Assema (Museu Nacional de Arte)

Assema (Museu Nacional de Arte)

hanging out with local craftsmen instead of visiting the national art gallery

Location: 

Av. Ho Chi Min, Maputo, Mozambique

Duration: 

Monday, December 12, 2016

Personal highlights

  1. Art gallery: it's Monday and all museums is closed, no exception
  2. Assema: then the guard shows me the craftsmen behind the museum
  3. Craftsmen: funny guys, not speaking English, but try to interact anyway
  4. Artworks: beautifully and fragile figures carved out of wood and painted
  5. Architecture: as the rest of the city, all walls are crumbling and falling apart

Image sources

  1. Empty chair at the entrance
  2. Official sign at the entrance
  3. Craftsman at work
  4. Crumbling walls
  5. Museum's courtyard

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