News and updates from the Nest Collective.
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Our very own Njoki Ngumi and Jim Chuchu were panelists at the 8th edition of IIP’s Object Movement Dialogues, alongside SHIFT Collective members Simon Rittmeier and Sam Hopkins, and Nigerian art historian, academic and visual artist Professor Peju Lawiyola. This conversation was part of the Invisible Inventories exhibition closing event at the Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum in Cologne.
Read MoreThe International Inventories Programme database is now, finally, online for the public to see! Over the last two years, the IIP team has been in contact with cultural and educational institutions from all over the world, trying to both locate and collect data on Kenyan cultural objects that were taken out of Kenya during pre- and post-colonial times to other countries in various ways.
Read MoreOur very own Njoki Ngumi and Jim Chuchu had a conversation for the Journal der Kunste 15 this past month, where they discussed the returning of the 27 objects to Benin and Senegal; the unequal power dynamics surrounding that return, their lessons learnt on the International Inventories Programme, and their hopes for object return in the coming future.
Read MoreEarlier this year, we announced that our very own Jim Chuchu was selected as one of 20 TED Fellows this year. As part of the program, the fellows, all from numerous sectors and disciplines, share insights from their learning and work through a TED talk.
Read MoreOur very own Dr. Njoki Ngumi will be participating in the launch of the Open Restitution Africa Project! She’ll be taking part in their first webinar, discussing: the ways we can get involved in restitution as a community; our participation in the International Inventories Programme as the Nest Collective; and museum values and processes, from an outsider’s point of view.
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