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About

 

The Cooper
Gallery

The Gallery

Opened in the fall of 2014, the Ethelbert Cooper Gallery features contemporary and historical exhibitions and installations of African and African American art. It is the only art institution at Harvard dedicated to the art of the African Diaspora. The Cooper Gallery hosts workshops, artist talks, symposia, lectures and performances that engage audiences with diverse art archives and cultural traditions from all over the world. 

 

Designed by renowned architect, Sir David Adjaye OBE of Adjaye Associates, the Cooper Gallery includes 2,300 square feet of exhibition space and auxiliary spaces for seminars, conferences, and educational programming.

Ethelbert Cooper

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The Hutchins Center for African & African American Research supports research on the history and culture of people of African descent the world over and provides a forum for collaboration and the ongoing exchange of ideas. It seeks to stimulate scholarly engagement in African and African American studies both at Harvard and beyond, and to increase public awareness and understanding of this vital field of study. As the preeminent research center in the field, the Hutchins Center sponsors visiting fellows, art exhibitions, publications, research projects, archives, readings, conferences, and new media initiatives that respond to and excite interest in established and emerging channels of inquiry in African and African American research. 

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