The Bedford Stuyvesant Museum of African Art is dedicated to providing an enriching educational experience to an underserved community in Central Brooklyn.
The Bedford Stuyvesant Museum of African Art
1157 Bedford Avenue, Ste 1
Brooklyn, New York 11216
Symbols of Tribal Spirits: The Bedford Stuyvesant Museum of African Art (BSMAA), a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit arts organization, was founded in 2004 by Vira Lynn Jones, the Executive Director.
BSMAA is dedicated to providing an enriching educational and cultural experience to an underserved community in Central Brooklyn and beyond. With its unique collection of African artifacts from 40 of the 55 African countries, BSMAA will strive to increase a broader appreciation and encourage a deeper understanding of the richly diverse people, art, music and culture on the continent of Africa. BSMAA will strive to educate the youth about Africa and its incredible contributions to the world. This effort will create a curiosity and desire in the youth to want to learn about other cultures. This will make them better citizens.
Vira Lynn Jones was born and raised in Charleston, West Virginia. She received an undergraduate degree in journalism from Ohio University and a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University. She was a Peace Corps volunteer in Ghana, West Africa and a United Nations Volunteer in The People’s Republic of China where she taught English as a Second Language at a university in Nanjing. She has traveled extensively in the Ivory Coast, Mali, Togo, Malaysia, Australia, Cambodia, Hong Kong and Europe.
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