Andrea Myers Achi

Medieval North and East African art

Medieval African art demands to be understood, not in relation to Europe alone, but as part of a wider Afro-Eurasian world. Andrea Myers Achi discusses the interconnection across medieval North Africa and the Mediterranean and Africa’s cultural exchange and influence on medieval art history.

Curating from the lens of critical race studies

Museums are pedagogical spaces where assumptions about race, power, and identity are constantly reinforced or, potentially, challenged.

Rethinking race in museum exhibitions

Exhibition curation can function as a pipeline to diversify the field, introducing prospective students to medieval materials and helping them build their CVs, but there needs to be cross-institutional collaboration.