MAKUMBI ALLAN
Kampala
Summary
As a curator, I provide collections care and consultation services, project management, as well as exhibit services from concept to installation. My mission is to assist dedicated artefact repositories in preserving and creating access to our local and national treasures.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Curator
National Resistance Army Archives
01.2019 - Current
- Produced and curated the unit's content for both print and electronic publications i.e
- Print Magazines, social media articles, and documentaries
- Negotiated and authorised the purchase of artefacts to enrich our collection
- Scanned old newspapers to enrich our collections
- Took part in special research and field-based projects for the Unit
- Maintained the unit's cataloguing systems
- Took part in the brainstorming and eventual organisation of the 2020 Afrika Kwetu Trek.
Gallery Attendant
Institute of Heritage Conservation and Restoration [IHCR]
01.2014 - 01.2019
- Prepared, mounted and maintained art exhibits including opening and closing the gallery, patrolling the gallery to protect exhibits, selling catalogues and prepared the gallery for lectures
- Helped maintain the massive gallery collection ensuring assessment of premises and storing conditions
- Authorized access to collections and recommended new acquisitions necessary to enrich the institutions collection
- Championed the program of making art most especially public monuments in Kampala accessible to people with disabilities through helping in organizing an exhibition 'All the Light we can see'
- Donated to and helped in putting up artworks for the Uganda Community Art Skill Development and Recycling (UCASDR) auction and fundraiser at Makerere Art Gallery.
Education
Bachelor of Industrial and Fine Arts [BIFA] -
Makerere University
06.2017
Skills
- Research skills
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Grant Writing
- Attention to Detail
- Market Research
- Social Media Analytics
- Fundraising
- Autodesk Maya
- MSWord Suite
- Creativity
- Adaptability
Accomplishments
- Exhibitions Organized
- Some of the exhibitions I have helped organize;
- FAVT: Future Africa Visions in Time.
- Architecture and Urban Planning in Kampala.
- Colours of Turkey, the Cradle of Civilizations
- All the light we can see
- Streetlights
- Workshop
- 2014-2019
Languages
English
Runyakitara
Luganda
Swahili
Country
Uganda
Printpublications
- A pictorial of Uganda's struggle for independence & the decolonization processes [2022]
- The Titanic Story of the People's Protracted War in Uganda {2023]
Festivals
- Nyege Nyege Festival [2018]
- We love Uganda Festival [2016]
City
Kampala
Documentaries
- The Tale of Kikandwa
- Art & Design Docu-series by Talemwa Pius
Movies
The Girl in the Yellow Jumper by Loukman Ali Art Department Props
Personal Information
Title: Curator
Monumentscommissions
- Nelson Mandela Monument for the Mandela National Stadium
- Art commission for the Uganda Human Rights Commission Museum permanent Collection [2018]
- Ssemagulu Royal Museum sculpture park
Publications
- The Titanic Story of the People's Protracted War in Uganda, NRA Archives Unit, 2023
- A photo album documenting Uganda's journey and metamorphosis into a Republic and the rise of Mass Nationalism, NRA Archives Unit, 2022
References
- Harrison Davis, +256 756116751, 2012, 2023, Chief Curator, Institute of Heritage Conservation and Restoration, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
- Mathias Tusiime, [+256 752533122], 2011, Present, Founder and proprietor Uganda Community Art Skill Development and Recycling (UCASDR)
Training
- Art in Embassies (U.S.A Embassy, Uganda)-Makerere University Seminar
- Bezalel Academy-Makerere University Ceramics & Glass Seminar
Timeline
Curator
National Resistance Army Archives
01.2019 - Current
Gallery Attendant
Institute of Heritage Conservation and Restoration [IHCR]
01.2014 - 01.2019
Bachelor of Industrial and Fine Arts [BIFA] -
Makerere University
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