The following sources are provided to help you begin your search of African and African American Studies online. Inclusion of a link or listing does not imply endorsement by the Smithsonian Institution of the views or information presented in a particular site.
African Museums and Artists
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AfricArt District Six Museum, South Africa ICOM (The International Council
of Museums) Museums Online — South Africa National Museums of Kenya Pictorial Tour of Cape Town, South
Africa Robben Island Museum Sokari Douglas Camp South Africa Cultural History Museum Universes in Universe — Africa:
Art Museums, Collections WWW Virtual Library — Museums in
Africa
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Culture, Anthropology and History
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Akan Lineage Organization Ancient Egypt Center for Black Music Research
(CBMR) Eloquent Elegance: Beadwork in
the ZULU cultural tradition Ilé Axé Opô Afonjá Rumba Kali Wonders of the African World (PBS
series)
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African Studies Centers, Programs, Institutes, and Associations (selected)
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African Studies Association (Rutgers,
the State University of New Jersey) University of California, Berkeley Berkeley-Stanford Joint Center for African Studies Boston University Centre d’etude d’Afrique
noire, Universite Montesquieu (Bordeaux, France) Columbia University Cornell University, Africana Studies and Research Center Emory University University of Florida Harvard University, Harvard Committee on African Studies Harvard University, W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for Afro-American Research Howard University Indiana University, Bloomington Kyoto University (Japan) Michigan State University Nordic Africa Institute, University of Uppsala, Sweden Northwestern University Ohio State University Oxford University Centre for the Study of African Economies University of California, Los Angeles University of Cambridge (UK) University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign University of Kansas University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) University of Michigan University of Pennsylvania Stanford University University of Wisconsin, Madison Warsaw University, Department of African Languages and Cultures Yale University
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Electronic Newsletter
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H-Net
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National Museum of African Art
As a leading center for the visual arts of Africa, the NMAfA fosters and sustains—through exhibitions, collections, research, and public programs—an interest in and an understanding of the diverse cultures in Africa as these are embodied in aesthetic achievements in the visual arts.
http://www.si.edu/nmafa
National Museum of American History
Dedicated to inspiring a broader understanding of the United States and its many peoples, the NMAA’s collections document America’s national heritage in technology, industrial development, military history, transportation, textiles, costume, domestic life, sport, the arts, and community life.
http://americanhistory.si.edu
Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture
The Anacostia Museum is a community based and constituency focused museum that increases public awareness of the Black experience through research, programs and exhibitions.
http://anacostia.si.edu
Human Origins Program
This program aims to enhance scientific knowledge and public awareness of human evolutionary history.
http://www.mnh.si.edu/ anthro/ humanorigins/