, Addis Ababa to New York, Ahmed uses his lens to map the deeply […]

Initiated in 1972 and known as New York City's "Woodstock of the Spoken Word," the Spring Poetry Festival brings to the stage New York City public school students, college students, CCNY faculty and alumni, and guest artists of every poetic stripe, all reading their own work.

This free highlights tour showcases select works from the museum’s dynamic exhibitions. Registration is required, and space is limited. Current highlights include Adriana Varejão’s bold new works on cultural identity and Sorolla’s immersive Vision of Spain murals. Visitors can also explore outdoor sculptures, including interactive works by Jesús Rafael Soto and celebrated pieces by Anna […]

The Africa Center presents "Between Nostalgia & Dreams," an evocative new show featuring portraits by Ethiopian-American photographer Yusuf Ahmed that explores the delicate interplay between memory and erasure, heritage and identity. Through fifteen intimate photographic stories that journey from Hanoi to Maputo, Addis Ababa to New York, Ahmed uses his lens to map the deeply […]

All That Remains is a group exhibition that focuses on artists that construct beautifully rendered abstractions where which color takes center stage to awaken emotions often connected to personal histories, in which the notion of culture and society prevails. "All That Remains", is curated by Omar Lopez-Chahoud and Cecilia Jurado Chueca. Jamel Robinson’s solo show, […]

Artist Elle Pérez, known for their Bronx Punk series, presents a selection of work. The exhibition includes recent photographs taken in their grandfather’s garden in Puerto Rico, along with a film shot at Papi Juice, an all-night dance party in Brooklyn. Pérez’s photographs reflect the ways culture and community intersect, with this show drawing from […]

In Don’t Forget, We Come From the Tropics Adriana Varejão presents new paintings and sculptures that reflect on the Amazonian rainforest as a vital nexus of ecology, art, and culture. The exhibition debuts the latest works in Varejão’s Plate series (2011–), which, shown alongside historic ceramic plates from the museum’s collection, pose questions about aesthetic […]

This free highlights tour showcases select works from the museum’s dynamic exhibitions. Registration is required, and space is limited. Current highlights include Adriana Varejão’s bold new works on cultural identity and Sorolla’s immersive Vision of Spain murals. Visitors can also explore outdoor sculptures, including interactive works by Jesús Rafael Soto and celebrated pieces by Anna […]

The Africa Center presents "Between Nostalgia & Dreams," an evocative new show featuring portraits by Ethiopian-American photographer Yusuf Ahmed that explores the delicate interplay between memory and erasure, heritage and identity. Through fifteen intimate photographic stories that journey from Hanoi to Maputo, Addis Ababa to New York, Ahmed uses his lens to map the deeply […]

All That Remains is a group exhibition that focuses on artists that construct beautifully rendered abstractions where which color takes center stage to awaken emotions often connected to personal histories, in which the notion of culture and society prevails. "All That Remains", is curated by Omar Lopez-Chahoud and Cecilia Jurado Chueca. Jamel Robinson’s solo show, […]

Artist Elle Pérez, known for their Bronx Punk series, presents a selection of work. The exhibition includes recent photographs taken in their grandfather’s garden in Puerto Rico, along with a film shot at Papi Juice, an all-night dance party in Brooklyn. Pérez’s photographs reflect the ways culture and community intersect, with this show drawing from […]