Uganda marks International Museum Day with vintage cars exhibition

INTERNATIONAL | MUSEUM | DAY

KAMPALA - Every year on May 18, the world marks International Museum Day.  This year the celebrations were held under the theme, “The Future of Museums: Recover and Reimagine.” 

Uganda, Tuesday marked the International Museum Day with special exhibitions at the Uganda museum by the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Museum, Parliament Museum, Bank of Uganda money museum, UBC TV archives, and Uganda Community Museums Association (UCOMA). 

Graced by the Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities Tom Butime, the day was marked by a performative museum showcase and a vintage car drive from Uganda Revenue Authority Museum in Nakawa to UBC TV archives. 

According to the commissioner Museums, the theme comes after a difficult period of COVID-19 which affected the entire world. 

Miss tourism taking a ride in a vintage car.

“Much as we have opened, we are struggling the situation is not yet back to normal but the theme is encouraging us to recover,” she said. 

The President International Council of Museums (ICOM) Alberto Garlandini in his message to celebrate the International Museums Day said, the COVID-19 pandemic is still storming in many countries around the globe. 

“While some museums have reopened with major limitations, many others stay closed. Our sector is going through the most serious crisis in modern times, with severe economic, social and psychological repercussions,” he said. 

He added: “We can glimpse the end of the tunnel, but incertitude remains great and big challenges still lie ahead.” 

“One thing we know for certain: recovery is not enough. We must reinvent ourselves and seize the opportunity to build back a better world.  The pandemic has led museums to accelerate change and explore new solutions to transform the emergency into a catalyst for innovations.”