The Invisible Inventories Exhibition opens at the National Museums of Kenya on Thursday 18th March 2021. Three years in the making, and combining scientific research and artistic practice, the exhibition reflects on the absence of Kenyan cultural objects…
Read MoreWe are happy to announce that the 6th edition of the now virtual Object Movement Dialogues (and the last of the year!) is a partnership: we're in collaboration with the incredible folks at Open Restitution Africa, and their monthly Restitution Dialogues webinar series! The title of this collaborative event is ’Actions on Object Return in Africa’. Moderated by The Nest Collective’s Dr. Njoki Ngumi, the conversation will feature Nana Oforiatta Ayim, a writer, art historian, filmmaker and the founder of the dynamic Ano Institution of Arts and Knowledge in Ghana.
Read MoreOn November 29th 2019, the IIP team were happy to host our fourth public debate at the Nairobi National Museum's Kenya Hall, where partnership members National Museums of Kenya (represented by Mr. George Juma) gave presentations to members of the public and press on our activities since the project launch, as well as details of our new exhibition project - Invisible Inventories.
Read MoreThe International Inventories Programme will host its fourth members workshop in Nairobi between the 25th and 29th of November. This week long workshop will provide a framework to discuss current progress and research findings, as well as forge the continuing collaboration between IIP members on our new exhibition project - Invisible Inventories - and introduce new members to the project.
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 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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