Global Africa: Crafting Cultural Space and Securing Audience Footprints

Join us for talks, discussions, gallery interventions, collections up close, screenings, and tours, to consider where Global Africa sits within the museum today, and what comes next. We gather and bring voices from across the V&A and beyond to examine how African and Diaspora collections, stories, audiences, and creative practices are made visible in an international museum.

Although the V&A holds more than 5,000 objects connected to Africa and its Diasporas, many visitors still ask: Where is Africa in the museum? Without a dedicated space, what does visibility look like? How do we make collections discoverable, communicate the brand and what we collect, and speak directly to Global African audiences who may not yet see themselves reflected in our spaces?

An event schedule will be available shortly.