As part of the exhibition, the museum is handing out scratch-and-sniff cards that conjure Ethiopian food and culture along with an “Ethiopian manuscript” scent. But how did Ethiopian art end up in Baltimore in the first place? “After that, collectors started to give us Ethiopian art, and we bought works as well,” Sciacca says. In the six years it has taken to prepare the exhibition, Sciacca says that advisory committees composed of local Ethiopians and Ethiopian Americans were continuously consulted. • Ethiopia at the Crossroads , Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, 3 December-3 March 2024; Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, 13 April-7 July 2024; Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio, 17 August-10 November 2024

Source: Ethiopian News December 02, 2023 04:31 UTC