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Kenya Museum Society Mid-Year Market, Jun. 24 2023 @ Nairobi National Museum.
Date: June 24, 2023
Venue: Nairobi National Museum
Time: 10 am – 5 pm Entry: Free
Exhibition by James Mutugi, Steve Okuku & Morris Mukundi, Apr. 14 – May 7 2023 @ Creativity Gallery – Nairobi National Museum.
Dates: April 14 – May 7, 2023
Venue: Creativity Gallery, Nairobi National Museum
‘Looking Beyond’ Satellite Image Exhibition, Mar. 31 2023 @ Creativity Gallery, Nairobi National Museum.
Opening: March 31, 2023
Venue: Nairobi National Museum
Time: from 6 PM
Entry: Free (Prior Registration Required)
About
“Looking Beyond” is an exhibition of satellite images curated by Filippo Maggia, promoted by the Italian ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the Italian Space Agency and Telespazio/e-GEOS.
Through a series of images acquired by the Italian COSMO-SkyMed satellite constellation owned by ASI and the Italian Ministry of Defence, the project offers an opportunity to reflect on the contribution of satellite technologies to Earth observation, the promotion of sustainable development and the protection of natural and cultural heritage.
In order to attend the event on Friday 31st March, it is necessary to register by 29/3 by sending a confirmation email to Italian Cultural Centre, Nairobi.
Further, we remind that on all other days it is possible to visit the exhibition by purchasing a regular museum entrance ticket.
Exhibition: Kesho Kutwa – An Art Exhibition Celebrating Kenya’s Contemporary Artists and Art History, Sept. 10 – Oct. 15 2021 @ Creativity Gallery – Nairobi National Museum
Opening: September 10, 2021
Venue: Nairobi National Museum
Time: 5.30-8.30 PM
Until October 15, 2021
Exhibiting Artists: Beatrice Wanjiku, Peterson Kamwathi, Michael Wafula, Peter Ngugi and Dennis Muraguri.
About
An exhibition heralding re-birth and renewal in a post-pandemic Kenya.
Exhibition: Between The Zones by John Kariuki and Jimmy Kitheka, Sept. 6-30 2021 @ Nairobi National Museum
Dates: September 6-30, 2021
Venue: Nairobi National Museum
Time: 8.30am – 5.00pm (open daily)
Normal museum rates apply
About
An exhibition of paintings by John Kariuki and Jimmy Kitheka.
The 9th Affordable Art Show, Apr. 30 2021 @ Nairobi National Museum
Opening Date: Friday, April 30, 2021
Venue: Nairobi National Museum
Time: 3:00 pm
Entry: KES 200/-
RSVP: https://kenyamuseumsociety.org/contact-us/
Performance by classical violinist, Fred Pessa
Until May 2, 2021
FMI, visit; https://www.kenyamuseumsociety.org/event/the-affordable-art-show/
Exhibition of Paintings from 1949 by Asaph Ng’ethe Macua, Until Dec. 31 2019 @ Nairobi National Museum
Date: December 7, 2019
Venue: Nairobi National Museum, Creativity Gallery
Time: 3 pm
Free entry to the opening
Exhibition runs until 31st January 2020
Daily 9 am to 5 pm
Normal museum rates apply
Tracing the history of contemporary art in Kenya through the art of Asaph Ng’ethe Macua
Launch: Invisible Inventories Project, Nov. 28 2019 @ Hall of Kenya – Nairobi National Museum
Date: November 28, 2019
Venue: Hall of Kenya, Nairobi National Museum
Time: 6 pm
Entry: Free
Find more information, here.
[Extended] Exhibition: In Vitro by Leo Coimbra, Until Jan 31 2020 @ Nairobi National Museum
Brazilian visual artist Leo Coimbra presents to the Kenyan and East African public her most recent installations as well as a retrospective of her work.
Opening Date: December 1, 2019
Venue: Creativity Gallery, Nairobi National Museum
Time: 5 pm
Free entry to the opening
Exhibition runs until 31st December 2019 January 31, 2020
Time: Daily 9 am to 5 pm
Entry: Normal museum rates apply
About
Brazilian Visual Artist Leo Coimbra presents to the Kenyan and East African public her most recent installations as well as a retrospective of her work. She has previously exhibited in New York, Washington, New Delhi, Quito, Lima, Mexico and several Brazilian cities.The “In Vitro” show at the Nairobi National Museum follows a successful solo exhibition held at the Museum of the Republic in Brasília, in February 2019.
The installations present in reused and recycled jars and glass containers a fascinating collection of objects and images, inspired by the Victorian “cabinets of curiosities” and “rooms of wonder”. In the artist’s words, they represent “a narrative of survival”.
The retrospective also contains paintings, collage, textile and assemblages from previous series. In “circulars”, the artist explores the many meanings and interpretations of the circle and circularity: the circle of life, the eternal beginning. In “healing work” and “prayer flags”, Leo Coimbra explores forms of devotional popular painting common in the rural areas of Latin America and Asia, the concept of Art used as Cure or as the staging of the cure. Her “boxes”, inspired by Joseph Cornell, talk of the “poetic theater of memory”
Leo Coimbra is currently residing in Kenya
3rd Edition of Sherekea Israeli Film Festival, Nov. 27-29 2019 @ Nairobi National Museum
Sherekea – Israeli Film Festival is back!
Dates: November 27-29, 2019
Venue: Nairobi National Museum
Time: from 5.30 pm
Entry: Free
Programme
About
After 2 successful years, 20 movies and more than 2,000 cinema lovers, we are back for the 3rd edition with NEW and EXCITING films from the best film makers in Israel.This year we have a special treat for you- we are happy to share all the screenings will be free of charge and open to the public.
Join us at Nairobi National Museum for 3 days of quality films, amazing experience, and great vibes!
For more info. visit Sherekea Facebook page.
Night at the Museum: Exploring the Universe, Nov. 16 2019 at Nairobi National Museum
Date: November 16, 2019
Venue: Nairobi National Museum
Time: from 6 pm
Cost: KES 2,500/- Member and KES 3,000/- Guest [Bookings: 0724 255299 or info@kenyamuseumsociety.org]
Proceeds support the National Museums of Kenya.
The Affordable Art Show, Oct. 25-27 2019 @ Nairobi National Museum
Dates: Fri-Sun, 25-27 Oct 2019
Venue: Nairobi National Museum, Courtyard behind Leakey Auditorium
Opening Party: Friday, 25 Oct 2019
Time: 6-9 pm
Entrance fee Ksh 500 – includes 1 drink, bitings and entertainment
Until October 27, 2019
Time: 10am-4pm
FREE entry
All art is priced below Ksh 100,000 with over 300 pieces of art for sale.
Funds raised support the National Museums of Kenya.
Exhibition: The Essence of Time by Jimmy Kitheka and Nedia Were, Oct. 19 – Nov. 19 2019 @ Creativity Gallery, Nairobi National Museum
Dates: Until November 19, 2019
Venue: Creativity Gallery, Nairobi National Museum
About
An exhibition that is set to educate on past lifestyles and social behavior of Kenyan citizens from 1900s to 1990s.The exhibition is timely as Kenya celebrates Mashujaa day(heroes day) on 20th October.
Screening: The Food Challenge on World Food Day, Oct. 16 2019 @ Louis Leakey Auditorium – Nairobi National Museum
Date: October 16, 2019
Venue: Louis Leakey Auditorium – Nairobi National Museum
Time: 16:30
Photo Exhibition: Rock Art in Turkana, Sept. 19-22 2019 @ Nairobi National Museum
Opening: September 19, 2019
Venue: Nairobi National Museum
Time: 5 pm
The photo exhibition will stay in place until Sunday, 22nd September.
KMS Annual Second Hand Book Sale, Sept. 6-7 2019 @ Nairobi National Museum – Main Courtyard (near the Snake Park)
Dates: Friday and Saturday, 6 – 7 September 2019
Venue: Nairobi National Museum, Main Courtyard (near the Snake Park)
Time: From 10.00 am – 4.00 pm on both days
It’s that time of the year again, when you get a chance to revamp your home library!
Big Sale With Great Bargains 2019 edition is here: Books, magazines, kids books, games, DVDs, CD’s… from as low as KES 50/-
Don’t miss out the best deal in town.
We are looking forward to seeing you, your family, friends and colleagues there.
Free Access to the event.
Missing Voices Exhibition: Your Silence Kills, Aug. 30 2019 @ Nairobi National Museum
Date: Friday, August 30th, 2019
Venue: Nairobi National Museum
About
Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Nairobi Office, invites you to an art exhibition on; Enforced Disappearances and Extra-judicial Executions in Kenya, to commemorate the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances.The exhibition will take place on Friday, August 30th, 2019 at the National Museum from 2:00pm – 8:00pm. The purpose of the exhibition is to create awareness of the detrimental effects of unlawful policing in Kenya and to push for effective reforms within the National Police Service.
Exhibition: ‘Looking Within’ Mtree Art Exhibition, Until May 31 2019 @ National Museum
Mtree will hold it’s first art exhibition in Kenya with artworks created by children in rural communities, in partnership with Nairobi National Museum, on May 18th, 2019.
This exhibition is also a special opportunity to share artful stories during UNESCO International Children’s Art Week of how the power of arts and design can lead to positive changes.
Exhibition Dates: Sat, May 18th – Fri, May 31st
Venue: Nairobi National Museum, Museum Hill
TRegular Museum Hours: 8:30AM – 5:30PM
Normal rates apply
“We hope to see many of you near and far at our first meaningful beginning in Kenya!” Mtree
Nairobi International Cultural Festival, June 8 2019 @ Nairobi National Museum
Date: June 8, 2019
Venue: Nairobi National Museum
Time: 10 am – 5 pm
Entry: Free
Hakuna Dawa Tamu//A Bitter Pill by Biko Wesa & Olivia Howland, Mar. 23-30 2019 @ National Museum
Dates: March 23-30, 2019
Venue: National Museum of Kenya
Entry: Museum Rates Apply
About
A visual exploration of indigenous medicines and healers in contemporary Kenya.Hakuna Dawa Tamu//A Bitter Pill uses images and narratives from healers in contemporary rural Kenya to explore what we consider to be legitimate forms of healing and health seeking behaviour. The exhibition encourages us to think critically about assumed healthcare norms and clinical hegemony in our society. When we confront these images and narratives, we are forced to confront our own assumptions and perceptions of normative decision making. Personal narratives from the healers themselves allow us a window into an often invisible world, where individual actors are criticised and demonised by wider society. We ask that you open your minds to understand the broader, structural level issues at play in health decision making, and think critically about what we perceive to be legitimate and effective medicine in contemporary Kenya.
To read more about the artists follow these links:
Biko Wesa:
Instagram: @bikowesa
http://www.bikowesa.co.keOlivia Howland:
http://www.oliviahowland.wix.com/oliviahowland
Exhibition: Swahili People and Culture by Fatma Issa Holm, Mar. 8-31 2019 @ Creativity Gallery – Nairobi National Museum
Swahili People and Culture by Fatma Issa Holm | via NMK
Dates: From 8th to 31st March 2019
Venue: Creativity Gallery, Nairobi National Museum
Time: Daily 8.30am to 5.30pm
Normal Rates Apply
Glad Tidings: A Sculpture and Painting Exhibition by Charles Bwire, Deng Chol and others, Dec. 18 2018 -Jan. 31 2019 @ Creativity Gallery – Nairobi National Museum
Opening Date: Tuesday, December 18, 2018
Venue: Creativity Gallery, Nairobi National Museum
Time: 10 AM
Until: January 31, 2019
National Museums of Kenya |Christ is the Answer Ministries
The Affordable Art Show 2018, Oct. 27-28 2018 @ Nairobi National Museum
Dates: October 27-28, 2018
Venue: Nairobi National Museum
Time: 10 am – 4 pm
Free Entry
Exhibition: Ripples from the Lake – 2018 Edition of Lake Basin Art Group Expo by Lake Basin Art Group, Until Oct. 12 2018 @ Nairobi National Museum
Dates: Until October 12, 2018
Venue: Nairobi National Museum
About
Lake Basin Art Group (LBAG) once again holds it’s annual exhibition at Nairobi National Museum. The artists, who come majorly from Kenya’s lake region of Kisumu import a taste of originality in the museum galleries like a breath of fresh lake breeze. This year, in their exhibition titled ‘Ripples from the Lake’ they are joined by guest artists from other water regions around Eastern Africa.Visit the museum and enjoy a visual walk of the lakes-capes and activities of the lake people.
The exhibition ends on 12th October 2018.
Great Bargains/Books: The KMS Annual Second Hand Book Sale, Sept. 7-8 2018 @ Nairobi National Museum, Main Courtyard
Dates: September 7-8, 2018
Venue: Nairobi National Museum, Main Courtyard
Time: from 10.00 am – 4.00 pm on both days
It’s that time of the Year again, when you get a chance to revamp your home library!
#BigSaleWithGreatBargains 2018 Edition is here: Books, magazines, kids books, games, DVDs, CD’s…from as low as Ksh 50
Don’t miss out the best deal in town.
Exhibition: Afro-Cubism Journey #1 Sculpted by Robin Okeyo Mbera Forming part of The Mutuma Marangu Sculpture Collection, Aug. 18 – Sept. 9 2018 @ the National Museum
Dates: August 18 – September 9, 2018
Venue: Creativity Gallery, Nairobi National Museum
First time on public view!
Exhibition: Afro-Cubism ACJ#1 – Sculpture in Silicate Rock by Robin O. Mbera, from Aug. 14 2018 @ National Museum
Afro-Cubism ACJ#1 – Sculpture in Silicate Rock by Robin O. Mbera
Dates: from August 14, 2018
Venue: Nairobi National Museum
Exhibition: Korea Fantasy by Jaemoon Yang, B.T Kim & Chunho Won, Aug. 11-31 2018 @ Nairobi National Museum
Opening: August 11, 2018
Venue: Nairobi National Museum
Until: August 31, 2018
Exhibition: Life and Other Fictions – by John Kimani and Clinton Kirkpatrick, Jul. 6-31 2018 @ National Museum
Life and Other Fictions | An Exhibition by John Kimani and Clinton Kirkpatrick
Dates: July 6-31, 2018
Venue: Nairobi National Museum
Entry: Normal Museum Rates Apply
Life and Other Fictions – John Kimani and Clinton Kirkpatrick
John Kimani (a.k.a Silver) and Clinton Kirkpatrick are exhibiting printed works. Each artist draws inspiration from storytelling and mythology. This exhibition showcases a relationship through art from a mentor and a mentee.The two artists Silver and Clinton met in 2012. Clinton learnt woodcut printing from Silver and since that time the two artists have developed an art relationship and friendship. They have both exhibited together in the UK. The opportunity for them to exhibit together in Kenya further develops their artistic relationship and presents their work, collectively, to a wider audience.
The exhibition ends on 31st July
Sixth Nairobi International Cultural Festival – the Spirit of Diversity, May 12 2018 @ the Nairobi National Museum
Date: May 12, 2018
Venue: Nairobi National Museum
Time: from 10 am
Entry: Free
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