The Los Angeles Craft and Folk Art Museum (CAFAM) contains both objects and artwork that spring from daily life around the world.
CAFAM came perilously close to shutting its doors recently until the city of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department stepped in to keep the museum operating on a limited basis. The museum was founded in 1965 as a private institution and was reorganized as a nonprofit museum in 1973. Now functioning as a city facility, the museumıs sister organization is the Barnsdall Art Park in Los Angeles.
While its hours are now reduced, the museumıs second-floor galleries still boast a rotating collection of fascinating work. Recent exhibits have included 'Dancing in the Streets: Carnival and Festival Arts,' a collection of carnival and festival photographs and costumes from Brazil, Cuba, Haiti, Trinidad, Belgium, Italy, Germany and the U.S.
The museumıs first floor is devoted to a gift shop chock-full of hand-made crafts from around the world. A popular gift-buying spot for people who work in the area, the museumıs shop sells Guatemalan molas, Tanzanian musical instruments and Japanese tea sets, among other crafts.
Future exhibits will feature the craft of quilting, embroidery on Turkish rugs and cushion covers, and a celebration of the life of author Zora Neale Hurston.
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