We did it! We are excited to share that while we didn’t reach our goal during the run of the Momentum project, a generous anonymous donor came forward after the conclusion of the event and contributed the funds that were needed to propel us to our goal!

On behalf of all of us here at the Carlos Museum, we truly appreciate each and every donation, email, and share, and we thank you for everything you’ve done to assist us in reaching our goal.

We could not have done it without you! Every dollar contributed to this effort will be used to help with the conservation of this beautiful Egungun mask. Your support for this project will lead the way to a truly remarkable experience for anyone who visits the museum during DO or DIE: Affect, Ritual, Resistance when it opens in January.

Thank you.

Thank you again for your support of our Momentum campaign!

Only a few days remain for us to reach our goal and fund the conservation of this beautiful Egungun mask. Our Momentum project will end just before midnight this Monday!

Will your email or social media post help us reach the people who will get us to the finish line? We hope so! So, we would like to ask one last time if you would be willing to email out our link, http://momentum.emory.edu/Egungun and share via Twitter and Facebook.

Thank you for directly helping us preserve this special object.

Thank you for your generous support.

We have less than two weeks left in our Momentum crowdfunding campaign to help us preserve our Egungun mask, and we are counting on you to help spread the word to your family and friends who also enjoy the Michael C. Carlos Museum and understand the importance of preserving historic pieces.

Time is running out, so please share our link, http://momentum.emory.edu/Egungun, by email and easily post on Twitter and Facebook, too. 

Your support is greatly appreciated, and together we can help this project succeed.

Thank you!

We’re still hard at work getting our Egungun ready for its move from the conservation lab to the exhibition galleries this January. More than 70,000 people visit the Carlos Museum annually to view our permanent collections and special exhibitions; this project will ensure that our visitors can experience the full array of historical masks and divination objects in context with the contemporary works in DO or DIE: Affect, Ritual, Resistance.

“I’m really excited for other people to get the chance to see it.” – Nysa Loudon 16C, Emory alumna and conservation intern

We’ve received generous funding from several donors, but we still need your help to reach our goal. With your assistance, we can complete this final piece! Please continue to help by taking a moment to share our Momentum page on Twitter or Facebook, or email the link momentum.emory.edu/Egungun.

Thank you!

Thank you for your support!

Just one step remains before an important object is ready for the next special exhibition at the Michael C. Carlos Museum. Our lab has undertaken a substantial conservation project on an Egungun, a traditional Yoruba mask from Nigeria, to stabilize the materials and prepare it for display. The work on this important object has already begun, and your gift will help make it possible for us conclude the necessary treatments.

Continue to help us complete the final piece of this exciting project by sharing our news and Momentum page on Twitter and Facebook with your friends, family, and networks.  You can also email the link: http://momentum.emory.edu/Egungun.