Second World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture

The Second World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture (FESTAC) took place from January 15 to February 12, 1977 in the then Nigerian capital Lagos and the city ​​of Kaduna in northern Nigeria . It formed the follow-up event to the mondial des arts nègres festival , which was launched in 1966 in Dakar . FESTAC is considered to be the largest cultural event held in Africa in the 20th century. It included events and exhibitions on African art, film, music, literature, dance and religion. The Queen Idia mask, the logo of FESTAC 1977, is still a symbol of the independence of African culture today.

Web links

• Daniela Roth: “It's not just the president who is always late” in the FAZ on March 12, 2011
• Helen U. Okafor Nigeria ( Memento from June 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) in the project 50 Years of Independence in Africa at the University of Mainz