Museum Education in Africa

Innovation, Sustainability and Lifelong Learning

Organised by:

Commonwealth Association of Museums

National Museums of Kenya

ICOM Kenya

UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa

Workshop

The Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (CCEM) is meeting in Nairobi March 1-5, 2021. As a pre-CCEM event, the Commonwealth Association of Museums (CAM), National Museums of Kenya (NMK), ICOM Kenya, and UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa are collaborating to organise a workshop on Museum Education for museum and cultural heritage professionals throughout Africa.

Topics to be covered include:

Roundtable Discussions covering issues in various countries; participants bring educational materials for discussion/peer-review
Museum Interpretation Principles & Techniques
Learning Styles: Explore Quotient; Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, etc.
10 Steps in Developing Educational Programmes
Community Programming: Informal/Continuing Education
Integrating Museums into National Curricula
Teacher Expectations
Developing Curriculum-based Education Programmes
Developing Resources for Teachers
Identifying Links Between School Curricula in Africa and Museums
Innovative Educational Programming: Case Studies

For further information, contact: CatherineC.Cole@telus.net.