Africa Fashion exhibition opens at Musée Quai Branly in Paris

The Victoria and Albert Museum's traveling exhibition 'Africa Fashion' has arrived at the Musée Quai Branly in Paris, adapted to the museum's spaces and enriched by its historical and photographic collections. The show, which debuted in London in 2023 and toured New York, Portland, Chicago, Melbourne, and Montreal, explores African fashion from decolonization to the present, presenting garments, textiles, music videos, portraits, and archival photo reportages. It highlights designers such as Naïma Bennis, Kofi Ansah, Chris Seydou, Shade Thomas-Fahm, and Alphadi, and contextualizes fashion within broader cultural movements, including the 1966 Festival Mondial des Arts Nègres in Dakar and subsequent pan-African festivals. The exhibition runs until July 12, 2026, and coincides with the museum's 20th anniversary.