Makonnen’s exhibition showcasing these towers, now on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art, is called “Sanctuary.” The Ethiopian crosses symbolize eternal life and ...

Nestled atop a plateau that overlooks deserts and savannas linking the coastal lowlands and central highlands of Ethiopia and ...

Ethiopia, Africa, about 1400-1500 Ink and pigments on parchment with wooden boards Open: 8 7/8 × 6 11/16 × 3 15/16 in. (22.5 × 17 × 10 cm). Toledo Museum of Art, Mrs. George W. Stevens Fund ...

Deep thinking. Given the luxury of time to think–surrounded by the world’s greatest artwork–museum curators find linkages between people and places not readily apparent. Ways of seeing the ...

Ethiopia is one of only two African nations never colonized ... offered one of the top lots in Christie’s NFT sale during Art Basel Miami Beach in December 2023. Roman, a historian, conducts ...