In Gabon, the Black History Arts Festival invites people to take a look at it. The National Museum of Arts, Rites, and Traditions of Gabon and at the French Institute of Gabon, in Libreville.
the stated purpose is to present “a place to the value of art by specifying history for the protection of black culture”.
Since February 1st, the European House of Photography in Paris offers people the first retrospective in France committed to the South African visual activist Zanele Muholi.
Her very committed work aims to promote, the lives of members of the black LGBTQIA+ community.
From February 3 to 5, the Menart Fair Brussels opens its doors. As 42% of the artists exhibited are women, the fair will raise the question of the status of female artists in North Africa.
On the other hand, In Ségou, Mali, until February 5, Ségou’Art, the Festival in Niger, opens its doors on the theme “Heritage and creativity”. On the program: Contemporary art fair, theatre, dance, workshops, master classes, conferences, giant concerts on the banks of the Niger River, and cultural caravan for peace.
6 February, the Panorama des Cinémas du Maghreb et du Moyen-Orient (PCMMO) in Saint-Denis. Is showing the first film, recently rediscovered, by Mostafa Derkaoui, a pioneering director of modern Moroccan cinema.
Furthermore, Some events are without significance (1974 ). The screening will be followed by an unpublished documentary by Sophie Delvallée on the filmmaker: Librement, Mostafa Derkaoui (2022).
From February 7, the Musée du Quai Branly in Paris paints a portrait of the writer, poet, and statesman Léopold Sédar Senghor (1909-2001), through his cultural policy in the aftermath of Senegal’s independence. Senghor and the arts. Reinventing the Universal brings together the reflections and achievements in the cultural field of this champion of Negritude.