A Week in Many Voices: Fellows Reflect on Module 2

Six days, many encounters: In a series of short clips, Fellows look back on Module 2 in Berlin and share the moments, thoughts, and conversations that stayed with them.

Module 2 brought the Fellows of TheMuseumsLab 2026 together in Berlin for a week of conversations, site visits, workshops, and shared reflection. Throughout the week, Fellows exchanged perspectives, explored different museum practices, and engaged with questions that reached beyond individual institutions and contexts.

What stays after an intensive week like this? Which encounters continue to resonate, which questions remain open, and which ideas travel onwards?

Below, Fellows share their personal perspectives on Module 2. Together, their voices offer a glimpse into the many experiences, conversations, and connections that shaped the week.

Featuring:
→ Isabel Beirigo · Member of ICOM Working Group on Decolonisation · Spain
→ Ifeoma Nnamani · Programme Officer at the Centre for Memories · Nigeria

Featuring:
→ Jim Joel Nyakaana · Artist / Curator at Page 4 Cinema Archive · Uganda
→ Yevheniia Moliar · PhD Fellow at Technical University Berlin · Germany (Ukraine)

Featuring:
→ Assumpta Mugiraneza · Direcor & Co-founder of IRIBA Center for Multimedia Heritage · Rwanda · International Academic Committee Member
→ Jean Paul Harelimana · Preservation and Conservation Librarian at the Rwanda Cultural Heritage Academy (RCHA) · Rwanda
→ Naomi Addis Alem Meulemans · Head of Heritage Collections at Africa Museum, RMCA - Royal Museum for Central Africa · Belgium

Featuring:
→ Emilie Thévenoz · Researcher · Switzerland
→ Mickaël Lompo · Director of Exhibition and Outreach at the National Museum of Burkina Faso · Burkina Faso
→ Nengai Nairouwa · Senior Conservator at the Ministry of Natural Resource and Tourism · Tanzania

Featuring:
→ Camila Sepúlveda · ICOM Working Group on Decolonisation Member · Spain
→ Moses Mkumpha · Chief Monuments Officer at the Department of Museums and Monuments · Malawi
→ Fidelia Serwaa Ametewee · Doctoral Candidate / Principal Research Assistant at the University of Ghana · Ghana

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