{"180371":{"#nid":"180371","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Global Atlanta on the Origin of IAC\u0027s Africa Atlanta 2014","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The collection of African artifacts from\u0026nbsp;Central Africa [at Belgium\u0027s Royal Museum for Central Africa]\u0026nbsp;is the most extensive in the world. During our visit we were told by the museum\u2019s director,\u0026nbsp;Guido Gryseels, that the facility was to be closed for three years for a major renovation,\u0022 writes Phil Bolton. \u0022Thus began the brainstorming for\u0026nbsp;Africa Atlanta 2014, which will bring to Atlanta objects from the museum for a celebration of the city\u2019s many connections to the African continent that is being organized by\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/faculty-and-staff\/staff\/royster\u0022 target=\u0022_self\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJacqueline Royster\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, dean of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u0022 \u003Cem\u003ESource: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.globalatlanta.com\/article\/26006\/our-travels-belgium-the-european-capital-of-chocolate\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGlobal Atlanta\u003C\/a\u003E, January 7, 2013\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27663","created_gmt":"2013-01-07 10:46:37","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 02:26:12","author":"Rebecca Rolfe","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"EXPO 2020","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"http:\/\/www.globalatlanta.com\/article\/26006\/our-travels-belgium-the-european-capital-of-chocolate\/","dateline":{"date":"2013-01-07T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2013-01-07T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[{"id":"42901","name":"Community"},{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"42921","name":"Exhibitions"}],"keywords":[{"id":"54131","name":"Africa Atlanta"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}