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Museums


National Museums of Kenya | Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art | Musée Theodor Monod IFAN Ch.A.Diop | Musée national de Guinée | Uganda Museum | Steve Biko Centre 

MuseumFutures


MuseumFutures steering committee, project office and partners



National Museums of Kenya

National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi, The National Museums of Kenya bring together many organizations that combine a considerable number of exhibitions, from art to natural history and ethnological museums.

National Museums of Kenya Study Group



Betty Karanja is an Exhibitions Curator at the Nairobi National Museum, a position she has held for 4 years. Having worked in the museum for the past 14 years, she has served in various other capacities like Curator of Nyeri museum and as an education officer. Betty has been keen on setting up both permanent and temporary exhibitions ...


Lydia Nafula is a Research Scientist in the Cultural Heritage Department, of the National Museums of Kenya.  She has studied anthropology and development Studies.  Her work focusses on both tangible and intangible cultural heritage. She has been involved in the curation of several exhibitions, including 'Treasures of Kenya ...



Richard Omondi is a teacher in Bidii School in Nairobi with valuable experience in classroom administrations and project planning equipped with extensive background in versatile education environment. He has taught Geography in Jogoo Road girls’ secondary school. He is a member of science panel in Bidii School for the last 12 years ...



Evangeline Rotich is a Customer Care Representative at the Karen Blixen Museum, one of the many sites of National Museums of Kenya. She has held this position since February 2020 to present date. In her previous employment period, she served as a Front Office Assistant in Panari Hotel and Eldoret Wagon Hotel. ...



Gilbert Ouma is a heritage practitioner who works with the National Museums of Kenya, Exhibits Department. He is involved in all aspects in exhibition design and plays a lead role in designing Graphics, interpretation panels and interactive designs. He has twenty years experience working with the museum, developing exhibitions and setting up ...



Hellen Otete is an Education Officer at the Nairobi National Museums and before that I was a customer care officer both at the Nairobi Museum and at Karen Blixen Museum. This is my 8th year working at the Museum and my passion revolves around children, innovation and art. As an education officer my role is to come up with ...



Obed Kikaya is a PhD student at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, my area of specialization is strategic management. Having graduated with a master’s degree in Strategic management from Maseno University. I’m a senior security officer the position I have held for four years. ...



Philip Cheruiyot is a curator and co-founder of two museums; Kipsigis Museum and Native Museum. Over the years he has held travelling exhibitions to teach children on conservation and heritage. Currently Chair of Community and Private Museums of Kenya and a member of ICOM. He is keen in attaining certification in any field in museum studies.




Rodah Lange is a Curator at the Nairobi Gallery a branch of the National Museums of Kenya, a position she has held for 4 years. She has worked in the museum for the last 15 years serving in various capacities like Education officer in Kitale Museum, Hyrax Hill Prehistoric Site and Karen Blixen Museum ...


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Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art

Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art, Lekki, as part of the Pan-Atlantic University, the Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art is dedicated to the African arts and houses a large selection of works of art from Nigeria

Study Group



Jess Castellote is currently the Director of the Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art, Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos. After working for years in Nigeria as an architect and project manager, he completed a doctoral degree in Art History at UNED (Madrid). For more than a decade he has studied the Nigerian Artworld as a social system. ...




Michael Oseghale is an Art Manager with experience in non-profit and art projects, borne out of his background in the performing and visual arts. In the performing arts, he developed teaching curricula, directed theatre, and mentored the Nigerian team for international competitions with SPAN and HHINigeria respectively. ...




Solomon Nkwagu studied Geology at the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun Nigeria. Since graduation he has worked in different fields including education; sales, marketing, and administration, working in different roles for organizations across the real estate, hospitality, and education sectors. He is passionate about research, innovation ...




Chidera Ifechukwu graduated with honours from Pan-Atlantic University and is currently the development and fundraising manager at The Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art, Pan-Atlantic University. She is a writer and runs her own personal blog. During her National Youth service, she worked as communications officer ...




Japhet Imhanzenobe is an expert in accounting and finance. He lectures in the accounting department of the Pan-Atlantic University. He holds a Bachelors and Masters degree in accounting from the University of Benin and University of Lagos respectively. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and an alumnus of the Venture in Management Programme ...




Olufisayo Bakare is a design professional with over a decade of experience in the creative sector spanning Interior Design, Architecture, and curating. She is a U.S. trained multiple-award winning professional with a B.A. and an M.F.A in Interior Architecture, whose design philosophy is pivoted around a blend of art and creativity. She has extensive knowledge ...






Madonna Iloba is on her way to becoming a communications expert. Since she graduated with a BSc in Media and Communication from the Pan-Atlantic University in 2019, she has worked in HR (Employer Branding), Internal Communications, Marketing and Public Relations ...


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Musée Théodore Monod IFAN Ch. A. Diop

Musée Théodore Monod, Institut fondamental d'Afrique noire, Université Cheikh Anta Diop (IFAN Ch. A. Diop), Dakar, was founded in 1938 as the "Institut français d’Afrique Noir". After independence, IFAN established itself in Dakar as one of the world's most prestigious institutions for research into African culture.

Groupe d’étude



El Hadji Malick Ndiayeholds a doctorate in Art History from the University of Rennes II. He is a graduate of the Institut National du Patrimoine (Paris) and a former scholarship holder of the Institut National d'Histoire de l'Art (Paris). A former post-doctoral fellow of the Laboratoire d'excellence Création, Arts et ...





Bienvenu Cheikh Seck a philosopher by training, is doing a master's degree at the Ecole Supérieure des Arts et des Cultures (ISAC). He is currently responsible for the collections, exhibition spaces, documentation and archiving at the Théodore Monod Museum of African Art IFAN-CAD.



Mohamadou Moustapha Dieye holds a master's degree in history with a specialization in prehistory, archaeology, and medieval history. He is currently the heritage manager in charge of the administration, public relations, and programmes of the IFAN-CAD Théodore Monod Museum of African Art. ...


Alioune Mbodji holds a BT in civil engineering. He is a technician and is responsible for logistics, studio management and cleaning staff at the IFAN-CAD Théodore Monod Museum of African Art.




Saikou Thiam has worked for years at the Historical Museum of Gorée as a temporary employee. Currently, he is in charge of the maintenance of the green spaces of the Théodore Monod Museum of African Art IFAN-CAD.




Clément Gomis
, is part of the security team of the Theodore Monod Museum of African Art IFAN-CAD.




Awa Wane was for a long time in charge of human resources at IFAN before occupying the position of assistant to the curator at the Théodore Monod Museum of African Art IFAN-CAD.






Fodé Camara is a painter and scenographer. For several years, he has been working with his team Tawfekh design and has participated in the setting up of several exhibitions at the Théodore Monod Museum of African Art. 



Abdoulaye Sy holds a degree in marketing communication from the Institut Supérieur Polytechnique de Dakar. He worked as a temporary employee before being recruited as an administrative attaché at the Théodore Monod Museum of African Art, during which time he participated in several cultural mediation activities.


Maïssa Tounkara is an artist known for his sandblasting technique. For some time now, he has been running a sandblasting initiation workshop for children and in the development of green spaces at the Théodore Monod Museum of African Art.


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Steve Biko Centre

Steve Biko Centre, King Williamstown, The Steve Biko Center in South Africa is dedicated to the life of the activist and intellectual Steve Biko who founded the Black Consciousness movement.

Steve Biko Centre Study Group



Thulani Nonongo grew up in Ntselamanzi Location in Alice. He started working at the Steve Biko Centre in 2013 as a performing artist in the Centre’s Abelusi performing arts programme, focused on mastering skills in acting, dance, poetry, play writing, directing, and visual arts...





Bruce Waters is currently Chief Operations Officer at the Steve Biko Foundation, Bruce joined the institution in 2010, from a career in events management for companies and organisations across the SADCC region. Originally from Zimbabwe, but having been in South Africa since 1999 ...





Luyanda ka Msumza was born in Ginsberg and has long been venerated as the Ginsberg Community Historian after his research and Thesis on the history of Ginsberg.  He has an Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Diploma from Oxford Air College, an Honours degree in History from the University of Cape Town ...





Lolonga Tali is the Museum Human Scientist at the Amathole Museum as, a position he has held since 2017. He has a Master of Philosophy in South African Politics and Political Economy, from Nelson Mandela University (2012). He enjoys reading non-fiction and spiritual books as a form of self-actualisation, jogs ...




Catherine Stratford (Module 1-3) is the Archivist and Assistant Museum Curator at the Steve Biko Centre. She completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Anthropology at Rhodes University in 2017 and completed a postgraduate certificate in Archival Studies from the University of South ...





Nosisa Ngcongwana (Module 1-3) is from Zeleni Location in King William’s Town. She has a 3 year National Diploma in Journalism, which she obtained from Walter Sisulu University in May 2019 and joined the Steve Biko Centre as a front desk Receptionist. She has aggressively expanded her role with ...


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