Posts Tagged ‘Musée Dapper’

The Scramble for Africa – The 1885 Berlin Conference

Tuesday, October 22nd, 2013
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1895 Berlin Conference

From left to right: Joël Calmettes – Filmmaker, Mathilde Leduc-Grimaldi – Curator, Brice Ahounou – Anthropologist and Journalist
Photograph by www.DiscoverParis.net

The Dapper Museum held a screening last Saturday afternoon of the film Berlin 1885, la ruée sur l’Afrique (Berlin 1885 – The Scramble for Africa). Following the 90-minute projection, a lively discussion ensued between Joël Calmettes (the filmmaker), Mathilde Leduc-Grimaldi (curator of the Belgium Royal Museum for Central Africa), Brice Ahounou (anthropologist and journalist), and members of the audience.

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Romuald Hazoumé at the Musée Dapper

Tuesday, October 15th, 2013
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Romuald Hazoumé

Romuald Hazoumé
Photograph by www.DiscoverParis.net

Artist Romuald Hazoumé, who hails from Porto-Novo, Benin, appeared Saturday at the Musée Dapper to talk about his work. A selection of his masks, which he fashioned from discarded jerrycans, will be on exhibit at the museum until July 6, 2014.

Click on the following link to view his extensive collection of masks:
http://www.caacart.com/pigozzi-artist.php?bio=fr&m=35.

Click on the following link to read the museum’s announcement of the exhibit: http://www.dapper.fr/en/exhibitions-current.php

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