Meet Tsegaw Tesfa - the designer behind the logo for TheMuseumsLab 2025
Tsegaw Tesfa’s concept was selected by an interdisciplinary jury from over 20 submissions by talented graphic designers across Ethiopia. The design shapes the visual identity of TheMuseumsLab 2025 with Addis Ababa as the featured partner city.
TheMuseumsLab Alumni Contribution | Cultural Losses and Trauma
by Jamie Dau, Lina Krakau & Leslie Zimmermann | For some, a mere exhibit; for others, a symbol profound emotion: Many artifacts in museums are the result of injustice. Objects appropriated in colonial contexts or through Nazi crimes can touch upon traumata which have lasted for generations.
Reflections on a Transformative Journey by Alumna Onyinye Nwokeocha
Onyinye reflects on her experience at TheMuseumsLab 2024, visiting museums and heritage sites in Germany, Namibia, and Ghana. Through lectures, field visits, and cross-cultural collaboration, she explores how museums can serve as platforms for storytelling, advocacy, and healing, and how these insights influence her professional practice.
Residency Insights: Connecting Norway, Hungary and Uganda
Follow the experience of two TheMuseumsLab Fellows during their Residency at the Glomdal Museum in Norway, captured in a joint reflection with their host.
Looking back at TheMuseumsLab 2024 by Alumnus Eliabu Sadock Mbonimpa
Follow Eliabu as he explores museums in Accra and Berlin, engages with peers from Africa and Europe, and reflects on heritage, collections, and collaborative approaches in museum practice.
Pauline reflects on her experiences at TheMuseumsLab 2024, from visiting heritage sites in Ghana and Wales to engaging with African and European peers on decolonisation, restitution, and sustainable heritage practices.
Reimagining Museums: A Journey through Ghana’s Cultural Heart
Hosted by the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board, the final module of TheMuseumsLab 2024 brought Fellows to key heritage sites across Ghana, creating space for exchange on restitution, community engagement, and the future of museum practice. Explore more in this written and video reflection produced by the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board.
