Appreciation Versus Appropriation: The Art of Ancient Egypt

This FREE Art After Hours will be held at LASM on Thursday, February 20, from 6 PM – 9 PM, to celebrate LASM’s yearlong exhibition, Discoveries on the Nile: Exploring King Tut’s Tomb and the Amin Egyptian Collection. This free event will include a panel discussion on Appreciation Versus Appropriation: The Art of Ancient Egypt, followed by a reception for the exhibition as well as a pop-up fashion design exhibit, The Essence of Egypt. The panel discussion and reception are generously sponsored by La Capitale (LA) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated.

The evening will start in the Adalié Brent Auditorium as experts in the field of art and Egypt will discuss how individuals and

organizations can engage with ancient Egyptian culture in a way that is respectful and avoids

appropriation.

The event’s panel of experts will include:

• Assistant Professor of Art and Program Leader of the Visual Arts program at Southern University and A&M College, John Alleyne

• Professor and Director of the Master of Arts in Museum Studies Program at Southern University at New Orleans, Dr. Haitham Eid

• and Director and Chief Curator of the Southern University in New Orleans Museum of Art, Erika Witt.