Collections Care and Heritage Management For Africa: Who Are Collections Really For?

A panel discussion that will explore how indigenous knowledge, community-centred practices and technology can contribute to the uncovering, development, and application of more relevant approaches to conservation, classification, documentation and interpretation in museums, archives and heritage sites.

Moderator: Maggi Loubser (South Africa) – Programme Coordinator and Senior lecturer, University of Pretoria School of the Arts 

Panellists: 

• ‘Mamokuena Makhema (Lesotho) – Director and Curator Morija Museum & Archives Lesotho
• Gabriele Mohale (South Africa) – Acting Head Historical Papers Research Archive, The Library, University of the Witwatersrand
• Marie Perrier (France) – Curator of  African and Oceanic collections, Musée des Confluences
• Dr Ndukuyakhe Ndlovu (South Africa) – South African National Parks and the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology (University of Pretoria)
• Linda Chernis (South Africa)  – Archivist at the GALA Queer Archive