African Studies: Textiles Tell Stories

Join students, faculty, staff from across the BU community and beyond to celebrate the opening of a new exhibition by the Special Collections division of the BU Libraries. Textiles Tells Stories highlights the important role textiles play in Africa and its diasporas, commemorating major historical events, reflecting social status, and offering a glimpse into the diversity of African life. Curated by Cynthia Becker, Beth Restrick, Oriane Sophia DuBois, Colleen Foran, and Rachel Dwyer, this exhibition of the African Textiles Collection provides an overview of how symbolic, political, and ceremonial textiles have been used in Africa and how they continue to have significance today. During our Opening Celebration for the BU community, we'll learn about African textiles, listen to live Afro-Pop and Moz-Jazz music and enjoy West African food as we celebrate this new exhibition and our BU community.