Reception: Soft Diplomacy

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Soft Diplomacy: Quilting Cultural Diplomacy in Liberia

January 9 – May 5, 2017

Public Reception Thursday, February 9 from 5 – 7pm

Liberian quilting is a flexible and responsive expression of Liberian women’s identities and reflections on nationhood. Soft Diplomacy examines the ways that Liberian women participate in nation-building and build cultural diplomacy across the Atlantic. Exhibition runs .

Liberian quilters, photo by Stephanie Beck Cohen