Abasuba Community Peace Museum
0°27′10″S 34°03′28″E / 0.4528°S 34.0579°E
| Established | December 1996 |
|---|---|
| Location | Mfangano, Kenya |
| Type | Ethnographic |
| Curator | Jack Wanyende |
| Website | www.abasuba.museum |
The Abasuba Community Peace Museum (ACPM) was founded in 2000, and is located in Ramba, Waware, Suba North District, Homa Bay County, Kenya. It is one of several peace museums throughout Kenya.[1]
The Abasuba Community Peace Museum organizes site stewardship and tours for the three pictograph sites located on Mfangano Island: Mawanga Cave, Kwitone Rock Shelter, and Kakiimba Rock Shelter.[2] The museum is also a research centre for students, doctors, and other researchers interested in studying the archaeological sites of the Lake Victoria region or other topics related to the Abasuba People.[1]
In 2007, TARA received a grant from the Kenyan Tourism Trust Fund (TTF) to increase awareness of rock art, to promote rock art for tourism and to conserve and develop sites in a way that will lead to improving the quality of life in Suba District and expand the museum's reach.[3] As a result, a larger museum opened in 2008.[4]
Governing structure
The Abasuba Community Peace Museum is managed by the Curator, and overseen by board members representing the various communities in Suba District.
References
- ^ a b Coombes, Annie E.; Hughes, Lotte; Karega-Munene (26 December 2019). Managing Heritage, Making Peace: History, Identity and Memory in Contemporary Kenya. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 9, 64. ISBN 978-0-7556-2756-1.
- ^ https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.africanrockart.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/26143604/Suba-Gude-booklet-2018.pdf
- ^ Burtenshaw, Paul (2 December 2017). Archaeology and Economic Development. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-19113-5.
- ^ Davis, Peter (31 March 2011). Ecomuseums: A Sense of Place. A&C Black. p. 208. ISBN 978-1-4411-5744-7.