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Architects of Liberation: Modernism in Western Africa

Museum of Modern Art · New York, United States · 5 Jul 2026 to 2 Jan 2027

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Survey of modern architecture in seven West African nations during the independence era, late 1950s to early 1980s, showing how newly independent governments used design to express national identity. About 400 drawings, models, photographs and archival items on view.

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