Out of Africa: Connections between Black Africa and Mediterranean Cultures from the Bronze Age to the Roman Period February 26, 2007

Recent research suggests that the art and culture of Hebrew, Greek and Roman culture did not develop independently, but was influenced by the people and cultures of sub-Saharan Africa. Learn more about the influences of these cultures on each other in a free illustrated lecture on Monday, February 26 at 7:30 p.m. presented in the Williamsburg Library Theatre, 515 Scotland Street. The lecture, "Out of Africa: Connections between Black Africa and Mediterranean Cultures from the Bronze Age to the Roman Period," is part of the series, "Centuries of Art @ Your Library," sponsored by This Century Gallery in partnership with the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and Williamsburg Regional Library. Reservations are not needed for this free program. For more information, contact the library at (757) 259-4070 or visit www.wrl.org.

Until very recently, little archaeological attention was given to cultures outside Egypt, southwest Asia, and Europe. It is now increasingly acknowledged that these early civilizations did not emerge alone but were indebted in many ways to the resources and peoples of sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian Ocean and central Asia. In this lecture, presented by Dr. Elizabeth A. Fisher, Associate Professor of Classics and the Arts at Randolph-Macon College, tantalizing clues to connections between the Mediterranean cultures and Black Africa are presented, and the questions about the exchanges between these two important regions of the world are discussed.

This series is made possible through This Century Art Gallery's partnership program with the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA). It has been organized by the Office of Statewide Partnerships of the VMFA and is supported by the Paul Mellon Endowment.

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