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Friday, 21 December 2012

Disney World to host major African-American exhibit

Posted on 06:36 by john mical
More than 40 pieces of art, artifacts, books, sculptures and documents about the African-American story will be on display next year in Walt Disney World.
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The Kinsey Collection, which has been traveling around the world will be on display at the American Adventure at Epcot on March 9, 2013, according to a Disney news release.

The Kinsey Collection is part of a personal artifacts collected by Bernard and Shirley Kinsey, who have been married for over 40 years. The couple have amassed one of the largest private collections of African American art and artifacts spanning 400 years of history, according to the couple's website.

The Kinsey Collection has been on tour since 2007 and has been seen by over 3 million visitors. It has also received the the President’s National Award for Museum and Library Services.




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