College of Arts
Kent State University Museum
![Andrew Esiebo's Nuance Mali from the Pride series, 2012 featuring a collage of barber and stylist tools.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/online%20header_Esiebo_Andrew_Nuance%20Mali_7.jpg?VersionId=emLtBm9fowxx6wIhGb4LX3MtOMl2.eg9&h=54737f63&itok=gj3pWFG0)
The Kent State University Museum is thrilled to announce the opening of its long-awaited exhibition “TEXTURES: the history and art of Black hair.” Already gaining national and international attention, “TEXTURES” opens Sept. 10 and is a landmark exploration of Black hair and its important, complex place in the history of African American life and culture.
Kent State University Museum
![Details of Chanel cuffs and lace](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/Header%20for%20web%20article2_0.jpg?VersionId=lGickwECQdzUcPpq3KvRmcmtsSbWvcaj&h=e6f36a9c&itok=KilgK_9H)
Division of Research & Economic Development
![Case and McMahon's print, depicting overlapping plants in blue, pink, purple, orange, yellow and black, on a white background.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/Layered%20Similarity%20HERO%20IMAGE.jpg?VersionId=3fXFSqwW3OwlRedtjpPU2iaeHdi9mxWq&h=e6f36a9c&itok=YsV9Gc4K)
Division of Research & Economic Development
![Center for Architecture and Design](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Center%20for%20Architecture%20and%20Environmental%20Design_0.jpg?VersionId=VtWyUaR9.t0i292UQey5eZSyyTp9LsGg&h=e6f36a9c&itok=0noGp2IY)