On the 15th of October 2020, we were thrilled to host the 5th edition Object Movement Dialogues titled ‘Imagining Beyond Imperialism’—this was also our first virtual edition! Moderated by Dr. Njoki Ngumi, the conversation was between two wonderful people: Chao Tayiana (co-founder of Open Restitution Africa and Museum of British Colonialism) and Olivia Windham-Stewart (co-founder of the Museum of British Colonialism).
Read MoreThe Nest Collective’s Dr. Njoki Ngumi had a great, insightful conversation with the Open Restitution team for the launch of the Open Restitution Africa Project on their YouTube live webinar this past September, where they dove deep into the topic of restitution, museum values and their processes. We were thrilled to have this conversation with 2 amazing women: Kenya’s Chao Tayiana and South Africa’s Molemo Moiloa, who started Open Restitution Africa because of the great need to have more open and honest conversations around restitution.
Read MoreThe team came together for a 4-day online workshop to present the works in progress for the pending exhibition, and discuss the movement of objects and exhibits between the Weltkulturen Museum (WKM) in Frankfurt, the Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum (RJM) in Cologne and the National Museums of Kenya for the three exhibitions…
Read MoreIIP press release #02, released on November 19, 2019, to announce the launch of the Invisible Inventories project - a 2 year exhibition and research project in Kenya and Germany - on the 28th of November 2019 at the National Museums in Nairobi.
Read MoreThe International Inventories Programme will host its fourth members workshop in Nairobi between the 25th and 29th of November. This week long workshop will provide a framework to discuss current progress and research findings, as well as forge the continuing collaboration between IIP members on our new exhibition project - Invisible Inventories - and introduce new members to the project.
Read MoreThe IIP project is searching for an Exhibition Coordinator who will be based in Nairobi, Kenya to take lead on the implementation of the Invisible Inventories exhibition plan as directed by the International Inventories Programme (IIP) curatorial team.
Read MoreIIP press release #01, released on October 02, 2019, following the conclusion of a 9-day workshop and tour of German institutions by the wider IIP team. This release details progress so far, as well as outlining forthcoming events up to September 2021.
Read MoreThe entire IIP team converged in Germany for a 9 day workshop and tour alongside IIP partners from the Weltkulturen Museum (WKM) in Frankfurt, and the Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum (RJM) in Cologne. The workshop was put together to review our progress so far, meet new friends and partners, and plan our forthcoming 2020 activities.
Read MoreOn June 25th, 2018, the IIP team were happy to host our second public debate at the Goethe-Institut Nairobi auditorium, where partnership members National Museums of Kenya (represented by Ms. Lydia Nafula), SHIFT (represented by Mr. Simon Rittmeier) and…
Read MorePerhaps for the first time in Kenya’s history, there’s a movement to investigate the cultural artifacts stolen and kept outside the country’s borders. The discussions surround how certain objects were bundled or bequeathed from the East African nation, exploring where in the West they are actually housed, who holds the agency to demand their repatriation, and how their historical and cultural legacy can be harnessed for sustainable and creative development.
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