British Museum Special Events focusing on African Museums.

The Africa section of the British Museum AOA department has organised two events for the afternoon of Saturday the 2nd of February that will be unmissable to anyone interested in the contemporary museum-scape in Africa.  Both events are free but booking is essential

First up at 13.30 in the Sackler Rooms is ‘Exploring narratives and community engagement in African museums’.

At this discussion, speakers from Ghana, Nigeria and the UK will present their experiences of developing museum, research and heritage projects in West Africa, including the challenges and opportunities presented by such projects. In particular, the event will explore how local narratives and community engagement can help to inform interpretations and introduce new perspectives.

To book please visit the BritishMuseum website.

Following on at 15.00 in the Stevenson Lecture Theatre is ‘The future of museum architecture in Africa: Sir David Adjaye & Hartwig Fischer in conversation’ 

 

At this special event, British Museum Director Hartwig Fischer joins Sir David Adjaye to discuss the future of museum construction in Africa, as well as the Museum’s own engagements with a series of ambitious new West African museum projects.

Again, this event is free but you need to book through the museum website.