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March 26 – August 24, 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Vision is the defining feature of museums. Curators and designers strategically manipulate an object\u2019s display to affect their visitors\u2019 perception, magnifying some features while diminishing others. This exhibit provokes visitors to consider the role of the curator between the artist and the viewer through the exhibition of objects, unfinished works, tools, and photographs from the Ivory Coast. Collected by Lam Museum staff from art workshops throughout the West African nation, these objects challenge what it means to be seen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

View To Be Seen: Documenting the Arts of the Ivory Coast<\/em> as a virtual exhibit<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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