The modes of collection, classification and representation of the 'ethnographic'object in the
colonial museum in Africa separated it from its cultural, religious and political context. In the …

This essay builds on the emerging (museum) decolonizing perspectives to (i) explore the
biographical details and modes of curation and classification to which “ethnographic” 1 …

In this paper, we present the Marange Community Museum as an empirical example of how
decoloniality can be approached within the museum practice. We argue that the Marange …

In Africa, the institution of the museum has undergone many transformative modes, emerged
and re-emerged assuming different names in pursuit of relevance. Community museums are …

This paper will look at the process of museumization in the post colonial state of Zimbabwe
by deeply interrogating the criteria in which ethnographic displays at Mutare Museum were …

One of the central and most critical theoretical issues in postcolonial Africa is the discourse
on the relevance and wobbly politics at play in the funding, governance, and management of …

On a global scale, museums are undergoing significant changes in order to suit to the
changing environment. Sadly, Zimbabwean conventional museums are failing to adapt to …

This article evaluates efforts to bring to life some museum collections in Zimbabwe. Scholars
have argued that the removal of objects from their social environments into museums …

Independent Museums and Culture Centres in Colonial and Post-colonial Zimbabwe
presents case studies that grapple with the issue of 'decolonising practice'in privately owned …

African museums were largely founded during the colonial era to house artifacts amassed
by imperial agents whose contemporaneous understandings of race, evolution and culture …