This exhibition aims to highlight the importance of stories within African cultures and the different ways they are embedded into their lives. Throughout the Savannah African Art Musuem, there are many similarities but the one idea that is consistently seen is the depth of story within each object. Many objects have a practical use in the sense that they are used daily and within these objects a story is conveyed as a reminder of ancestors, creation, morals, etc. Other objects are used in festivals, rituals, and different types of celebrations and while the story in these objects is not always apparent, it is detailed throughout all of them. 

History is incredibly important and knowing your history can shape who you are. Princess Yennenga was chosen as the promotional piece due to her story's impact on Burkina Faso and her inherit representation of stories. Her story promotes the past, the present, and the future, showing how continuity is incredibly important and just how much stories develop and persevere throughout time. African history is not pushed away, but embraced in all of these objects. This theme of story was chosen for this exhibition to remind us that our stories and the way we tell them shape ourselves and our cultures. African cultures not only live in their history and stories every day, but actively participates in them. A story does not involve just one person speaking to the audience, but everyone dancing and singing with the storyteller. The exhibition is divided into different storytelling traditions or chapters where guests may explore and create their own stories.