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Recap: Museum Nights – Sankofa 

Museum Nights – Sankofa was hosted by the Harn Museum of Art on Thursday, February 11, 7 pm. Dr. Agnes Leslie gave the welcome address. Dr. Kole Odutola from the Department of Languages, Literatures & Cultures at the University of Florida narrated a story.

Barakissa Coulibaly, Master West African dancer and choreographer from Abobo, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire and her team with Turbado gave a dance performance. Felicity Tackey-Otoo, a graduate student at UF Rinker School of Construction Management and the Center for African Studies presented on some selected the African Wax Prints and their meanings.

You can watch the video via this link.