Jim Angus wrote:
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> Welcome to AFRICA: One Continent. Many Worlds.
>
> For the first time ever, an expansive traveling exhibition representing
> many facets of Africa is making its way throughout the U.S.
>
> "AFRICA: One Continent. Many Worlds." will give museum-goers of all
> cultural backgrounds and ages around the country an opportunity to discover
> firsthand the vitality, richness and significance of African peoples, their
> communities through out the world, and the natural riches of the African
> continent.
>
> The journey begins  with the "AFRICA: One Continent. Many Worlds." web site
> (http://www.nhm.org/africa) and culminates with a memorable visit to the
> traveling exhibition now touring the U.S.
>
> The "AFRICA: One Continent. Many Worlds." web site is designed to provide
> the museum-goer with a rich experience and to provide the educator with the
> knowledge and tools to bring the experience to the classroom.
>
> The on-line exhibit includes over 60 minutes of video, hundreds of
> photographs of cultural objects from the African collections of the Field
> Museum of Natural History and Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County,
> and presentations on the accomplishments and stories of Americans of
> African descent.
>
> You will also find exhibitions of art and photography found no where else
> on the web.
>
> The "AFRICA: One Continent. Many Worlds." web site is a collaborative
> effort between The Field Museum, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
> County, the California African American Museum and the Armory Center for
> the Arts.
>
> "AFRICA: One Continent. Many Worlds." is made possible by Ford Motor
> Company and TIME Magazine with the additional support of The WAVE Community
> Newspapers, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
> and Ralphs/Food 4 Less Foundation. The exhibit is a traveling adaptation of
> The Field Museum's permanent "Africa" exhibit.
>
> We hope you enjoy your visit to AFRICA: One Continent.  Many Worlds.
> whether it is a "real" or "virtual" visit.
>
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> Now that the marketing info is out...
>
> The Africa web site is our biggest on-line exhibit yet and it has been
> finished (almost) just in time for Black History Month.
>
> The Natural History Museum felt that we had little on our web site that had
> special appeal to the African American community that surrounds the museum,
> so we partnered with the Field Museum to produce an on-line version of
> Africa:  One Continent.  Many Worlds.
>
> The Natural History Museum has expanded upon some topics and has added a
> great deal of material not found in the traveling exhibit.  And...each year
> we plan to add additional material to the site.
>
> The site is not yet finished, but it is certainly far enough along that I
> proudly invite you to visit.
>
> http://www.nhm.org/africa
>
> Things to come...
>
> -slavery and the diaspora
> -the genius in the Americas
> -the photography of Tony Gleaton
> -an expanded community voices presentation
> -expanded and reworked materials for teachers
>
> For more information, please contact Jim Angus
>
> Jim Angus
> New Media
> Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
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> Los Angeles, CA  90007
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> When they told me I was average, they were just being mean.
Further to my previous message re: this exhibit.  If you have an image
you would prefer to be used as our homepage icon-link, let me know.
--
Bob Handy, Director
Brazoria County Historical Museum
Angleton, Texas
http://www.bchm.org