Perspectives Africa in Focus

Global Partnerships and Residencies

Learn more about collaborative initiatives and residencies.

Nov 29, 2023

Aerial view of a World Monuments Fund site.

World Monuments Fund Collaboration

The Met has embarked on a collaborative project with World Monuments Fund to create digital resources documenting major cultural sites of sub-Saharan Africa.

Learn more about this project.

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African Art Residency

The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing was joined by Eileen Musundi from the National Museums of Kenya, who was appointed to a four-month residency program in March 2023.

Learn more about this residency.

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Collaborative Initiative with Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums and Monuments

The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) announce new collaborative initiative to develop cataloguing and digitization capabilities of NCMM’s collections.

Learn more about this initiative.

Detail from a Dala'il al-Khayrat Prayer Book showing geometric patterns in reds and blacks.

Dala'il al-Khayrat Prayer Book Workshop

This workshop aimed to deepen the study of the Dalaʾil, including geographically less studied areas of India and China, as well as parts of the African context.

Learn more about this workshop.

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Global Museum Leaders Colloquium at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Global Museum Leaders Colloquium (GMLC) brought museum leaders from around the world together for a sustained exchange of ideas and expertise.

Learn more about this colloquium.

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The Met Fellowship Program

Annually, The Met awards over 50 fellowships to scholars from around the world. It is an educational priority to make The Met a laboratory for art and ideas. As a result, we support academic investigations of the Museum's collection spanning more than 5,000 years from every corner of the world and contribute to broader scholarly discourses.

Learn more about fellowships.