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Fall Culture Travel :: Darfur in Brooklyn

9/27/2007 at 11:05 AM
Tags: Fall-Culture-Travel-Map, Maps, Coffee Shops (all tags)

Cold, rainy fall days make for the best museum visits. So over the next few weeks we're mapping the latest shows worth seeing--and a nearby spot to nurse your art hangover.

Some of the most interesting exhibits often come to the smallest of places, which is definitely the case with Darfur: Twenty Years of War and Genocide in Sudan at The Powerhouse Arena in DUMBO, Brooklyn. This exhibit for social justice features heartbreaking and tragic images of the 2.5 million people who have been displaced by violence in Sudan. Powerhouse may not be the nation's premier art venue, but with exhibit backers like Media for Social Justice, Amnesty International, and the Holocaust Museum of Houston, it's definitely worth a look before it closes this weekend.

Since this photographic display will probably leave you and your friends with a lot to ponder, head over to nearby Rebar, at 68 Jay St., which opened its doors late last year. Fans of the coffee house and wine bar say it feels intimate, but never cramped, which makes it perfect for post-Powerhouse chats.

Related Stories:
· Powerhouse Arena [Official Site]
· Fall Culture Travel Map [Jaunted]
· Fall Culture Travel coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: Powerhouse Arena]