Artifacts, photographs and material culture from Egypt, known in antiquity as Kemet, will go on display at the Elegba Folklore Society’s Cultural Center, beginning Friday, Feb. 2, with an opening reception from 5 to 9 p.m.

“Before There Was Any History, There Was Black History: The Kemetic Collection” will be on display until Feb. 29 among the permanent collection of the Elegba Folklore Society in the downtown arts district.

Through architectural and engineering marvels, mathematics, spirituality and artistic expressions, visitors can learn the influences that ancient rulers and peoples of Kemet have had on shaping the world.

February’s regular 3rd Saturday Documentaries program will continue the theme with Egyptologist Anthony T. Browder and “Why Kemet Matters: The Reclamation of African Culture.”

This free screening will take place at 3 p.m. on Feb. 17 with a discussion to follow.

For more information, please visit www.efsinc.org or call (804) 644-3900.