The walters art museum will develop "ethiopia at the crossroads," an exhibition that celebrates the artistic traditions of ethiopia from antiquity to the present

The Trustees of Walters Art Gallery Inc., operating as the Walters Art Museum, received a $494,629 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) to develop the exhibition "Ethiopia at the Crossroads." This exhibition will celebrate the artistic traditions of Ethiopia from antiquity to the present, exploring the country's cultural significance and humanistic legacy through new, interactive lenses including community voices. Project activities will include finalizing the exhibition design and installation, coordinating the shipment of loaned artworks from national and international institutions and private collections, and working with a community advisory group to develop related public programs. As a result, museum visitors and program participants will gain a deeper understanding of the complex exchange of visual culture between Ethiopia and the world.

This exhibition will explore the cultural significance and humanistic legacy of ethiopia through new, broadened lenses, including community voices and interactive experiences, and will examine how ethiopia embodies the idea of "crossroads" geographically, historically, and culturally. Project activities will include finalizing the exhibition design and installation, working with national and international institutions and private collections to ship loaned artworks, and working with a community advisory group to develop a suite of related public programs. As a result, visitors to the museum and program participants will increase their understanding of the complex exchange of visual culture between ethiopia and the world.