Who knew the Virgin Mary had a soft spot for artists? And yet, the Mother of God intervened at least once to protect a paint-spattered reprobate, if a 17th-century Ethiopian hymnal chronicling the ...

Deep thinking. Given the luxury of time to think–surrounded by the world’s greatest artwork–museum curators find linkages between people and places not readily apparent. Ways of seeing the world ...

“People often think African art is just about tradition or folklore, but it’s far more complex — it's a critical part of the global conversation,” says Mifta Zeleke, a curator whose work reshapes ...

correctionAn earlier version of this article incorrectly said the Byzantine Empire, Armenia, Coptic Egypt and Ethiopia all shared a common Eastern Orthodox Christianity. The last three churches are ...

Sophie Ong is the coordinating curator of “Ethiopia at the Crossroads” at the Toledo Museum of Art. Courtesy Toledo Museum of Art What’s the origin story of this exhibition? Why Ethiopia? Why now? The ...

Researchers and artists are working to restore biodiversity in Kofele, Ethiopia, through a 50-meter tree nursery in the shape of a lion that will be visible from outer space. Conceptual sketch of a ...

LONDON — How Addis Fine Art got off the ground is a tale of happenstance built on the back of good timing. An Ethiopian Gallery Enriches a Global Art Conversation Rakeb Sile, 39, who was born in ...

Urban life can be a tricky, even precarious, walk across a tightrope, referred to in "Tightrope: Behind the Processor #2," the title of this work by Elias Sime. Recently acquired by the New Orleans ...

Addis Ababa, August 19, 2025 (ENA)—The legendary Ethiopian artist Debebe Eshetu was laid to rest this afternoon at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Addis Ababa. The funeral held at Menbere Tsebaot Holy ...

Addis Ababa, August 17, 2025 (ENA)-- Deputy Prime Minister Temesgen Tiruneh has shared his condolences on the death of renowned artist Debebe Eshetu, describing him as one of Ethiopia's most beloved ...

"10. Wissenschaftliche Tagung der Gesellschaft Orbis Aethiopicus--in Leipzig vom 24.-26. Juni 2005 in Verbindung mit der 7th International Conference of Ethiopian Art zu Ehren des Nestors des ...