Photos: Somali Artifact and Cultural Museum
Osman Ali, head of the Somali Artifact and Cultural Museum, works with Outreach Director Sarah Larsson on Oct. 11, 2013, to catalog and organize items for the new museum in Minneapolis.
MPR News/ Nikki Tundel
A national gallery once existed in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. But years of war led to its destruction. The new Twin Cities museum aims to fill the void.
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