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Tropical Modernism: Architecture and Independence

Event schedule details

2nd March - 22nd Sept

10am - 5.45pm

Event location details

V&A South Kensington

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An exhibition exploring Tropical Modernism - an architectural style developed in the hot, humid conditions of West Africa in the 1940s. After independence, India and Ghana adopted the style as a symbol of modernity and progressiveness, distinct from colonial culture.