The 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 MoreThe third edition of our public Object Movement Dialogues takes place on the 4th of September 2019, at the Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum in Cologne, Germany. This edition of the public dialogue (our first outside Nairobi) coincides with a 9-day workshop and meeting of the entire IIP team in Frankfurt and Cologne.
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 MoreThe second edition of our public Object Movement Dialogues takes place on the 25th of June 2019, at the Goethe-Institut Nairobi auditorium. The event will consist of progress updates from the IIP team (the National Museums of Kenya, SHIFT and the Nest Collective), as well as…
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.
Read MoreOn November 30th, 2018, the IIP team were happy to host our first public introduction of the IIP project, and were happy to see a large turnout of interested members of the public, press and Government at the event…
Read MoreIIP - in partnership with the Goethe-Institut Kenya - will host its first public discussion (Object Movement Dialogues #1) this November 30th, 2018 at the Goethe-Institut Mediathek. “Bring Our Things Home?” centers on the debate around the return of African objects abroad.
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