Uganda Museums and Monuments

As the world shifts to virtual spaces, so are museums and cultural landscapes. The Department of Museums
and Monuments under the Ministry of Tourism Wildlife and Antiquities ,the University of St Andrews (UK) as well as University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania are working together to empower personel in the digitization of sites and museum artifacts.Digitizing and documentation is an essential tool in conserving and disseminating cultural heritage content.
Thanks to support from
@ Britisharts
@Cultural Protection Fund
# digitize # digitize # digitize

Immerse yourself in moments captured at the unveiling of #Fort Luba- Thruston Historical site# Fort Luba#ministryoftourismwildlifeandantiquities #ugandamuseums #sitesandmonuments# historicalsites
#exploreuganda
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There is more to the stack of stones...
# Sitesandmonuments
#sitesandmonumentsof uganda
#historicalsites
#historicallandscapes
#culturalheritage
#exploreuganda

Today the 21 February as the world celebrates the International Mother Language Day. Say something to us in your mother tongue...
#MotherLangaugeDay
#Linguitic diversity
#language # multilingual education# preserve language

Back to the Museum #schoolstours# museum school

Children have a right to participate in cultural and artistic life.#indigenous skills #culturalskills #creativeskills# youngpeople

Children have a right to participate in cultural and artistic life.#indigenous skills #culturalskills #creativeskills# youngpeople

We are in the vibrant region of Karamoja this week to engage with teachers on how to intergrate museum content and heritage learning in schools. Kudos to the education team and thanks to support from the French Embassy in Kampala.

As we countdown to closure of 50 years of the Chinua Achebe Exhibition,the family of Princess Elizabeth Bagaaya, Abatooro Na Ba Toorokati, friends, well wishers will use this occasion to get-together on 12 December 2021
at 2 pm- 3pm. You can still make it for a last minute visit!

Mallet “ensaamo”

Three days of hands -on learning and networking with an amazing group of young people .They now have increased appreciation of indigenous knowledge on barkcloth production and its value chain .Thanks to our#education service for organizing this activity with support from the Embassy of France in Uganda.#museumeducation# young people#intangibleheritage#barkclothmaking#artisans# futureartisans ugmuseums

Road trip!This week we engage young people with the intangible knowledge. of backcloth . Today we trace the indigenous holders of barkcloth making south of Kampala.Follow us as we share our experiences..
# intangible heritage # youngpeople# youth empowerment#intangibleskill # barkcloth
#culturalskills # education
creative cultural skills# #youth #excursion

Things that fell apart put together at Kampala exhibition

https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/magazine/things-that-fell-apart-put-together-at-kampala-exhibition-3617748

Things that fell apart put together at Kampala exhibition More than 2,000 unpublished film stills, correspondences, as well as a film print of the production from 1971 were found in the estate of Berlin filmmaker Jason Pohland.

The 50 years of Things Fall Apart Exhibition is still on!Join for the screening of the American version film today 3pm at the Uganda Museum Education hall. Don’t miss!

With the development of digital technologies, it is important for museum staff to adopt the current trends in digitalization. As part of our strategy to expand the Ugandan museums technological infrastructure, this week curators, guides, site attendants and students were trained on new communicative approaches of using the digital platforms in museums.
The participants enhanced their skills on how to communicate using zoom, working online and offer virtual tours, creating manual and digital catalogues. They also explored the different ways to manage images and share information on the web. Thanks and appreciation to the French Embassy in Uganda for support.

Calabash “Awal” in Acholi

A hard-shell fruit from the ornamental gourd plant and comes in different shapes and sizes. When ready, the seeds are gouged out, it is dried and used for several purposes various communities .Calabashes are used for food storage, as a musical instrument, kitchen utensil, and administering herbal medicine.

The Acholi people of northern Uganda use this particular calabash “awal” with wart-like growths in the traditional Justice process called “Mato oput”. Mato oput is literally translated as drinking bitter root in the Acholi language. It is also a ceremony were the conflicting sides take pounded biiter plant from the calabash and promise not to cause any harm. Hence promoting forgiveness and reconciliation and not revenge
#objecthighlight# peace # reconciliation

🎥 If you haven't seen Mandabi yet...

here is the chance...
... watch »MANDABI (1968)« on Saturday, the 6th of November at 3:00 PM at the Uganda Museum!

//About Mandabi
Mandabi follows the story of Ibrahim, who receives a letter containing a money order from his nephew, a street swee�per in Paris. The news spread fast in his neighbourhood with several parties interested in their cut of money! We follow Ibrahima trying to get his money through the absurd and corrupt Senegalese bureaucracy in a bitterly ironic depic�tion of a society scarred by colonialism and plagued by corruption, greed, and poverty.

📅 Saturday, the 6th of November
🕰 Start at 3:00 PM
📍 Uganda Museum

*** Register via [email protected] ***

@modernartfilmarchiv @ugandamuseums #goethezentrumkampala #thingsfallapart #ugandamuseum #mandabi

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🎥 If you haven't seen Mandabi yet... here is the chance... ... watch »MANDABI (1968)« on Saturday, the 6th of November at 3:00 PM at the Uganda Museum! //About Mandabi Mandabi follows the story of Ibrahim, who receives a letter containing a money order from his nephew, a street swee�per in Paris. The news spread fast in his neighbourhood with several parties interested in their cut of money! We follow Ibrahima trying to get his money through the absurd and corrupt Senegalese bureaucracy in a bitterly ironic depic�tion of a society scarred by colonialism and plagued by corruption, greed, and poverty. 📅 Saturday, the 6th of November 🕰 Start at 3:00 PM 📍 Uganda Museum *** Register via [email protected] *** @modernartfilmarchiv @ugandamuseums #goethezentrumkampala #thingsfallapart #ugandamuseum #mandabi

Calabash. How do you call it in your language ?

50 YEARS THINGS FALL APART // EXHIBITION OPENING THIS WEDNESDAY @ugandamuseums

📣 TODAY we celebrate..

...the 50th anniversary of the film adaptation of Things Fall Apart and No Longer at Ease by Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe, icon of postcolonial literature. More than 2000 unpublished film stills, various production papers, correspondences, as well as a film print of the production from 1970 has been found in the estate of the Berlin film­maker Jason Pohland (1934-2014). Things Fall Apart was produced in Nigeria shortly after the Biafra war and had been lost for decades. As a result, little was known about the circumstances and the creation of this film.

// A wonderful project, implemented by Modern Art Film Archiv Pohland from Berlin, Germany, has been travelling to Nigeria several times and will now share its unique art findings with you at Uganda Museum, Kampala!

We invite you to come through on Wednesday, 27 October 2021 from 3pm for the EXHIBITION OPENING of Things Fall Apart 👏🏼

From 28th to 30th October, join the 🎬SCREENING EVENTS 🎬 with a live Q&A from 3pm at Uganda Museum showing Things Fall Apart (1971) on Thursday, 28th Oct (American Version) and Friday, 29th Oct (German Version). On Saturday, 30th Oct we will screen Mandabi (1968) by Ousmane Sembene.

*** REGISTER FOR ANY EVENT via [email protected] ***

📅 Wed, 27th Oct EXHIBITION OPENING
📅 Thu, 28th - Sa, 30th Oct SCREENING EVENTS
🕰 Each day starts at 3:00 PM
📍 Uganda Museum

#goethezentrumkampala #thingsfallapart #pohland Mareike Palmeira @ugandamuseums
@kampalafilmschool @nativplatform @uppaward @modernartfilmarchiv @cinelabakademie

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50 YEARS THINGS FALL APART // EXHIBITION OPENING THIS WEDNESDAY @ugandamuseums 📣 TODAY we celebrate.. ...the 50th anniversary of the film adaptation of Things Fall Apart and No Longer at Ease by Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe, icon of postcolonial literature. More than 2000 unpublished film stills, various production papers, correspondences, as well as a film print of the production from 1970 has been found in the estate of the Berlin film­maker Jason Pohland (1934-2014). Things Fall Apart was produced in Nigeria shortly after the Biafra war and had been lost for decades. As a result, little was known about the circumstances and the creation of this film. // A wonderful project, implemented by Modern Art Film Archiv Pohland from Berlin, Germany, has been travelling to Nigeria several times and will now share its unique art findings with you at Uganda Museum, Kampala! We invite you to come through on Wednesday, 27 October 2021 from 3pm for the EXHIBITION OPENING of Things Fall Apart 👏🏼 From 28th to 30th October, join the 🎬SCREENING EVENTS 🎬 with a live Q&A from 3pm at Uganda Museum showing Things Fall Apart (1971) on Thursday, 28th Oct (American Version) and Friday, 29th Oct (German Version). On Saturday, 30th Oct we will screen Mandabi (1968) by Ousmane Sembene. *** REGISTER FOR ANY EVENT via [email protected] *** 📅 Wed, 27th Oct EXHIBITION OPENING 📅 Thu, 28th - Sa, 30th Oct SCREENING EVENTS 🕰 Each day starts at 3:00 PM 📍 Uganda Museum #goethezentrumkampala #thingsfallapart #pohland Mareike Palmeira @ugandamuseums @kampalafilmschool @nativplatform @uppaward @modernartfilmarchiv @cinelabakademie

Welcome to the opening of the Things Fall Apart Exhibition from 3pm today.The exhibition will be open from 27 October to 12 December

We are open! Today we invite you to the opening of the Things Fall Apart Exhibition from 3pm. The exhibition will be open from 27 October to 12 December

This year the theme of the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage is "Your Window to the World". Audiovisual materials as documentary heritage objects provide a window to the world as we observe events we cannot attend, we hear voices from the past who can no longer speak, and we craft stories that inform and entertain. Audiovisual content plays an increasingly vital role in our lives as we seek to understand the world and engage with our fellow beings

Happy Audiovisual Heritage Day!This year the theme of the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage is "Your Window to the World".  Audiovisual materials as documentary heritage objects provide a window to the world as we observe events we cannot attend, we hear voices from the past who can no longer speak, and we craft stories that inform and entertain. Audiovisual content plays an increasingly vital role in our lives as we seek to understand the world and engage with our fellow beings

The 50 years of Chinua Achebe Exhibition & Screenings @ the Uganda Museum will coincide the UNESCO World Day for Audiovisual Heritage(WDAH)
On this day 27 October we raise awareness of the value AV material and the need for right measures for their preservation.How are you ensuring the preservation of this priceless memory and its access to the public and the future generation.
# audiovisualday# audiovisual heritage #film #soundandimage#reels