Amb. Cynthia Schneider and Mélisande Short-Colomb join BPLPresents Talk

Amb. Cynthia Schneider and Mélisande Short-Colomb join BPLPresents Talk

Open page of a very old looking book, written in Arabic and gilded with gold
The Lab’s Co-Founding Director Amb. Cynthia Schneider and Community Engagement Associate and Artist Mélisande Short-Colomb  joined a discussion to unpack the significance of Malian manuscripts from the 1400s, now made available on the online platform Mali Magic by Google Arts & Culture. Scholar Dr. Herbert Brewer and cultural preservationist Lama Eldesouky  also  participated in the discussion. The event took place at the Central Library, Dweck Center in Brooklyn. 
 

Watch The Talk Below