DeKalb Traveler: African Textile Museum
May 23, 2024 11:00 AM
Join fellow DeKalb History Center Members exploring the African Textile Museum in Stonecrest!
Newly opened, the African textile Museum features textiles from all over the African continent. Learn and see textiles made from sustainable materials such as bark, coconut, and cotton. The African Textile Museum is dedicated to revealing ‘fashion’ as one of civilization’s oldest art forms and that many of the techniques employed in today’s worldwide fashion industry originated in Africa. Preserving the creative processes, presenting, and sharing the knowledge as widely as possible and building on that cultural history as we move boldly into the future is the mission.
See fashions from Cameroon, South Africa, Nigeria, and more.
This event is for DeKalb History Center Members only.
You must provide your own transportation.
Date:
May 23, 2024
11:00 AM- 12:00 PM
Parking Information:
The Museum is located at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, a massive facility in Stonecrest. The dedicated museum entrance is located on the FRONT – STEEPLE side of the church. As you drive up to the church from Woodrow Rd, the parking lot you first see is the back side. Keep right to drive toward the Steeple/front side. After parking, look for the A Frame signs directing you toward the Museum.
