Manga Out of the Box: the story of a Japanese art form
With its gripping storylines and vivid illustrations, manga is one of Japan’s most beloved art forms. From Doraemon the cat-shaped robot to Astro Boy the android, it has left us…
Explore Bob Marley’s most extensive archive ever
My father, Bob Marley, is one of the most known people in the world. I mean, some people feel as if they know him personally, that's how much history is…
Meet Mali – home of manuscripts, music and magic
Timbuktu is a city fabled to exist at the edge of the world, where the southern stretches of the Sahara desert end and a world of rich scholarly tradition, architectural…
The trials and triumphs of the Timbuktu manuscripts
The ancient manuscripts of Timbuktu — some 400,000 pages of text detailing everything from the Koran to mathematics to astronomy and astrology — are more than important historical documents. Central…
Exploring Afrofuturism on Google Arts & Culture
An image of a winged – half-silver, half-gold – figure lifts their hands up in the air. The figure’s torso sits on top of a municipal building and marble block.AstroSankofa…