Toledo Museum of Art transports visitors with ‘Ethiopia at the Crossroads’ exhibit

  • Wosene Worke Kosrof (Ethiopian, born 1950), “Wax and Gold X,” 2014, acrylic on canvas.
    Wosene Worke Kosrof (Ethiopian, born 1950), “Wax and Gold X,” 2014, acrylic on canvas.
  • Icon, about 1500, tempera on wood panel.
    Icon, about 1500, tempera on wood panel.
  • Psalter with Praise of Mary (Wəddase Maryam) and the Canticles of the Prophets, about 1400-1500, ink and pigments on parchment with wooden boards.
    Psalter with Praise of Mary (Wəddase Maryam) and the Canticles of the Prophets, about 1400-1500, ink and pigments on parchment with wooden boards.
Traverse 1,750 years of Ethiopia’s artistic traditions and experience the nation’s rich history, cultural heritage and global impact in “Ethiopia at the Crossroads,” on view from August 17 to November 10 at the Toledo Museum of Art (TMA). The first United States exhibition of its kind in nearly five decades, the gallery features 220 works that situate Ethiopian art in a global context,…

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