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Addis Jazz Festival 2025

“A multi-dimensional experience that combines live music, visual arts, and local cultural markets.” The highly anticipated Addis Jazz Festival 2025 will take place from 7–9 February in Addis Ababa at the Residence of the Ambassador of Sweden to Ethiopia, a centrally located venue with an outdoor garden, offering the perfect setting for this dynamic cultural […]

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Sensul Online Art Gallery

Bridging the gap between local talent and global collectors Sensul is redefining how African art is experienced and appreciated globally. Based in Ethiopia, Sensul is an online art gallery connecting emerging and established African artists with a worldwide audience. By offering fresh insights into contemporary art, Sensul presents the rich diversity and evolving narratives within

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The Cursed Spears: Best Documentary Film At 19Th Ethiopian Film Festival

Congratulations to The Cursed Spears for winning the Best Documentary Award at the 19th Ethiopian International Film Festival! This recognition highlights the film’s powerful portrayal of the Peace Ceremony in Arbore.  This film by Alula Pankhurst and Solomon Girma is about a peace ceremony held in Southern Ethiopia in 1993 and how it has become

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Night of Ideas: Celebrating the Discovery of Lucy Jan 25, 2025

On January 25, 2025, the Alliance Ethio-Française and Culture Club will present a unique event, “Night of Ideas”, commemorating the anniversary of the discovery of Lucy, one of the most significant fossil finds in human history. Unearthed in Ethiopia, Lucy, an Australopithecus afarensis, has become a cornerstone of our understanding of human evolution. This multidisciplinary

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Beyond Body And Space

by Alebel Desta & Isabel Tesfazghi On Thursday, December 12, 2024, theGoethe-Institut Äthiopien’s main hall was beautifully transformed for the opening of Beyond Body and Space, an immersive soft sculpture installation by artist Isabel Tesfazghi and architect Alebel Desta. In a city where large-scale art installations remain uncommon, this exhibition provided a refreshing experience, blending

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Jean-Michel Basquiat: Impression Of Africa

Presented by the Alliance Ethio-Française in collaboration with Culture Club, Jean-Michel Basquiat: Impression of Africa exhibition is designed to create a bridge between the visual rebellion of Basquiat and the deeply rooted traditions and contemporary challenges of Ethiopian art. Through shared themes of identity, spirituality, cultural heritage, and the fight for recognition, the works spark

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