As a research and exhibition project, the
International Inventories Programme sets out to decolonize the discourse on restitution by approaching the topic from a perspective rooted in Kenya. The artworks, positions and knowledge produced through the project will consequently be represented, shared and distributed in Kenya and Germany through a series of large-scale exhibitions, discussions and artistic interventions.
The launch of the project will also incorporate an
Object Movement Dialogue, a public forum that has amplified the discussion on restitution in Kenya.
The
Invisible Inventories Programme brings together a broad range of cultural institutions, researchers and creative practitioners engaging with museums in Kenya and Germany. It is a collaborative project between the Goethe-Institut Kenya,
SHIFT (Germany),
The Nest Collective (Kenya), the
National Museums of Kenya, the
Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum in Cologne and the
Weltkulturen Museum in Frankfurt.
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