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This royal ceremonial jacket from the Yoruba people is now on view in the African art galleries.
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Films + performances

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AMP: Every Friday @ IMA: Friday | 5:00 pm; It's your art. It's your music. It's your people. It's your weekend...kick it off at AMP, every Friday… more

Summer Nights film: Ghostbusters (PG 1984): Friday, Aug 29 | 6:00 pm; An enterprising gang of paranormal investigators opens up shop in New York City, ridding the town of ghoulies and ghosties. But business really picks up… more

Cine Latino: Golpe de Estadio (Time Out): Thursday, Sept 4 | 6:30 pm; The Indianapolis Museum of Art presents favorite and recent films from Latin America… more

Cine Latino: Eu Tu Eles (Me You Them): Thursday, Sept 11 | 6:30 pm; Brazilian director Andrucha Waddington’s gently ironic and seductively picturesque tale of female empowerment centers on an impoverished mother of four children… more

Cine Latino: La Zona (The Zone): Thursday, Sept 18 | 6:30 pm; When an electrical storm disables security for a wealthy private community, three teenage boys from the slums sneak in with a plan to rob the homes and make a quick getaway… more

Cine Latino: Encarnación (Erni): Thursday, Sept 25 | 6:30 pm; Encarnación (Erni) is a fiercely independent woman. The former pin-up model and showgirl, now in her fifties and happily single… more

Campecíne: From Invisible to Invincible: Saturday, Sept 27 | 1:00-4:00 pm; More than a film festival, Campecíne was founded in 2007 by youth who are leading and building their communities… more

Óperas primeras: New Spanish Cinema: Friday, Nov 7 | 7 pm; This film series, co-presented by the Instituto Cervantes in Chicago, features emerging filmmakers from Spain. All films in Spanish with English subtitles… more

Óperas primeras: New Spanish Cinema: Saturday, Nov 8 | 2 pm; This film series, co-presented by the Instituto Cervantes in Chicago, features emerging filmmakers from Spain. All films in Spanish with English subtitles… more

Óperas primeras: New Spanish Cinema: Sunday, Nov 9 | 2 pm; This film series, co-presented by the Instituto Cervantes in Chicago, features emerging filmmakers from Spain. All films in Spanish with English subtitles… more

Summer Nights film

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