The Orlando Museum of Art hosted a reception to mark the debut of an exhibition featuring second-generation immigrant artists. The celebration was attended by more than 400 guests, many of whom were international. The show, which explores the effects of migration on second-generation artists, was collaboratively developed by the Aga Khan Museum and Luciano Benetton’s Fondazione Imago Mundi. For more than three years, the museum collaborated closely with the Ismaili Council of Florida to bring this collection of colorful artworks to Orlando. There are 15 artists represented in the exhibition, representing 25 different nations.
The District 42 representative for the Florida State House, Anna V. Eskamani, highlighted the exhibition’s significance: “Exhibitions like these show the world who Orlando is. It reveals our identity to the outside world. that we are part of. all our experiences matter and that it is up to us to define who we are in light of the diversity that makes up our backgrounds.
Orlando’s mayor, Buddy Dyer, acknowledges the value of variety and considers it to be one of the city’s greatest assets, saying, “We have cultures and traditions that pretty well represent every country in the world. Orlando should be as fair and inclusive as it possibly can be. Due to this, the show is extremely significant and a perfect fit for the Orlando Museum.
The Orlando Museum of Art and the Ismaili Council of Florida have just entered into this new cooperation. Shia Ismaili Muslims in Florida are under the control of the Ismaili Council, a social organization. They want to foster constructive interactions with various groups and contribute to the community’s values of civic involvement, intellectual curiosity, and service.
At the Orlando Museum of Art, the exhibition Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From is presently on display. On March 20, 2023, the display will end.