Summary
- The National Museums of Kenya (NMK) and tech giant Google Wednesday launched a... project that will digitise and showcase the museum's collections online.
- The Google Arts and Culture project dubbed “Utamaduni Wetu: Meet the People of Kenya” will also tell stories from 28 communities around the country.
- Speaking after the launch in Nairobi, Cabinet Secretary for Sports, Culture and Heritage Amina Mohamed said the project is part of the government's one-year plan to digitise Kenya’s key museums.
The National Museums of Kenya (NMK) and tech giant Google
Wednesday launched a project that will digitise and showcase the
museum's collections online.
The Google Arts and
Culture project dubbed “Utamaduni Wetu: Meet the People of Kenya” will
also tell stories from 28 communities around the country.
Speaking
after the launch in Nairobi, Cabinet Secretary for Sports, Culture and
Heritage Amina Mohamed said the project is part of the government's
one-year plan to digitise Kenya’s key museums.
"This
will enable audiences explore the country's cultural heritage, which
then provides us with a connection to forgotten social values, beliefs
and customs," said Ms Mohamed, adding that the exercise will encourage
real-life visits to the country's museums, monuments and heritage sites.
NMK
director-general Mzalendo Kibunja stated that the platform offers a
more efficient way for cultural institutions to produce and preserve
cultural goods for consumers.
"With the museums of Kenya having over 10 million specimens,
this is the best way for us to showcase our wide range of samples around
the country," Dr Kibunja said.
Google Kenya country
director Charles Murito said supporting the project highlighted the tech
firm’s support to preserving and promoting Kenya’s culture.
Google
said the online exhibition is Google Arts and Culture’s most ambitious
project in Africa to date and the result of a one-year
large-scale-digitisation exercise.
The Google Arts
& Culture online platform gives users access to high-resolution
images of works housed in its project partners’ museums.
Kenyans can use the Google Arts & Culture app to view the treasured exhibits on the platform.
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