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Loading content…Reconstructed retrospectively on 2026-10-20 from reviewed sources originally published on this date. This is not an edition published by AFROSCOPE Daily at the time, and it is not an exhaustive record. Original source dates and credits remain on every story.
Sandra Mujinga has been selected for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s 2027 Great Hall commission, according to Hyperallergic. Her installation is planned for November 2027. The report describes her engagement with Afrofuturism, science fiction and postcolonial thought; Danh Vo receives the separate facade commission.
A conservation project at Harlem Hospital has restored murals by Charles Alston and Vertis Hayes, alongside a sculpture by John Rhoden. Hyperallergic places the work within the history of Black artists gaining access to federal public commissions during the New Deal.
Zeitz MOCAA has announced a moving-image exhibition developed with the African Film and Media Arts Collective. Curated by Khanyi Mawhayi, it brings together six artists and filmmakers, including Mati Diop and Wanuri Kahiu, to explore Pan-African connections, learning and artistic exchange.
Olivier Barlet reviews a new study of the Cinémathèque Afrique, examining film preservation, circulation and the legacies of French cultural diplomacy. Edited by Farah Clémentine Dramani-Issifou, the volume brings together researchers and practitioners. Barlet, who contributed a chapter himself, argues for stronger connections with African archives and greater attention to cultural sovereignty.