There is a growing realisation that in response to official heritage, what Laurajane Smith has
termed Authorized Heritage Discourse (AHD), indigenous communities construct and assert …

This thesis examines the meanings, significances, and roles of heritage across the colonial
and postcolonial eras in Zimbabwe. The study traces dominant ideas about heritage at …

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 …

Using the case study of the “Shona” village at the Great Zimbabwe archaeological site, this
chapter highlights challenges faced by attempts to present African living traditions by means …

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 …

The question that troubles most African museums that are products and accomplices of the
colonial project is how they can be re-invented in the post-colonial era to make themselves …

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 chapter examines the history of the National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe
(NMMZ), with a particular focus on Great Zimbabwe. We explore how the politics of …

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 …

One of the central theoretical and practical issues in post-colonial Africa is the relevance,
nature, and politics at play in the management of museum institutions on the continent. Most …