Centenary Celebrations - Part 1

This year 2010, marks 100 years since the establishment of the first museum in Kenya. As part of part of these celebrations, RISSEA will be hosting 3 events which will also be a culmination of National Museums of Kenya’s centenary celebrations. The 3 - events are; The Inaugural RISSEA International Scientific Conference, RISSEA Mombasa Cultural Festival plus RISSEA Furniture and Furnishing Exhibition  and will be held as follows:-

• Inaugural RISSEA International Scientific Conference with the theme of “Swahili Research and Development in Eastern Africa” will take place from 18th to 20th November 2010 in Mombasa. The conference, with a target audience of 200+, aims to bring together leading Swahili international researchers, teachers and students from around the world for the 3 day conference to deliberate on how Swahili research has and continues to affect development of the East African Region.

• RISSEA Mombasa Cultural Festival with the theme “Culture as a Vehicle of East African Integration and Cohesion” will be held from 17th to 19th December 2010 at Mama Ngina Drive, Mombasa. This year’s festival which targets an audience of 75,000+ over the 3 day period, unlike previous festivals in Mombasa, Lamu and Malindi, will aim to highlight the role which culture can play in promoting the integration of the East African Communities by facilitating cultural interaction of not only Kenyan cultural groups but also from other East African countries. 

Last years Mombasa Cultural Festival

Football tournament during last years festivalF

• RISSEA Furniture and Furnishing Exhibition with the theme of “Economic Empowerment through Creative Cultural Industries” will be held from 10th to 12th December 2010 at Mama Ngina Drive, Mombasa. This inaugural event which targets an audience of 30,000+ aims to highlight the role of creative cultural industries as a vehicle of economic empowerment as a means of alleviating poverty within the communities in line with Vision 2030. The above sub-themes are in line with the overall National Museums of Kenya’s theme of celebration of 100 years which is “1910-2010-Celebrating a Century of Heritage Management”.

Furniture Exhibition during last years Cultural festival

The above events will be an ideal platform for all cadre of stakeholders, sponsors, exhibitors, participants to participate or create awareness about their culture, products and services taking the opportunity of the integration and free movement of labour within the East Africa Community after the coming into effect on July 1st 2010 or the relevant protocol. For more information on the above events visit: http://www.rissea.org/