Antiquities on Loan from Lynn University’s Collection Displayed at Spady Museum
Delray Beach, FL – January 24, 2011 – The drama and diversity of Africa’s artistry will be featured in Delray Beach, as two venues – including the Spady Cultural Heritage Museum – collaborate for a multi-location exhibit that begins February 3, 2011 and continues through Black History Month.
“A Journey Through Africa: Masks, Music, and Warriors” presents a selection of African ceremonial masks and sculptures, musical instruments, tools, weapons and some functional objects made in a variety of media, including wood and cast metals, on loan from the collection of Lynn University in Boca Raton. Different elements of the collection represent works of 14 tribal groups from nine geographic regions of Sub-Saharan Africa. “A Journey Through Africa” will be on display concurrently at the Spady Museum, 170 NW Fifth Avenue, and the Delray Beach Public Library, 100 West Atlantic Avenue (www.delraylibrary.org <http://www.delraylibrary.org/> ) through March 24.
This partnership is the first major initiative of the Creative City Collaborative, the Spady Museum and the Library. Creative City Collaborative is a nonprofit organization created to build the cultural infrastructure that celebrates Delray Beach as a creative, authentic and intimate city. The Collaborative has planned a schedule of events in support of the exhibit and Black History Month.
Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for children. The Museum is open Mon – Fri from 11am – 4pm and Saturday from 10am – 2pm. For more information, call 561-279-8883 or visit www.spadymuseum.org <http://www.spadymuseum.org/> .
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