Africa’s Cultural Landmarks

Sosena Solomon • Ethiopia • 2025 • 7 min

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Africa’s Cultural Landmarks is a series of 13 short documentaries that form part of an initiative to reframe The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Africa galleries.

Directed by Ethiopian-American Sosena Solomon, episodes include:
• The rock-hewn churches of Lalibela and Tigray in Ethiopia
• Great Zimbabwe, the largest man-made structure in medieval Sub-Saharan Africa
• The Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove of shrines and sculptures in southwestern Nigeria
• The Tsodilo Hills in Botswana, nicknamed ‘the Louvre of the desert’ for their 4,500 rock art paintings

Why watch?

• Nominated for a 2026 Webby Award

“Breathtaking.”
Ayodeji Rotinwa, ArtForum

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